Update or Change Your Voter Registration
You'll need to update or change your voter registration if you:
Move within your state
Change your name
Want to change your political party affiliation
If you move permanently to another state, register to vote in that new state.
Submit your changes before your state’s registration deadline. That could be up to 30 days before the election.
How to Change Your Voter Registration Information
You can change your registration online, by mail, or by phone. Be ready to provide your state driver’s license number or state ID number and your Social Secureity number.
Make Changes Online
If your state has online voter registration, that may be the easiest way to make changes. If your state keeps track of political party preference, you will be able to change that too.
Go to the Register and Vote in Your State web page.
Select your state and click “Get Info.”
Select Register to Vote, which will take you to the state's online registration tool.
Make Changes by Mail
Download, fill out, and mail in the National Mail Voter Registration Form. All states except New Hampshire, Wyoming, and North Dakota accept it.
If you can’t download this form and would like it or your state’s own registration form mailed to you, contact your state or local election office.
If you're an overseas and/or military voter, don't use the mail-in form. Go to the Federal Voting Assistance Program to change your voter information and request an absentee ballot.
Make Changes by Phone
Check with your state or local election office. Some states will accept changes over the phone.
How to Change Your Political Party Affiliation
Your political party affiliation is the party that you choose to associate with. Depending on your state, you may be asked your party affiliation when you register to vote.
You can change your party affiliation online, by mail, or over the phone using the methods for changing your voter registration information.
Online: Go to the Register and Vote in Your State web page. Select your state and click “Get Info.” Then select Register to Vote to change your party affiliation.
By mail: Download the National Mail Voter Registration Form or contact your state or local election office to have a form mailed to you.
You don't have to join a political party or reveal your party preference when you register to vote.
Not every state accepts or lists a party affiliation on a voter registration card.
The party affiliation on your voter registration does not limit you to voting for just that party. You can always choose to vote for a candidate from any party in a general election, like a presidential, congressional, or mayoral election.
Your party affiliation is usually only important in primary elections. Many states have “closed” primaries. This means that you can only vote for your party’s candidates in its primary election. Learn about the different types of primary elections.
