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State
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General voter registration deadline
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Date of primary
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Absentee ballot deadline
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Alabama
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10/22/2004
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6/1/2004
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Postmarked by day prior to election or delivered by 5 pm day prior
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Alaska
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10/26/2004
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8/24/2004
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Postmarked on or before 11/2/04
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Arizona
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10/4/2004
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9/7/2004
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7pm election day
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Arkansas
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10/4/2004
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5/18/2004
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7:30pm election day/ Not later than 5pm 10 days after
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California
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10/18/2004
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3/2/2004
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By 8 pm day of election
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Colorado
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10/5/2004
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8/10/2004
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7pm election day
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Connecticut
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10/21/2004
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9/9/2003
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By 8pm on election day
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District of Columbia
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10/4/2004
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9/14/2004
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10 days after election
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Delaware
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10/12/2004
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9/11/2004
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By 12 pm day before elections
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Florida
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10/4/2004
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8/31/2004
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7pm election day
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Georgia
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10/1/2004
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7/20/2004
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on or before election day
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Hawaii
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10/4/2004
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9/18/2004
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Close of polls
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Idaho
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Same day registration
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5/25/2004
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By 8 pm day of election
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Illinois
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10/6/2004
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3/16/2004
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By mail, the application must be in the office of the election authority no later than 5 days before the election. Can vote in person absentee up to one day prior to the election
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Indiana
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10/4/2004
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5/4/2004
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By 6pm on election day
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Iowa
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10/23/2004
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6/8/2004
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On election day or be clearly postmarked by an officially authorized postal service not later than the day before the election, and received by the commissioner not later than noon on the Monday following the election.
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Kansas
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10/18/2004
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8/3/2004
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By close of polls on election day
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Kentucky
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10/6/2004
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5/18/2004
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Close of polls
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Louisiana
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10/14/2004
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9/18/2004
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In person is 6 days prior to election day; mail-ins on election day
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Maine
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Same day registration
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6/8/2004
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By 8pm on election day
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Maryland
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10/9/2004
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3/2/2004
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Friday week after election
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Massachusetts
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10/13/2004
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9/14/2004
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Must arrive before the close of the polls
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Michigan
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10/4/2004
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8/3/2004
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By 8pm on election day
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Minnesota
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Same day registration
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9/14/2004
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By 5 pm the day before, or on election day
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Mississippi
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10/4/2004
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3/9/2004
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5pm, if mailed ( except presidential ballots); Noon Sat. before Tues. election, Thurs. before a Sat. election. Or second day after election on other days
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Missouri
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10/6/2004
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8/3/2004
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Close of polls
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Montana
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10/4/2004
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6/8/2004
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Close of polls
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Nebraska
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Received by 6pm on the second Friday before the election or postmarked be the third Friday before the election
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5/11/2004
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By 8 pm day of election
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Nevada
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10/12/2004
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9/7/2004
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11/2/2004
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New Hampshire
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Must be received by city or town clerk 10 days before an election or Same day registration
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9/14/2004
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5pm election day
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New Jersey
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10/4/2004
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6/8/2004
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October 26th by mail and November 1st by 3 p.m. in person
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New Mexico
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10/5/2004
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6/1/2004
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7pm election day
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New York
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10/9/2004
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9/15/2004
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Postmarked day before election
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North Carolina
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10/9/2004
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5/4/2004
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5pm day before election
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North Dakota
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no voter registration
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6/8/2004
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must be post-marked by day before
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Ohio
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10/1/2004
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3/2/2004
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by 7:30 pm on election day
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Oklahoma
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10/8/2004
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7/27/2004
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By 7 pm on election day
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Oregon
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Postmarked or received 21 days before an election
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5/18/2004
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8pm election day
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Pennsylvania
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10/4/2004
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4/27/2004
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5pm Friday before election for state and local officials; Before close of polls for Pres. And V.P.
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Rhode Island
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10/2/2004
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9/14/2004
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9pm election day
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South Carolina
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10/4/2004
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6/8/2004
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Received by 5 pm, 4 days prior to the election
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South Dakota
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10/18/2004
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6/1/2004
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A person can request an absentee ballot up until 3:00 pm on election day. The ballot must be returned to the county auditor in time for it to be delivered to the voters home precinct before the polls close at 7:00 pm local time.
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Tennessee
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10/3/2004
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8/5/2004
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Close of polls
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Texas
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10/4/2004
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3/2/2004
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Before close of polls
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Utah
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postmark 10/13/04 or in-person 10/25/04
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6/22/2004
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Ballot must be post-marked by day before
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Vermont
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10/23/2004
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9/14/2004
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By 7 pm on election day
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Virginia
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10/6/2004
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6/8/2004
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Before the close of the polls on election day
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Washington
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10/2/04 by mail-- 10/18/04 in person
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9/14/2004
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Must be signed, post-marked/delivered on or before election day
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West Virginia
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10/13/2004
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5/11/2004
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Close of polls
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Wisconsin
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Same day registration
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9/14/2004
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In the clerk's office by 5 pm on the day preceding the election
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Wyoming
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10/4/2004
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8/17/2004
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By 7pm on election day
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