Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible to vote in Georgia you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• A legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote
• At least 17.5 years old to register, and 18 years old to vote
• Not serving any sentence imposed by the conviction of a felony involving moral turpitude
• Not judicially determined to be mentally incompetent

To be eligible to vote in Delaware you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Delaware (proof required)
• 18 years of age on or before the date of the next General Election
• mentally competent

NOTE: Convicted felons may register to vote if they meet the following requirements:

To be eligible to vote in Connecticut you must be:

• A U.S. citizen living in Connecticut

• At least 17 years old and turning 18 years old by Election Day
• Completed with confinement and parole if previously convicted of a felony and have had your voting rights restored

To be eligible to vote in the District of Columbia you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• A D.C. resident
• At least 18 years old on or before the election (16 year olds may preregister, but will not receive a voter registration card or be eligible to vote until they are at least 17 years old with a birthdate that is before the next General election)
• Not in jail for a felony conviction
• Not been adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of law
• Not claiming the right to vote anywhere outside D.C.

To be eligible to vote in Florida you must be:

• A citizen of the United States
• A resident of Florida
• 18 years of age on or before the date of the next general election
• Not adjudicated mentally incapacitated with respect to voting in Florida or any other state
• Not convicted of a felony (and not had your civil rights restored)

To be eligible to vote in Alabama, you must be:

• A United States Citizen
• A resident in Alabama
• At least 18 years old
• Not convicted of a disqualifying felony (or have had your rights restored)*
• Not legally declared mentally incompetent by a court

Note: If you turn 18 years old after the registration deadline (14 days before an election), you can still vote in the upcoming election! Just be sure you submit your registration application before the 14 day deadline to ensure you're registered as you turn 18.

To be eligible to vote in Alaska you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• An Alaska resident
• 18 years or older 90 days before Election Day
• Not a convicted felon, unless your voting rights have been restored
• Not registered to vote in any other state, unless you're willing to cancel your registration in that state

NOTE: You may register to vote 90 days before you turn 18, however, you must be 18 on or before Election Day in order to cast a ballot.

To be eligible to vote in Arkansas you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• An Arkansas resident
• Age 18 before or on Election Day
• Not presently adjudged mentally incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction
• Not convicted of a felony without your sentence having been discharged or pardoned
• Not claiming the right to vote in another county or state

To be eligible to vote in Arizona you must be:

• A U.S. citizen
• A resident of Arizona
• 18 years of age or older on or before the day of the general election
• Not convicted of a felony or have had your civil rights restored
• Not adjudicated incompetent

To be eligible to vote in California, you must be:

• A United States citizen
• A resident of California
• At least 18 years of age (or will be by the date of the next election)
• Not in prison or on parole for conviction of a felony
• Not have been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent to register and vote

You may pre-register to vote if you are at least 16 years old. Your registration will become active once you turn 18.

You will need to re-register to vote when: