State Instructions — HAWAII

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 10 days before the election.

6. ID Number. When you register to vote, you must provide your Hawaii driver’s license or State identification number, if you have one. If you do not have a driver’s license or ID number, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN). If you do not have any of this information, the Clerk’s Office will issue you a unique identification number, which will serve to identify you for voter registration purposes.

7. Choice of Party. A “choice of party” is not required for voter registration.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Race or ethnic group information is not required for voter registration.

9. Signature. To register in Hawaii you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the State of Hawaii
• be at least 16 years old (you must be 18 years old by election day in order to vote)
• not be incarcerated for a felony conviction
• not be adjudicated by a court as “non compos mentis”

Mailing address:

Office of Elections

State of Hawaii

802 Lehua Avenue

Pearl City, HI 96782

There are no specific instructions required for Guam

State Instructions — GEORGIA

Updated: 08-15-2013

Registration Deadline — The fifth Monday before any general primary, general election, or presidential preference primary, or regularly scheduled special election pursuant to the Georgia Election Code. In the event that a special election is scheduled on a date other that those dates prescribed by the Georgia Election Code, registration would close on the 5th day after the call.

6. ID Number. Federal law requires you to provide your full GA Drivers License number or GA State issued ID number. If you do not have a GA Drivers License or GA ID you must provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. Providing your full Social Security number is optional. Your Social Security number will be kept confidential and may be used for comparison with other state agency databases for voter registration identification purposes. If you do not possess a GA Drivers License or Social Security number, a unique identifier will be provided for you.

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

8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are requested to fill in this box. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

9. Signature. To register in Georgia you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you want to vote
• be 18 years old within six months after the day of registration, and be 18 years old to vote
• not be serving a sentence for having been convicted of a felony
• not have been judicially determined to be mentally incompetent, unless the disability has been removed

Mailing Address:

Elections Division

Office of the Secretary of State

2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Suite 802 Floyd West Tower

State Instructions — FLORIDA

Updated: 11-30-2011

Registration Deadline — 29 days before the election.

6. ID Number. If you have one, you must provide your Florida driver's license number or Florida identification card number. If you do not have a Florida driver's license or identification card, you must provide the last four digits of your social security number. If you have not been issued any of these numbers, you must write the word “NONE.”

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.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are requested, but not required, to fill in this box. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

9. Signature. To register in Florida you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a legal resident of both the State of Florida and of the county in which you seek to be registered
• be 18 years old (you may pre‑register if you are at least 16)
• not be adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other State, or if you have, you must first have your voting rights restored.
• not be a convicted felon, or if you are, you must first have your civil rights restored if they were taken away.
• swear or affirm the following:

“I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida, that I am qualified to register as an elector under the Constitution and laws of the State of Florida, and that all information in this application is true.”

Mailing Address:

State of Florida

Department of State

Division of Elections

The R.A. Gray Building

500 South Bronough St, Rm 316

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0250

State Instructions — DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 21 days before the election if registering by mail, online, or via mobile app, but a voter may register in-person during early voting and on Election Day.

6. ID Number. Federal law now requires that all voter registration applications must include either the applicant’s driver’s license number or the last four digits of the applicant’s social security number in order to be processed.

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.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To vote in the District of Columbia you must:

• Be a United States citizen
• Be a resident of the District of Columbia
• Maintain residency in the District of Columbia for at least 30 days prior to the election in which you intend to vote
• Not claim voting residence or the right to vote in another U.S. state or territory
• Be at least 17 years old (You may register to vote if you are at least 16 years old. 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. You may vote in a general or special election if you are at least 18 years old).
• Not have been found by a court to be legally incompetent to vote

Mailing address:

District of Columbia Board of Elections

1015 Half Street, SE, Suite 750

Washington, DC 20003

State Instructions — DELAWARE

Updated: 04-18-2018

Registration Deadline — The 4th Saturday before a primary or general election, and 10 days before a special election.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain your state issued driver's license number or nonoperating identification number. If you do not have a driver's license or nonoperating identification, you must include the last four digits of your social security number. If you do not have a driver's license or a nonoperating identification or a social security number, please write "NONE" on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the State.

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.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. You may register to vote in Delaware if you:

• are a citizen of the United States, AND
• are a resident of Delaware; (Delaware is your home), AND
• will be 18 years old on or before the date of the next General Election.
• You may not register to vote in Delaware if you:
• have been adjudged mentally incompetent. Adjudged mentally incompetent refers to a specific finding in a judicial guardianship or equivalent proceeding, based on clear and convincing evidence that the individual has a severe cognitive impairment which precludes exercise of basic voting judgment; OR
• were convicted of a felony and have not completed your sentence, OR
• were convicted of a disqualifying* felony and have not been pardoned.

*List of Disqualifying Felonies:

• murder or manslaughter, (except vehicular homicide);
• any felony constituting an offense against public administration involving bribery or improper influence or abuse of office, or any like offense under the laws of any state or local jurisdiction, or of the United States, or of the District of Columbia; or
• any felony constituting a sexual offense, or any like offense under the laws of any state or local jurisdiction or of the United States or of the District of Columbia.

Mailing Address:

State of Delaware

Office of the State Election Commissioner

905 S. Governors Ave., Suite 170

Dover, DE 19904

State Instructions — CONNECTICUT

Updated: 09-03-2019

Registration Deadline — postmarked seven (7) days before the election; postmarked five (5) days before the primary.

6. ID Number. Connecticut Driver's License Number, or if none, the last four digits of your Social Security Number.

7. Choice of Party. This is optional, but you must 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 Connecticut you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Connecticut and of the town in which you wish to vote
• be 17 years old. 17 year olds who will turn 18 on or before Election Day, may participate in the general primary.
• have completed confinement and parole if previously convicted of a felony, and have had your voting rights restored by Registrars of Voters
• not currently be declared mentally incompetent to vote by a court of law

Mailing Address:

Secretary of the State of Connecticut

Elections Division

P.O. Box 150470

Hartford, CT 06115-0470

State Instructions — COLORADO

Updated: 1-08-2024

Registration Deadline — You may register up to, and on, Election Day. You must register 8 days or more before election day to have a ballot mailed to you. If you register less than 8 days before election day, then you must appear in person in your county to vote.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain your state issued driver's license number or identification number. If you do not have a driver's license or state issued identification, you must include the last four digits of your social security number. If you do not have a driver's license or a state issued identification or a social security number, please write "NONE" on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the State.

7. Choice of Party. You may register with a party. If you leave this section blank you will not be registered with any party.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Colorado you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Colorado for at least 22 days immediately before the Election in which you intend to vote
• be at least 16 years old, but you must be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election at which you intend to vote
• not be serving a sentence for a felony conviction

Mailing Address:

Colorado Secretary of State
1700 Broadway, Suite 550
Denver, Colorado 80290

State Instructions —CALIFORNIA

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 15 days before the election; conditional voter registration up to and including Election Day.

6. ID Number. When you register to vote, you must provide your California driver’s license or California identification card number, if you have one. If you do not have a driver’s license or ID card, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN). If you do not include this information, you will be required to provide identification when you vote.

7. Choice of Party. If you wish to choose a party preference, please enter the name of the political party. If you do not want to choose a political party, enter “No Party Preference” in the space provided. California law allows voters who choose “No Party Preference” or have chosen a preference for a nonqualified political party to vote in the presidential primary election of any qualified political party that files a notice with the Secretary of State allowing them to do so. You can call 1-800-345-VOTE or visit www.sos.ca.gov to learn which political parties allow “No Party Preference” voters and voters who have disclosed a preference for a nonqualified political party to participate in their presidential primary election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in California you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of California
• be at least 16 years old, but you must be 18 years of age or older on the date of the election at which you intend to vote
• not currently serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony
• not currently found to be mentally incompetent to vote by a court

Your signature is required. If you meet the requirements listed above, please sign and date the registration card in the space provided.

Mailing address:

Secretary of State

Elections Division

1500 11th Street, 5th Floor

Sacramento, CA 95814

State Instructions — ARIZONA

Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 29 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your completed voter registration form must contain the number of your Arizona driver license, or non‑operating identification license issued pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-3165, if the license is current and valid. If you do not have a current and valid Arizona driver license or non-operating identification license, you must include the last four digits of your social security number if one has been issued to you. If you do not have a current and valid driver license or non-operating identification license or a social security number, please write “NONE” on the form. A unique identifying number will be assigned by the Secretary of State.

7. Choice of Party. If you are registered in a political party which has qualified for ballot recognition, you will be permitted to vote the primary election ballot for that party. If you are registered as an independent, no party preference or as a member of a party which is not qualified for ballot recognition, you may select and vote one primary election ballot for one of the recognized political parties.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Arizona you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Arizona and your county at least 29 days preceding the next election
• be 18 years old on or before the next general election
• not have been convicted of treason or a felony (or have had your civil rights restored)
• not currently be declared an incapacitated person by a court of law

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State/Elections

1700 W. Washington, 7th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85007-2888