PEW 2008 Election Information
Information about state voter registration deadlines, polling place hours and election web sites.
STATE | Voter Registration Deadline | Polling place hours | State Election Web site |
ALABAMA | Oct. 24 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
ALASKA | Oct. 5 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
ARIZONA | Oct. 6 | 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
ARKANSAS | Oct. 6 | 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | |
CALIFORNIA | Oct. 20 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
COLORADO | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
CONNECTICUT | Oct. 21 by mail; Oct. 28 in person; presidential ballots available to unregistered voters on and before election day | 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
DELAWARE | Oct. 11 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
FLORIDA | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
GEORGIA | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
HAWAII | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. | |
IDAHO | Election day registration. Oct. 10 last day to pre-register. | 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Clerks can opt to open polling places one hour earlier | |
ILLINOIS | Oct. 7 | 6 a.m. - 7 p.m. | |
INDIANA | Oct. 6 | 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. | |
IOWA | Election day registration. Oct. 25 last day to pre-register. | 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. | |
KANSAS | Oct. 20 | 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Counties can opt to open polls at 6 a.m. and close them at 8 p.m. | |
KENTUCKY | Oct. 6 | 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. | |
LOUISIANA | Oct. 6 | 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
MAINE | Election day registration; Oct. 14 last day to pre-register by mail | Open from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. depending on the town, close at 8 p.m. | |
MARYLAND | Oct. 14 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
MASSACHUSETTS | Oct. 15 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
MICHIGAN | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
MINNESOTA | Election day registration. Oct. 14 last day to pre-register. | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. (polls open at 10 a.m. in some townships) | |
MISSISSIPPI | Oct. 4 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
MISSOURI | Oct. 8 | 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
MONTANA | Late and election day registration; Oct. 6 last day to pre-register by mail | 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Polling places having fewer than 400 electors must be open from noon - 8 p.m. | |
NEBRASKA | Oct. 17 by mail; Oct. 24 in person | 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. in the Central Time Zone; 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. in the Mountain Time Zone | |
NEVADA | Oct. 4 by mail; Oct. 14 in person | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
NEW HAMPSHIRE | Election day registration. Oct. 25 to pre-register | Polls open from 6 a.m. - 11 a.m. depending on the polling place and close at 7 p.m. or 8 p.m. | |
NEW JERSEY | Oct. 14 | 6 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
NEW MEXICO | Oct. 7 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
NEW YORK | Oct. 10 | 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. | |
NORTH CAROLINA | Oct. 10 or one stop registration and absentee voting from Oct. 16 – Nov. 1 | 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | |
NORTH DAKOTA | No voter registration | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
OHIO | Oct. 6 | 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | |
OKLAHOMA | Oct. 10 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
OREGON | Oct. 14 | Vote by mail; 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. at county offices for in-person voting | |
PENNSYLVANIA | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
RHODE ISLAND | Oct. 4; presidential ballots available to unregistered voters on election day | Most cities and towns, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. Several towns polls open at 6 a.m., 8 a.m. or 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. | |
SOUTH CAROLINA | Oct. 4 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
SOUTH DAKOTA | Oct. 20 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | www.sdsos.gov/ |
TENNESSEE | Oct. 6 | Opens between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. (varies) - 7 p.m. | |
TEXAS | Oct. 6 | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
UTAH | Oct. 6 by mail; Oct. 20 in person | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
VERMONT | Oct. 29 | Opens between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. (varies) - 7 p.m. | |
VIRGINIA | Oct. 6 | 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. | |
WASHINGTON | Oct. 4 for mail and online voter registration; Oct. 20 for in person registration | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
WEST VIRGINIA | Oct. 14 | 6:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. | |
WISCONSIN | Election day registration. Oct. 15 last day to pre-register. | 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. | |
WYOMING | Election day registration. Oct. 6 last day to pre-register. | 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. |
