Voter registration guide by state

Over 35 million people with disabilities, including those with autism, are eligible to vote according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). Yet, only 17.7 million or half of them voted in the 2020 election. 

What's at stake if you don't vote? Billions of dollars that gets allocated by federal and state elected officials every year for autism services, research and programs. 

The number of eligible disabled voters in the United States, including the estimated 100,000 people with autism who turn 18 every year and become eligible to vote, are enough to help determine local, state and national elections, including who becomes President. 

In other words, your vote impacts how decisions are made from a national level down to your local county - decisions that can either halt or drive forward resources for you, your autistic peers and the greater autism community. So, exercise your right and demand you be heard. 

Your voice matters. Click on your state below to learn:

• how and when to register to vote
• voting assistance for those with disabilities
• whether your state allows those with guardians to vote 
• and find more at Autism votes

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Alabama

• Voter registration requirements 
• Can you register to vote online?  Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election:  By mail, online and in-person: October 21 
• Can you vote if you have a guardian?  Yes, but not as a default; need a court's approval to vote.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities  
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Alaska

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online?  Yes, here  
• Last day to register for general/presidential election:  By mail, online and in-person: October 6
• Can you vote if you have a guardian?  Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Arizona

Vote the Spectrum, Arizona-based, nonpartisan voter registration movement designed to empower and amplify the voices of adults with autism, and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities and those who care about them.

• Voter registration requirements 
• Can you register to vote online?  Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election:  By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise, or you are under a general guardianship.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Arkansas

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online?  No
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and in-person: October 6
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? If a guardian was appointed before Oct 1, 2001: Yes, unless a judge says otherwise. If a guardian was appointed after Oct 1 2001: No, unless the guardian files a petition approved by the court. 
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities  
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide 

California

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online?  Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 21; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities   
• Polling place locator 
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Colorado

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online?  Yes, here 
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 28; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide 

Connecticut

• Voter registration requirements 
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 18; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Sometimes. The guardian has to file a petition and the court has to approve it.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator 
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Delaware

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 12
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, but not as a default; need a court's approval to vote.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

District of Columbia

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 15; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Florida

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise. (Note: Competency for the right to vote must be evaluated as part of guardianship proceedings.)
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Georgia

• Voter registration requirements 
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide 

Hawaii

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail: October 28; Online and in-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator 
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Idaho

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 11
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Illinois

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail: October 8; Online: October 20; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Indiana

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Iowa

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 21; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Kansas

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 15
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Kentucky

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Louisiana

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and in-person: October 7; Online: October 15
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No. But you can go to the court to have your voting right reinstated.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Maine

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 15; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes (Note: Maine's Constitution includes a provision that says people under guardianship for mental illness don't have the right to vote. But a federal court found the provision was unconstitutional in 2001. The Constitution has yet to be amended to reflect this.)
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Maryland

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 15; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise. (Note: If a person is under guardianship for mental disability, the court can take away their right to vote if they "cannot communicate, with or without accommodations, a desire to participate in the voting process.")
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide 

Massachusetts

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 26
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless subject to a guardianship decree which specifically prohibits voting.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Michigan

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 21; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Minnesota

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 15; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Mississippi

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? No
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Missouri

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 9
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No, by default. The court must restore the right or specifically state that a person retains their right. Guardianships appointed after 2018 can specifically include the right to vote. 
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Montana

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? No
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail: October 7; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Nebraska

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 18; In-person: October 25
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Nevada

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail: October 8; Online: October 31; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

New Hampshire

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? No
• Last day to register for general/presidential election:  By mail: October 23; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

New Jersey

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 15
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

New Mexico

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 8
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

New York

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 26
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

North Carolina

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 11
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

North Dakota

North Dakota does not require voter registration, but you do need to have a valid form of identification to vote. 

• Voter eligibility and requirements
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Ohio

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Oklahoma

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 11
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Sometimes. It is up to the court.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Oregon

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 15
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Pennsylvania

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 21
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Puerto Rico

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and in-person: September 6; Online: October 6
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Polling place locator

Rhode Island

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 6
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

South Carolina

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No, by default. But you can go to the court to have your voting right reinstated.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

South Dakota

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? No 
• Last day to register for general/presidential election:  By mail and in-person: October 21
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Tennessee

• Voter registration requirements   
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No, by default. But you can go to the court to have your right reinstated.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Texas

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? No, but the application to vote is available here. 
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and in-person: October 7
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Utah

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 25; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No, by default. But you can go to the court to have your voting right reinstated.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Vermont

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Virginia

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 15
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No, by default. But you can go to the court to have your voting right reinstated.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Washington

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail and online: October 28; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator  (Note: Map is available; for for a personalized list sign in to VoteWA.gov)
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

West Virginia

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online?  Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail, online and in-person: October 15
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? No, by default. But you can go to the court to have your voting right reinstated.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Wisconsin

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? Yes, here
• Last day to register for general/presidential election:  By mail and online: October 16; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Sometimes. This is decided by the court as part of the guardianship. You can go to court to get the right to vote back. 
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide

Wyoming

• Voter registration requirements
• Can you register to vote online? No
• Last day to register for general/presidential election: By mail: October 21; In-person: November 5
• Can you vote if you have a guardian? Yes, unless the court says otherwise.
• Voting assistance for those with disabilities
• Polling place locator
• U.S. Vote Foundation State Resource Guide