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State Instructions — SOUTH CAROLINA

Updated: 05-01-2021

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. You may provide your full social security number on a voluntary basis. Social security number does not appear on any report produced by the State Election Commission nor is it released to any unauthorized individual. (South Carolina Title 7-5-170)

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. You are required to fill in this box. Your application may be rejected if you fail to do so. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

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

• be a citizen of the United States
• be at least 18 years old on or before the next election
• be a resident of South Carolina, your county and precinct
• not be confined in any public prison resulting from a conviction of a crime
• never have been convicted of a felony or offense against the election laws, or if previously convicted, have served your entire sentence, including probation or parole, or have received a pardon for the conviction
• not be under a court order declaring you mentally incompetent
• claim the address on the application as your only legal place of residence and claim no other place as your legal residence

Mailing address:

State Election Commission

P.O. Box 5987

Columbia, SC 29250-5987

State Instructions — RHODE ISLAND

Updated: 09-03-2019

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. The applicant shall be required to provide their Rhode Island driver's license or State ID number if the applicant has been issued a current and valid Rhode Island driver's license or State ID. In the case of an applicant who has not been issued a current and valid driver's license or State ID, they must provide the last four (4) digits of their social security number. An applicant, who has neither, will be assigned a unique identifying number by the State of Rhode Island.

7. Choice of Party. In Rhode Island, a person must register with a party if they wish to take part in that party's primary election. A person who fails to register with a party at the time of registration may, if they choose, register with a party on the day of that party's primary and take part in that party's primary election. If a person does not register with a party, they can still vote in general elections and nonpartisan primary elections.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Rhode Island you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Rhode Island
• be at least 16 years of age (you must be 18 years old to vote)
• not be currently incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction
• not have been lawfully judged to be mentally incompetent by a court of law

Mailing Address:

Rhode Island State Board of Elections

50 Branch Ave.

Providence, RI 02904-2790

Puerto Rico

No specific instructions needed.

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State Instructions — PENNSYLVANIA

Updated: 05-01-2020

Registration Deadline — 15 days before an election or primary.

6. ID Number. Number, you must supply the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have either form of ID, please write “NONE” in the box.

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a major party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election.

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 Pennsylvania you must:

• be a citizen of the United States at least one month before the next election
• be a resident of Pennsylvania and your election district at least 30 days before the election
• be at least 18 years of age on the day of the next election

Mailing address:

Office of the Secretary of

the Commonwealth

210 North Office Bldg.

Harrisburg, PA 17120-0029

You may also register online at register.votespa.com.

State Instructions — OREGON

Updated: 10-10-2021

Registration Deadline — 21 days before the election.

6. ID Number. To be eligible to vote in Oregon elections, you must provide a valid Oregon Driver’s License, Permit or ID number. If you do not have an Oregon-issued ID, then you will have to provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. If you have neither, you will need to write “NONE” on the form.

7. Choice of Party. In many cases, you must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election. If you are not a member of a party or this space is left blank, you will be registered as a nonaffiliated voter.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Oregon you must:

• a citizen of the United States
• a resident of Oregon
• and at least 16 years of age when registering. If you are not yet 18, you will not receive a ballot until an election occurs on or after your 18th birthday.

Mailing address:

Oregon Elections Division

Public Service Building,

Suite 501

255 Capital St. NE

Salem, OR 97310

Register or make changes to your registration online —

www.oregonvotes.gov.

State Instructions — OKLAHOMA

Updated: 03-15-2022

Registration Deadline — 25 days before the election.

6. ID Number. You must provide either your valid Oklahoma driver’s license number, state identification card number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. 

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election. A current list of recognized political parties in Oklahoma is available on the Oklahoma State Election Board website. Registered voters with no party affiliation may be allowed by recognized parties to participate in primary elections at the party’s discretion. You will find a list of recognized political parties and a list of parties that allow voters with no party affiliation to vote in primaries at: https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voter-registration/political-party-info.html.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register to vote in Oklahoma you must:

• You must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Oklahoma.
• You must be 18 years old on or before the date of the next election. You may pre-register if you are at least 17½ years old, but your voter registration will not be activated until you are 18 years old.
• If convicted of a felony, you must have fully served your sentence of court-mandated calendar days, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court.
• You must not now be under judgment as an incapacitated person, or a partially incapacitated person prohibited from registering to vote.
• Applications must be signed and dated by the applicant. The signature must be the original, handwritten autograph or mark of the applicant. No facsimile, reproduction, typewritten or other substitute signature, autograph or mark will be valid. It is against the law to sign an Oklahoma Voter Registration Application on behalf of another person.

Mailing address:

Oklahoma State Election Board

Box 528800

Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8800

You can also complete a voter registration application online, using the OK Voter Portal “wizard”: https://okvoterportal.okelections.us/Home/RegWizard (Applications must be printed, signed, and mailed or hand-delivered to your county or State Election Board to complete the process.)

State Instructions — OHIO

Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — 30 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Your social security number is requested. Providing this number is voluntary. This information allows the Board of Elections to verify your registration if necessary (O.R.C. 3503.14). [Federal law requires that you provide your driver’s license number to register to vote. If you do not have a driver’s license then you will have to provide at least the last four digits of your social security number. If you don’t have either number you will have to write “NONE” on the form and the State will assign you a number.]

7. Choice of Party. You do not register with a party if you want to take part in that party’s primary election. Party affiliation is established by voting at a primary election.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in Ohio you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of Ohio
• be 18 years old on or before election day. If you will be 18 on or before the day of the general election, you may vote in the primary election for candidates only.
• not be convicted of a felony and currently incarcerated
• not be found incompetent by a court for purposes of voting

Mailing Address:

Secretary of State of Ohio

Elections Division

180 E. Broad Street — 15th Floor

Columbus, OH 43215

State Instructions — NORTH DAKOTA

Updated: 03-01-2006

North Dakota does not have voter registration.

State Instructions — NORTH CAROLINA

Updated: 03-01-2006

Registration Deadline — Postmarked 25 days before the election or received in the elections office or designated voter registration agency site by 5:00 p.m. 25 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Provide your North Carolina driver’s license number, or North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles ID number. If you do not have a driver's license, then list the last four digits of your social security number.

7. Choice of Party. You must register with a party to vote in that party’s primary unless that party allows unaffiliated voters to vote in its primary. If you indicate a political party that is not a qualified party, or indicate no party, you will be listed as “Unaffiliated”.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. You are required to fill in this box. However, your application will not be rejected if you fail to do so. See the list of choices under the Application Instructions for Box 8 (on page 2).

9. Signature. To register in North Carolina you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of North Carolina and the county in which you live for at least 30 days prior to the election
• be 18 years of age by the day of the next general election
• have your rights of citizenship restored if you have been convicted of a felony
• not be registered or vote in any other county or state

Mailing Address:

State Board of Elections

P.O. Box 27255

State Instructions — NEW YORK

Updated: 01-17-23

Registration Deadline — 10 days before the election.

6. ID Number. Federal law requires that you provide your driver’s license number to register to vote. If you do not have a driver’s license 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 be assigned to you by your State.

7. Choice of Party. You must enroll with a party if you want to vote in that party’s primary election or caucus.

8. Race or Ethnic Group. Leave blank.

9. Signature. To register in New York you must:

• be a citizen of the United States
• be a resident of the county, or of the City of New York, at least 30 days before an election
• be 18 years old (you may preregister at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18)
• not be in prison for a felony conviction
• not currently be judged incompetent by order of a court of competent judicial authority
• not claim the right to vote elsewhere

Mailing Address:

NYS Board of Elections

40 North Pearl Street, Suite 5

Albany, NY 12207-2729