2008 Presidential Voting Information:

How to Register
Registration Deadlines
Absentee Ballot Info State by State

National Voter Mail-in Registration Form and Information

http://www.rockthevote.com/ (Click on Register to Vote) (you can fill out a voter registration form online, but you then have to print it out and mail it in)

http://www.credomobile.com/registertovote/?source=govote (you can fill out a voter registration form online, but you then have to print it out and mail it in)

http://www.canivote.org/ (Link to National Voter Registration Form that can be printed out and used for mail-in voting and also information about voting deadlines, checking your registration status, information about voter ID requirements, and obtaining absentee ballots)

United States Election Assistance Commission (contains a link to The National Mail Voter Registration Form (and informational booklet) that can be printed out and used to register to vote by mail, to update your registration information due to a change of name, make a change of address or to register with a political party)

Presidential Candidates' Voter Registration Systems
The following links are to the voter registration and information systems provided by the McCain and Obama campaigns. They are not identical in the extent to which they facilitate voter registration and other voter services:

Obama Campaign: https://www.voteforchange.com/#

McCain Campaign: https://secure.johnmccain.com/ActionCenter/registertovote/information.aspx

Voting Registration Deadlines for Each State
Voting registration deadlines are as early as October 4 so check your state's deadline:

http://www.rockthevote.com/voting-is-easy/important-dates/

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United States Election Assistance Commission (contains a link for state-by-state registration deadlines, contact information and Web site and mailing addresses)

State Voter Eligibility Requirements
Each state has its own criteria for voter eligibility. Check out your state on this state by state summary of voter eligiblity laws:

http://www.declareyourself.com/voting_faq/state_by_state_info.html

Absentee Ballot Information for Each State
Voting by absentee ballot typically requires a several step process including requesting an absentee ballot, receiving it, and returning it before the deadline. Get started on this process with the help of links to each state's absentee ballot information:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona (allows early voting by mail administered by county; find your county and click on link for requesting an early ballot)
Arkansas (you must contact the county clerk in your county of residence)
California (allows voting by mail by all voters)
Colorado (mail-in ballot request form online but form must be sent to county clerk for your county of residence)
Connecticut (request must be sent to the municipal clerk for the municipality where you are registered to vote)
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida (you must contact your county supervisor of elections)
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas (advance voting by mail is now available to all voters upon filing an application)
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan (absentee voter ballot request must be mailed to city or township clerk)
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska (allows early voting by mail (replaces absentee voting) by sending early voting application request form to county election official)
Nevada
New Hampshire (application for an absentee ballot must be mailed to city or town clerk - list of clerks at http://www.sos.nh.gov/clerks.htm)
New Jersey (application must be sent to county clerk's office)
New Mexico (The New Mexico Absentee Ballot Application can be requested at any county clerk's office by mail, telephone, or in person - list of count clerks at http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-CClerk.html)
New York (application mailed to county board of elections)
North Carolina
North Dakota (mail application to county election administrator (auditor))
Ohio (absentee ballot request form must be mailed to county board of elections)
Oklahoma (send a written request using the application available online to the county election board in the county where you are registered to vote - list of county boards at http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/~elections/cebinfo.html)
Oregon
Pennsylvania (send absentee ballot application to county election office)
Rhode Island (send general election mail ballot application to local board of canvassers)
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas (early voting by mail)
Utah (absentee ballot application must be filed in the county clerk's office for the county where the voter resides)
Vermont
Virginia
Washington (Washington conducts its elections exclusively by mail in 37 out of 39 counties so registering to vote means that a voter will receive a mail-in ballot; the exceptions are King and Pierce Counties where voters have to request an absentee ballot)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming (absentee ballot application is filed with county clerk's office - contact info for county clerks found at http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/CountyClerks.aspx)