State Requirements
Explore our interactive map to state-by-state voting requirements:
Pre-18 Registration Laws
50% of U.S. teens: Preregistration starts at age 16
20% more teens: States that allow at least one year to register before the first election but do not start at age 16
Remaining 30%: States with shorter preregistration periods; most have time to register in senior year
State Requirements
Explore our interactive map to state-by-state voting requirements:
Pre-18 Registration Laws
50% of U.S. teens: Preregistration starts at age 16
20% more teens: States that allow at least one year to register before the first election but do not start at age 16
Remaining 30%: States with shorter preregistration periods; most have time to register in senior year
Alabama
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Alaska
Voter registration age: 90 days before age 18
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Arizona
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Arkansas
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Connecticut
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Idaho
Voter registration age: 18 (local restrictions may vary)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Illinois
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Indiana
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Kansas
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Kentucky
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Michigan
Voter registration age: 16
Online Registration* | Paper Form for 16+ | Paper Form for 18+ | VR Drive Guide
Mississippi
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Montana
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Nebraska
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
New Hampshire
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
In-Person | VR Drive Guide
New Mexico
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
North Dakota
Voter registration not required
Ohio
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over every year)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Pennsylvania
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
South Carolina
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
South Dakota
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Tennessee
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Vermont
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Online Registration | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Wisconsin
Voter registration age: 18 by next election (date of primary/caucus or general if primary/caucus passed)
Online Registration* | Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
Wyoming
Voter registration age: 18 by Nov. 2024 (18 by general election, starting over even years)
Paper Form | VR Drive Guide
* - DMV-issued ID required to register to vote online. Eligible citizens can print out and mail in a voter registration application without DMV-issued ID. Check your state’s form for details. For assistance learning what forms of ID you can use to register and vote, and for help obtaining a valid form of ID, visit our friends at VoteRiders.
Last updated December 2023.