Find voter registration deadlines and key voting dates by state ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections:
Alabama
Monday, May 4
Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline
Tuesday, May 19
Primary Election
Friday, May 29
Deadline to Hand-Deliver Voter Registration for Primary Election Runoff
June 1
Deadline to Postmark Voter Registration Forms & Register Electronically for Primary Election Runoff
Tuesday, June 16
Primary Runoff (If Necessary)
Monday, Aug. 10
Voter Registration Deadline for Local Elections (Auburn, Bessemer, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mountain Brook, & Scottsboro)
Tuesday, Aug. 25
Local Elections (Auburn, Bessemer, Gadsden, Huntsville, Mountain Brook, & Scottsboro)
Monday, Oct. 19
General Election Voter Registration Deadline
Tuesday, Nov. 3
General Election
Florida
Monday, July 20
Primary Election Voter Registration Deadline
Tuesday, Aug. 18
Primary Election
Monday, Oct. 5
General Election Voter Registration Deadline
Tuesday, Nov. 3
General Election
Georgia
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Voter Registration Deadline for Special Election
Tuesday, March 17
Special Election
Tuesday, April 14
Special Election Runoff (If Necessary)
Monday, April 20
Voter Registration Deadline for General Primary Election
Tuesday, May 19
General Primary Election
Tuesday, June 16
General Primary Election Runoff (If Necessary)
Monday, Oct. 5
Voter Registration Deadline for General/Special Election
Tuesday, Nov. 3
General/Special Election
Tuesday, Dec. 1
General/Special Election Runoff (If Necessary)
Louisiana
Saturday, Feb. 21
Online Voter Registration Deadline for Special Legislative General/Special Primary Election (69th State Representative District Only)
Saturday, March 14
Special Legislative General/Special Primary Election (69th State Representative District Only)
Wednesday, March 18
In-Person/By-Mail Voter Registration Deadline for Special General Election (69th State Representative District Only)
Saturday, March 28
Online Voter Registration Deadline for Special General Election (69th State Representative District Only)
Tuesday, April 14
In-Person/By-Mail Voter Registration Deadline for Party Primary/Municipal Primary Election
Saturday, April 18
Special General Election (69th State Representative District Only)
Saturday, April 25
Online Voter Registration Deadline for Party Primary/Municipal Primary Election
May 16
Party Primary/Municipal Primary Election
Wednesday, May 27
In-Person/By-Mail Voter Registration Deadline for Second Party Primary/Municipal General Election
Saturday, June 6
Online Voter Registration Deadline for Second Party Primary/Municipal General Election
Saturday, June 27
Second Party Primary/Municipal General Election
Monday, Oct. 5
In-Person/By-Mail Voter Registration Deadline for Congressional General/Open Primary Election
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Online Voter Registration Deadline for Congressional General/Open Primary Election
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Congressional General/Open Primary Election
Thursday, Nov. 12
In-Person/By-Mail Voter Registration Deadline for Open General Election
Saturday, Nov. 21
Online Voter Registration Deadline for Open General Election
Saturday, Dec. 12
Open General Election
Mississippi
Monday, Feb. 9
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Election
Monday, March 9
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Runoff Election
Tuesday, March 10
Primary Election
Tuesday, April 7
Primary Runoff Election (If Necessary)
Monday, May 4
Voter Registration Deadline for Mississippi Levee Board General Election (Washington, Bolivar, Humphreys and Sharkey counties)
Tuesday, June 2
Mississippi Levee Board General Election (Washington, Bolivar, Humphreys and Sharkey counties)
Tuesday, June 23
Mississippi Levee Board Runoff Election (If Necessary, Washington, Bolivar, Humphreys and Sharkey counties)
Monday, Oct. 5
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election
Monday, Nov. 2
Voter Registration Deadline for General/Special Election Runoff
Tuesday, Nov. 3
General/Regular Special Election
Tuesday, Dec. 1
General/Regular Special Election Runoff (If Necessary)
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