State Instructions - WYOMING

Updated: 03-01-2006

Wyoming by law, cannot accept this form unless State law is changed.

Updated: 11-24-2023

Registration Deadline — Wisconsin municipal clerks will accept this application only as a request for their own absentee voter mail-in registration form or for the purposes of the clerk directing that voter to the state’s online voter registration system at https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/. You need to fill in only Box 1 and Box 2 or 3 or go directly to the MyVote website. 

Updated: 09-12-2006

Registration Deadline — 21 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Enter your driver's license number. If you do not have a driver’s license number, enter the last four numbers of your social security number. If you do not have a driver's license number or a social security number, an identification number will be assigned to you.

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention (unless you request the ballot of a party which allows independents to vote)

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in West Virginia you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• live in West Virginia at the above address
• be 18 years old, or to vote in the primary be 17 years old and turning 18 before the general election
• not be under conviction, probation, or parole for a felony, treason or election bribery
• not have been judged “mentally incompetent” in a court of competent jurisdiction

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State
Building 1, Suite 157-K
1900 Kanawha Blvd. East
Charleston, WV 25305-0770

Updated: 07-01-2022

Registration Deadline — Online and mail registration forms must be received by an elections official no later than 8 days before the election. Register in person any time during business hours and before 8:00 p.m. on Election Day.

6. ID Number. You must provide your Washington driver’s license or ID card number. If you do not have a Washington driver's license or

ID card, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number. Failure to provide this information may prevent your registration from being processed.

7. Choice of Party. You are not required to designate your party affiliation to register in Washington.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Washington you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of Washington State, your county and precinct for 30 days immediately preceding the election in which you want to vote
• be at least 18 years old by Election Day
• If you were convicted of a felony in Washington State, another state, or in federal court, your right to vote will be restored automatically as long as you are not currently serving a sentence of total confinement in prison. You may re-register.
• 16- and 17-year-olds can sign up as Future Voters and be automatically registered to vote when they qualify

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State

Elections Division

P.O. Box 40229

Olympia, WA 98504‑0229

State Instructions — VIRGINIA

Updated: 09-19-2019

Registration Deadline — The application must be delivered or postmarked 22 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your full social security number is required. Your social security number will appear on reports produced only for official use by voter registration and election officials and, for jury selection purposes, by courts. Article II, §2, Constitution of Virginia (1971).

7. Choice of Party. Leave blank.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Virginia you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Virginia and of the precinct in which you want to vote
• be 18 years old by the next May or November general election
• not have been convicted of a felony, or have had your civil rights restored
• not currently be declared mentally incompetent by a court of law

Mailing Address:

Virginia State Board of Elections

1100 Bank Street, 1st floor

Richmond, VA 23219

Updated: 09-19-2019

Registration Deadline — Your mailed registration must be received in the clerk’s office on the last day the clerk has hours before the election. Vermont has Election day voter registration at the polls as well as online voter registration. To register online visit – https://olvr.sec.state.vt.us.

6. ID Number. You must provide your Vermont Driver's license number, or if none, the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have a Vermont Driver's license or a Social Security number, please write “NONE” on the form. The Secretary of State's office will assign you a unique identifying number.

7. Choice of Party. Vermont does not require party registration to participate in any election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Not required.

9. Signature. To register in Vermont you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Vermont
• be 18 years of age on or before election day
• have taken the following Oath: You solemnly swear (or affirm) that whenever you give your vote or suffrage, touching any matter that concerns the state of Vermont, you will do it so as in your conscience you shall judge will most conduce to the best good of the same, as established by the Constitution, without fear or favor of any person [Voter’s Oath, Vermont Constitution, Chapter II, Section 42]

By signing in Box 9, you are attesting that you have sworn or affirmed the
Vermont voter’s oath as printed above.

Mailing Address:

Office of the Secretary of State

Elections Division

128 State Street

Montpelier, VT 05633-1101

State Instructions — UTAH

Updated: 09-19-2019

Registration Deadline — Registration deadlines vary:

Mail: registration forms must be postmarked or otherwise marked as received by the Post Office 30 days before the election.

In-person: registration forms may be dropped off at the county clerk's office 7 days before the election.

Online: registrations must be submitted 7 days before the election. Requires a valid Utah driver license or valid Utah ID.

Same-Day: voters may register at the polls during the early voting period or on Election Day by filling out a provisional ballot.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain one of the following: a Utah Driver License number, a Utah State Identification number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have a Utah Driver License or a Utah State Identification card, please write "None" in the designated space and fill in the last four digits of your Social Security number.

7. Choice of Party. Declaring a party is not required in order to register to vote. However, Utah's election law allows each political party to choose whom it will allow to vote in its primary election. If you do not affiliate with a party, you may be restricted from voting in the primary.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Utah you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• have resided in Utah for 30 days immediately before the next election
• be at least 18 years old on or before the next election (individuals who are 16 and 17 years of age may pre-register to vote; if a 17 year old will be 18 years of age on or before the upcoming general election, they may pre-register and vote in the primary election)
• not be a convicted felon currently incarcerated for commission of a felony
• not be convicted of treason or crime against the elective franchise, unless restored to civil rights
• not be found to be mentally incompetent by a court of law
• currently resides within the voting district or precinct in which you register to vote

Mailing Address:

Office of the Lieutenant Governor

P.O. Box 142325

Salt Lake City, UT 84114 

State Instructions — TEXAS

Updated: 11-15-2018

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide your Texas driver’s license or Texas personal identification number to register to vote. If you do not have a Texas driver’s license or Texas personal identification card then you will have to provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. If you have neither, please write “NONE” on the form. A unique identifying number will instead be assigned to you by your State.

7. Choice of Party. You do not have to register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Texas you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the county in which the application for registration is made
• be at least 17 years and 10 months old (you must be 18 to vote)
• not be finally convicted of a felony, or if a convicted felon, you must have fully discharged your punishment, including any incarceration, parole, supervision, period of probation or be pardoned.
• have not been declared mentally incompetent by final judgment of a court of law

Mailing address:

Office of the Secretary of State

Elections Division

P.O. Box 12060

Austin, TX 78711-2060

State Instructions — TENNESSEE

Updated: 05-01-2020

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your full social security number is required. Social security number, if any, is required for purposes of identification and to avoid duplicate registration (TCA 2.2.116).

7. Choice of Party. You do not have to register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election, caucus, or convention.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Optional.

9. Signature. To register in Tennessee you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Tennessee
• be at least 18 years old on or before the next election
• not have been convicted of a felony, but if convicted, your eligibility to register and vote depends upon the crime you were convicted of and the date of your conviction. For more information about this process, call 877-850-4959 or visit https://sos.tn.gov/restoration. If your conviction has been expunged, you are not considered to have a felony conviction.
• not be adjudicated incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction (or have been restored to legal capacity)

Mailing address:

Coordinator of Elections

Tennessee Tower, Seventh Floor

312 Rosa L. Parks Ave.

Nashville, TN 37243-1102

State Instructions — SOUTH DAKOTA

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — Received 15 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Any person registering to vote shall provide the person's valid South Dakota driver license number or a South Dakota nondriver identification number on the voter registration form. If a person does not have a valid South Dakota driver license or a South Dakota nondriver identification number, the person shall provide the last four digits of the person's social security number on the voter registration form. If a person does not have a valid South Dakota driver license, a South Dakota nondriver identification number, or a social security number, the person may only register at the county auditor's office and shall sign a statement verifying the fact that the person does not have a valid South Dakota driver license, a South Dakota nondriver identification number, or a social security number.

South Dakota Codified Law 12-4-5.4

7. Choice of Party. If you are currently registered to vote and you leave the choice of party field blank, you will remain registered with your current party affiliation. If you are not currently registered to vote and you leave the choice of party field blank, you will be entered as an independent/no party affiliation voter, which is not a political party in South Dakota.

South Dakota Codified Law 12-4-15,12-6-26

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in South Dakota you must:

·       Be a United States citizen

·       Reside in South Dakota

·       Be at least 18 years old on or before the next election

·       Not currently serving a sentence for a felony conviction which included imprisonment, served or suspended, in an adult penitentiary system

·       Not be judged mentally incompetent by a court of law

·       South Dakota Codified Law 12-4-6,12-4-8,l2-l-9,l2-l-4,12-4-18, South Dakota Constitution, Article VII, Section 2

Mailing address:

Elections, Secretary of State

500 E. Capitol

Pierre, SD 57501-5070