How Do I Vote?

This list provides all 50 states and Washington, D.C., in alphabetical order, along with links to their official state websites where you can register to vote online and find polling locations. These official resources include the required documentation and step-by-step instructions for registering, as well as notes on each state’s ID laws and requirements for voting, helping you understand what identification, if any, you need to bring to the polls.

Early In-Person Voting

Early in-person voting allows registered voters to cast their ballots before Election Day, making voting more convenient and helping reduce long lines at polling places. It’s an option in most states, giving people more flexibility to vote when it works best for them. However, Alabama, Mississippi, and New Hampshire are the only states that do not offer early in-person voting, so voters in those states must plan to vote on Election Day or through absentee ballots if eligible.

With this list, you can take the first steps to participate in elections by registering to vote and finding out where and when to cast your ballot.

Alabama (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/register-to-vote

Poll location: https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/voterview

Alaska (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://www.elections.alaska.gov/voter-information/#Reg

Poll location: https://akelections.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=579890d66c7e40ae9f7cc227d76669b1

Arizona (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://azsos.gov/elections/voters/registering-vote

Poll location: https://my.arizona.vote/WhereToVote.aspx?s=address

Arkansas (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/voter-registration-information

Poll location: https://www.voterview.ar-nova.org/VoterView

California (No document required to vote)

Register: https://registertovote.ca.gov/

Poll location: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place/

Colorado (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/verifyNewVoter.xhtml

Poll location: https://www.sos.state.co.us/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml

Connecticut (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/voter-information/voter-registration-information

Poll location: https://portaldir.ct.gov/sots/LookUp.aspx

Delaware (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://elections.delaware.gov/voter/votereg.shtml

Poll location: https://ivote.de.gov/voterview

District of Columbia (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.dcboe.org/voters/register-to-vote/register-update-voter-registration

Poll location: https://dcboe.org/voters/find-out-where-to-vote/vote-center-locator-tool

Florida (Photo ID)

Register: https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home

Poll location: https://registration.elections.myflorida.com/en/CheckVoterStatus/Index

Georgia (Photo ID)

Register: https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

Poll location: https://mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/

Hawaii (No document required to vote)

Register: https://olvr.hawaii.gov/%28S%28vb2rcnebimyjdjcs5q22kazp%29%29/Default.aspx

Poll location: https://elections.hawaii.gov/voting/voting-in-hawaii/

Idaho (Photo ID)

Register: https://elections.sos.idaho.gov/ElectionLink/ElectionLink/ApplicationInstructions.aspx

Poll location: https://elections.sos.idaho.gov/ElectionLink/ElectionLink/ViewPollingLocation.aspx

Illinois (No document required to vote)

Register: https://ova.elections.il.gov/

Poll location: https://ova.elections.il.gov/PollingPlaceLookup.aspx

Indiana (Photo ID)

Register: https://indianavoters.in.gov/

Poll location: https://indianavoters.in.gov/

Iowa (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html

Poll location: https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/voterregistration.html

Kansas (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.kdor.ks.gov/apps/voterreg/home/index

Poll location: https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/VoterView

Kentucky (Photo ID)

Register: https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/

Poll location: https://vrsws.sos.ky.gov/ovrweb/govoteky

Louisiana (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/RegisterToVote/Pages/default.aspx

Poll location: https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/

Maine (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/votreg.html

Poll location: https://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/voter_lookup.php

Maryland (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.elections.maryland.gov/voter_registration/index.html

Poll location: https://www.elections.maryland.gov/voter_registration/index.html

Massachusetts (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voter-resources/registering-to-vote.htm

Poll location: https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/WhereDoIVote

Michigan (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/register-to-vote

Poll location: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Voter/index

Minnesota (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/

Poll location: https://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/

Mississippi (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.ms.gov/voter-id/register

Poll location: https://myelectionday.sos.state.ms.us/VoterOutreach/Pages/VOSearch.aspx

Missouri (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/register

Poll location: https://voteroutreach.sos.mo.gov/portal

Montana (Photo ID)

Register: https://sosmt.gov/elections/voter-file/

Poll location: https://prodvoterportal.mt.gov/WhereToVote.aspx

Nebraska (Photo ID)

Register: https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/registering-vote

Poll location: https://www.votercheck.necvr.ne.gov/VoterView

Nevada (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/voters/registering-to-vote

Poll location: https://www.nvsos.gov/votersearch/

New Hampshire (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/register-vote

Poll location: https://app.sos.nh.gov/viphome

New Jersey (No document required to vote)

Register: https://nj.gov/state/elections/voter-registration.shtml

Poll location: https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/vote-polling-location.shtml

New Mexico (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/voter-information-portal-nmvote-org/voter-registration-information/

Poll location: https://voterportal.servis.sos.state.nm.us/WhereToVote.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

New York (No document required to vote)

Register: https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application

Poll location: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

North Carolina (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/how-register

Poll location: https://vt.ncsbe.gov/PPLkup/

North Dakota (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter

Poll location: https://vip.sos.nd.gov/WhereToVote.aspx?tab=AddressandVotingTimes

Ohio (Photo ID)

Register: https://olvr.ohiosos.gov/

Poll location: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/toolkit/polling-location/

Oklahoma (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/register-to-vote.html

Poll location: https://okvoterportal.okelections.gov/

Oregon (No document required to vote)

Register: https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/registration.aspx?lang=en

Poll location: https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/pages/drop-box-locator.aspx

Pennsylvania (No document required to vote)

Register: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-registration.html

Poll location: https://www.pavoterservices.pa.gov/Pages/PollingPlaceInfo.aspx

Rhode Island (Photo ID)

Register: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Home/RegistertoVote?ActiveFlag=1

Poll location: https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Home/PollingPlaces?ActiveFlag=2

South Carolina (Photo ID)

Register: https://scvotes.gov/voters/register-to-vote/

Poll location: https://vrems.scvotes.sc.gov/Voter/Login

South Dakota (Photo ID)

Register: https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/register-to-vote/default.aspx

Poll location: https://vip.sdsos.gov/VIPLogin.aspx

Tennessee (Photo ID)

Register: https://sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/how-to-register-to-vote

Poll location: https://tnmap.tn.gov/voterlookup/

Texas (Photo ID)

Register: https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/index.html

Poll location: https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do

Utah (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://secure.utah.gov/voterreg/index.html

Poll location: https://votesearch.utah.gov/voter-search/search/search-by-address/how-and-where-can-i-vote

Vermont (No document required to vote)

Register: https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/registration/

Poll location: https://mvp.vermont.gov/

Virginia (Non-photo ID) 

Register: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/Lookup/status

Poll location: https://vote.elections.virginia.gov/VoterInformation/Lookup/polling

Washington (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-eligibility-resources/voter-eligibility

Poll location: https://voter.votewa.gov/portal2023/login.aspx

West Virginia (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://ovr.sos.wv.gov/Register/Landing

Poll location: https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/Voter/AmIRegisteredToVote

Wisconsin (Photo ID)

Register: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Register-To-Vote

Poll location: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Register-To-Vote

Wyoming (Non-photo ID)

Register: https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/State/RegisteringToVote.aspx

Poll location: https://myelectionday.sos.wyo.gov/WYVOTES/Pages/VOSearch.aspx