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The National Voter Registration Form
The National Mail Voter Registration Form allows you to
register to vote from anywhere in the United States. Be sure to
follow the General Instructions, as well as the specific
instructions for your State, contained in the PDF download. Visit
the
Election Assistance Commission website for more information.
Who Can Use
the NVR Form
If you are a U.S. citizen who lives or has an address within the
United States, you can use this form to:
- Register
to vote in your State
- Report a
change of name to your voter registration office
- Report a
change of address to your voter registration office
- Register
with a political party
- Not all
states accept the NVR form printed on white paper, make sure to
verify that your state will accept this form. State instructions
are included at the end of the form.
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Exceptions:
North Dakota does not have voter registration; Wyoming, by State
law, cannot accept the National Form; and New Hampshire town and
city clerks will accept the National Form only as a request for
their own mail-in absentee voter registration form.
Please do not
use this application if you live outside the United States and its
territories and have no home (legal) address in this country, or if
you are in the military stationed away from home. Use the Federal
Postcard Application available to you from military bases, American
embassies, or consular offices.
Eligibility
Each State has its own laws about who may register and vote.
Note: All
States require that you be a United States citizen by birth or
naturalization to register to vote in federal and State elections.
Federal law makes it illegal to falsely claim US citizenship to
register to vote in any federal, State or local election. Also Note:
You cannot be registered to vote in more than one place at a time.
Where can I
register to vote in my local town?
Registration applications may be obtained from either the local
election official in your county or city, or through registration
outreach programs sponsored by such groups as the League of Women
Voters. In addition, you can also register to vote when applying for
a driver’s license or identity card at State DMV or driver's
licensing offices, State offices providing public assistance, State
offices providing State-funded programs for the disabled, and at
armed forces recruitment offices.
Many States
also offer registration opportunities at public libraries, post
offices, unemployment offices, and at public high schools and
universities. Colleges, universities, and trade schools
participating in federal student loan programs also offer voter
registration applications to enrolled students prior to general
elections.
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