This election is possibly the most critical election of most of our lifetimes. Any immigrant not voting, or missing this opportunity to vote, could mean handing a tax cheat, a sexist pig, a demagogue, a xenophobe and an ignoramus the chance to set this country back decades.
And although the countdown is on to Nov. 8, 2016, and the presidential election, there is still a small window left to register to vote if you haven’t done so already. Here are the cutoff dates in all 52 states to ensure no one misses this vital deadline, regardless of where you live in the U.S.
State Voter Registration Deadline
Alabama Monday, Oct. 24, 2016
Alaska Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016
Arizona Monday, Oct. 10, 2016
Arkansas Monday, Oct. 10, 2016
California Monday, Oct. 24, 2016
Colorado Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Connecticut Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016
Delaware Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016
Florida Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Georgia Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Hawaii Monday, Oct. 10, 2016
Idaho Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Illinois Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Indiana Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Iowa Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Kansas Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
Kentucky Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Louisiana Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Maine Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Maryland Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
Massachusetts Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016
Michigan Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Minnesota Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Mississippi Postmarked by Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016
Missouri Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016
Montana Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Nebraska Friday, Oct. 21, 2016
Nevada Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
New Hampshire Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
New Jersey Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
New Mexico Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
New York Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016
North Carolina Friday, Oct. 14, 2016
North Dakota
You don’t need to register to vote in North Dakota.
Instead, make sure you meet all the voting requirements and provide ID to vote on Election Day, Nov. 8. You must be a U.S. citizen, be at least 18 years old on Election Day, live at a North Dakota address by Oct. 9, not be in jail or prison for a felony conviction and not be currently judged mentally incompetent by a court.
Ohio Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Oklahoma Friday, Oct. 14, 2016
Oregon Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
Pennsylvania Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Rhode Island Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016
South Carolina Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016
South Dakota Monday, Oct. 24, 2016
Tennessee Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Texas Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
Utah
Postmarked by Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016
Vermont Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016
Virginia Monday, Oct. 17, 2016
Washington Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016
West Virginia Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016
Wisconsin Tuesday. Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
Wyoming Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
District of Colombia Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016
(You can register and vote through Election Day)
American Samoa
If you need additional details on absentee ballots, to find out where to vote, to see if you are registered or to do a one-stop online registration, log on to RockTheVote.com.
The writer is CMO of Hard Beat Communications, which owns the brands News Americas Now, CaribPR Wire and Invest Caribbean Now.