Be Prepared! Know the residency requirement for voting in your state. Bookmark this if you wish.

[JDPriestly]

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781452.html

This is especially important if you may be moving this year or going to school in another state in November.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781452.html

[liberal_at_heart]

1. done. Bookmarked. Thank you.

[dragonlady]

2. The information for Wisconsin is incorrect

The residence requirement is 28 days (and has been for a while). At least the Republican-controlled legislature has left same-day registration alone for now.

[SheilaT]

3. Thanks. I have a son who will be going off to

grad school in the fall. He's applied to four schools, four different states, but since he should be moved by the middle of August, he should have sufficient time to register no matter where he winds up.

I can recall when at least some states had a year residency requirement. I also recall when there was almost no absentee balloting possible. I worked at National Airport a long time ago, and election day always had a very weird pattern of travel, as people either delayed trips to vote, or returned home to vote.

Every state should have early voting.

[Kip Humphrey]

4. voter id requirements may add more delay to registering to vote than residency requirements.