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VOTE. Because Voting is One of Your Superpowers!

October 8, 2018 By Michelle Matthews-Calloway 3 Comments

Needless to say, quite a bit has been happening lately on the political scene here in the United States.

We want to know:

Are You As Ready To Vote As We Are?

You’re either pleased with the latest goings-on, or you aren’t.

Good or bad, please don’t be indifferent.

November 6 is quickly approaching. As a savvy, on-the-ball Black woman, failing to vote in this pivotal mid-term election is out of the question. We can’t say this strongly enough:

Make Sure You’re Registered

Registration deadlines are looming in many states. Even if you voted in the last election, please take the all-important step of making sure you’re still registered.

(I take my vote and ensuring I’m registered so seriously, I made an in-person trip to our local Voter Registration Office to make 100% sure! #IDontPlay)

 

Here’s a list of states’ Voting Registration Deadlines. Some deadlines are as early as October 9. If you can’t make an in-person trip to your Registrar’s office, you can check your status online by visiting Vote.org.

You can also visit the site to obtain an absentee ballot – but you have to do it by/before your state’s deadline.

Registration Information State-By-State

Tap on a state’s name for more detailed information about registering to vote.

  • Alabama: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 22.
  • Alaska: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 7.
  • Arizona: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 9.
  • Arkansas: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 9. Online registration is not available.
  • California: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 22. Residents who miss the deadline can still register at an election office and vote with a provisional ballot. The vote will be counted when the registration is verified.
  • Colorado: The deadline to register by mail or onlineis Oct. 29. Residents can register in person by Election Day.
  • Connecticut: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 30. Residents can still register to vote through Election Day at a local election office.
  • Delaware: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 13.
  • District of Columbia: The deadline to register in person is Election Day. The deadline to register by mail or onlineis Oct. 16.
  • Florida: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9.
  • Georgia: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9.

  • Hawaii: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9. Residents who miss the deadline can still register to vote and cast a ballot during early voting or on Election Day.
  • Idaho: Residents can register in person up to Election Day. The deadline to register by mail or onlineis Oct. 12.
  • Illinois: The deadline to register in person is Oct. 9. The deadline to register onlineis Oct. 21. After that, residents can register and vote at a local election office during a “grace period.”
  • Indiana: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9.
  • Iowa: The deadline to register onlineis Oct. 27, and by mail is Oct. 22. Residents can register and vote in person on Election Day.
  • Kansas: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 16.
  • Kentucky: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 9.
  • Louisiana: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 9. Residents can register onlineuntil Oct. 16.
  • Maine: The deadline to register by mail is Oct. 16. Residents can register to vote in person until Election Day. Maine does not have online registration.
  • Maryland: The deadline to register in person is Oct. 16 or during early voting with a state-issued ID. The deadline to register by mail or onlineis Oct. 16.
  • Massachusetts: The deadline to register in person or onlineis Oct. 17. The deadline to register by mail is Oct. 16.
  • Michigan: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 9. Online voter registration is not available.
  • Minnesota: The deadline to register onlineor by mail is Oct. 16. Residents can register in person until Election Day.
  • Mississippi: The deadline to register in person is Oct. 8. If registering by mail, the deadline is Oct. 9. There is no online voting registration.
  • Missouri: The deadline to register by mail, in person or onlineis Oct. 10.
  • Montana: The deadline to register in person is Oct. 7. To register by mail, the form must be received by Oct. 10. After that, late registration is available through Election Day at county election offices. Online registration is not available.
  • Nebraska: The deadline to register by mail or onlineis Oct. 19. Residents can register in person up to Oct. 26.
  • Nevada: The deadline to register by mail is Oct. 9, and Oct. 16 in person. Residents can register onlineby Oct. 18.
  • New Hampshire: The deadline to register in person is on Election Day. To register by mail, the form must be received by Oct. 27. Residents cannot register online.
  • New Jersey: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 16. There is no online registration.
  • New Mexico: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9.
  • New York: The deadline to register in person or onlineis Oct. 12. To register by mail, the form must be received by Oct. 17.
  • North Carolina: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 12. (Extended to Oct. 15 for 28 countiesthat were affected by Hurricane Florence.) From Oct. 17 to Nov. 3, residents can register and vote simultaneously at “one-stop” early voting sites. Residents cannot register online.
  • North Dakota: Voters are not required to register before Election Day but must bring acceptable proof of ID and residency to the polls.
  • Ohio: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9.
  • Oklahoma: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 12. Online registration is not available.
  • Oregon: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 16. Many of the state’s residents are automatically registered when they renew their driver’s licenses.
  • Pennsylvania: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 9.

  • Rhode Island: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 7.
  • South Carolina: The deadline to register in person, by mail or online is Oct. 17. (The deadline was extended 10 days from Oct. 7 because of Hurricane Florence.)
  • South Dakota: The deadline to register in person is Oct. 22. To register by mail, the form must be received by Oct. 22. Online registration is not available.
  • Tennessee: The deadline to register in person, by mail or onlineis Oct. 9.
  • Texas: The deadline to register in person or by mail is Oct. 9.
  • Utah: The deadline to register by mail is Oct. 9. The deadline to register in person is Oct. 30.
  • Vermont: Voters can register onlineor in person through Election Day.
  • Virginia: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 15.
  • Washington: The deadline to register onlineor by mail is Oct. 8. Residents can register in person by Oct. 29.
  • West Virginia: The deadline to register in person, onlineor by mail is Oct. 16.
  • Wisconsin: The deadline to register onlineor by mail is Oct. 17. Residents can register in person up until Election Day.
  • Wyoming: The deadline to register in person is on Election Day. To register by mail, the form must be received by Oct. 22. Online registration is not available.

Source: New York Times

And There You Have It

Black woman, we already know You are Beautiful. You are Powerful. You are EVERYTHING. Exercising your right to vote is but one of many of your SuperPowers.

See you at the polls on November 6th!


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