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Alabama | You must be at least 18 on or before Election Day to register. |
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Alaska | You must be at least 18 or within 90 days of your 18th birthday to register. |
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Arizona | You must be 18 or older on or before the next general election to register. |
| Arkansas | You must be 18 or turn 18 on or before the next election to register. |
| California | You must be 18 or older on Election Day to register. You can pre-register to vote at 16 or 17 and if you do, you will automatically be registered to vote on your 18th birthday. |
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Colorado | You must be at least 16 years old to register.
You must be at least 17 to vote in a primary election if you will be 18 on or before the next general election.
You must be at least 18 to vote in any other election. |
| Connecticut | If you are at least 17 and turning 18 before Election Day, you can register to vote. |
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Delaware | You must be at least 18 by the next general election to register. |
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District of Columbia | You can pre-register at 16. You may vote in a primary election if you are at least 17 years old and you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election. |
| Florida | You must be at least 18 to register. You may pre-register at 16. |
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Georgia | You must be at least 17 ½ to register and 18 to vote. |
| Hawaii | You can pre-register at 16. You must be 18 by Election Day to vote. |
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Idaho | You must be at least 18 on Election Day to register. |
| Illinois | To register, you must be at least 17 years old on or before the date of the primary election and turn 18 on or before the date of the general or consolidated election. |
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Indiana | You must be at least 18 on or before the next general, municipal, or special election to register. You can register and vote in a primary election at 17 if you’ll turn 18 on or before the next general or municipal election. |
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Iowa | You must be at least 17 to register. You may vote if you will be 18 on or before Election Day. In the case of primary elections, you may vote if you will be 18 years old on or before the corresponding regular election. |
| Kansas | You must be at least 18 on or before the next election to register. |
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Kentucky | You can pre-register at 17 but you must be at least 18 on or before the next general election to vote. If you are 17 and will be 18 on the next general election, you may vote in the primary election. |
| Louisiana | You can be 16 to register in person at the Registrar of Voters office or at the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles. If you register another way, you must be at least 17. |
| Maine | You must be at least 16 to preregister. You can vote at age 17 in a primary if you'll be 18 by the next general election. |
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Maryland | You can register if you are at least 16 but cannot vote unless you will be at least 18 years old by the next general election. |
| Massachusetts | You can pre-register at 16 or 17. Once you become old enough to vote, your local election office will move you from the list of pre-registrants to the list of registered voters. |
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Michigan | You must be at least 18 by Election Day to register. |
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Minnesota | To pre-register to vote at 17, you must be at least 18 when the next election occurs (special, township, state primary, or state general). |
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Mississippi | You must be 18 on or before the next general Election Day to register. |
| Missouri | You must be at least 17 ½ to register. |
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Montana | You must be 18 on or before the next election to register. |
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Nebraska | You must be 18 on or before the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of the current calendar year to register. |
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Nevada | You can pre-register at 17. If you’ve pre-registered, you’re automatically deemed registered to vote on your 18th birthday unless your pre-registration is canceled. |
| New Hampshire | You must be 18 or older on the day of the next election to register. |
| New Jersey | You must be at least 17 to register. |
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New Mexico | You must be 18 years or older at the time of the next election.
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New York | You may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18. |
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North Carolina | You can preregister to vote at 16. You can vote in a primary election at 17 if you will be 18 at the time of the general election.
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North Dakota | You do not have to register to vote in North Dakota. |
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Ohio | If you’re 17 and will be 18 on or before the general election, you can register to vote. You may also vote in the primary election to nominate candidates. But you cannot vote on issues or party central committees until you are 18. |
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Oklahoma | You must be at least 17 ½ to pre-register. |
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Oregon | You must be at least 16 to register. |
| Pennsylvania | You must be at least 18 on the day of the next election to register. |
| Rhode Island | You must be at least 16 to register. |
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South Carolina | You must be 18 on or before the next election to register. |
| South Dakota | You must be at least 18 on or before the next election to register. |
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Tennessee | You must be at least 18 on or before the next election to register. |
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Texas | You must be at least 17 and 10 months old and 18 on Election Day to register. |
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Utah | You can pre-register if you are 16 or 17. You will automatically be registered to vote when you turn 18. |
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Vermont | If you’ll be 18 on or before the date of a general election, you may register and vote in it, as well as in the primary election immediately preceding that general election. |
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Virginia | If you are 17 and will be 18 at the next general election, you may register in advance and vote in any primary or special election leading up to that general election. |
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Washington | If you’re 16 or 17, you can sign up as a future voter and you’ll be automatically registered to vote when you turn 18. |
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West Virginia | You must be at least 17 and turning 18 before the next election to register. If you’re 17 and will be 18 before the next general election, you can also vote in primary elections. |
| Wisconsin | You may register at 17 if you will be 18 by the next election. |
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Wyoming | You must be at least 18 on or before the next election to register. |
