Have You Registered to Vote?

Jozen Cummings

Know this: On Election Day, November 4, there is nothing you could do more important than cast a vote for the next President of the United States. The race between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain has shaped up to be the most historical election in the history of the United States, and because VIBE has never bared witness to an election as important as this one, we are doing our part to help our readers register and vote.

Below is a list of all 50 states and their voter registration deadlines. The states bolded and italicized are key battleground states.

Find your state, then go to voteforchange.com, and register if you haven’t already. It takes 3 minutes, that’s shorter than the average hip hop song on the radio.

So what are you waiting for? Register to vote (here's the link again: voteforchange.com) and don't even think about it. Just do it.

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Alabama - 10/24/2008
Alaska - 10/5/2008
Arizona - 10/6/2008
Arkansas - 10/6/2008
California - 10/20/2008
Colorado - 10/6/2008
Connecticut – 10/21/2008 (by mail); 10/28/08 (in-person registration)
Delaware - 10/11/2008
Florida - 10/6/2008
Georgia - 10/6/2008
Hawaii - 10/6/2008
Idaho - 10/10/2008
Illinois - 10/7/2008
Indiana - 10/6/2008
Iowa - 10/25/2008
Kansas - 10/20/2008
Kentucky - 10/6/2008
Louisiana - 10/6/2008
Maine - 10/15/2008 (in-person registration continues through Election Day)
Maryland - 10/14/2008
Massachusetts - 10/15/2008
Michigan - 10/6/2008
Minnesota - 10/14/2008 (Election Day registration is available)
Mississippi - 10/5/2008
Missouri - 10/8/2008
Montana - 10/6/2008 (Late registration is available in-person until polls close on Election Day)
Nebraska - 10/17/2008; 10/24/2008 (in-person registration at county election office)
Nevada - 10/4/2008
New Hampshire - 10/25/2008 (Election Day registration is available)
New Jersey - 10/14/2008
New Mexico - 10/7/2008
New York - 10/10/2008 (must be postmarked by 10/10/2008 and received by 10/15/2008, if mailed)
North Carolina - 10/10/2008
North Dakota - 10/20/2008
Ohio - 10/6/2008
Oklahoma - 10/10/2008
Oregon - 10/14/2008
Pennsylvania - 10/6/2008
Rhode Island - 10/4/2008
South Carolina - 10/4/2008
South Dakota - 10/20/2008
Tennessee - 10/6/2008
Texas - 10/6/2008
Utah - 10/6/2008 (by mail); 10/20/2008 (in-person)
Virginia - 10/6/2008
Vermont - 10/29/2008
Washington - 10/4/2008 (for mail-in, online voter registration forms, and transfer within county voters); 10/20/2008 (in-person registration for new registrants only)
West Virginia - 10/14/2008
Wisconsin - 10/15/2008 (by mail); 11/3/2008 (in-person at Municipal Office); Election Day registration also available
Wyoming - 10/6/2008