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Finding Out About Voting in Your State
To find out about voting in your state you can get in touch with your state elections office. They can tell you who is eligible to vote, how to register to vote, the location of your polling place, and other information. Here are the phone numbers and Web sites for each state.
- Alabama Elections Division, 334/242-7210, www.sos.state.al.us
- Alaska Election Services, 907/465-4611, http://ltgov.state.ak.us/elections/
- Arizona Election Services, 602/542-8683, www.azsos.gov/
- Arkansas Elections Department, 501/682-3419, www.sosweb.state.ar.us
- California Elections Division, 916/657-2166, www.ss.ca.gov
- Colorado Elections Center, 303/894-2200, www.sos.state.co.us
- Connecticut Elections Office, 860/509-6100, www.sots.state.ct.us
- Delaware Election Commissioner, 800/273-9500, www.state.de.us/election/
- District of Columbia Board of Elections, 202-727-2525, www.dcboee.org/
- Florida Division of Elections, 850/245-6200, www.dos.state.fl.us/
- Georgia Elections Division, 404/656-2871, www.sos.state.ga.us
- Hawaii Office of Elections, 808/453-8683, www.hawaii.gov/elections/
- Idaho Secretary of State, 208/334-2300, www.idsos.state.id.us
- Illinois Board of Elections, 217/782-4141, 312/814-6440, www.elections.state.il.us/
- Indiana Election Division, 317/232-3939, www.in.gov/sos
- Iowa Voter/Elections Center, 515/281-5865, www.sos.state.ia.us
- Kansas Elections and Legislative Matters Division, 785/296-4561, www.kssos.org
- Kentucky State Board of Elections, 502/573-7100, http://sos.ky.gov/
- Louisiana Elections Division, 225/342-4970, www.sec.state.la.us
- Maine Division of Elections, 207/624-7650, www.state.me.us/sos
- Maryland State Board of Elections, 410/269-2840, www.elections.state.md.us
- Massachusetts Elections Division, 617/727-2828, http://www.sec.state.ma.us/
- Michigan Bureau of Elections, 517/373-2540, www.michigan.gov/sos
- Minnesota Secretary of State, 651/251-1440, 877/600-8683, www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=134
- Mississippi Elections Division, 601/359-6359, www.sos.state.ms.us
- Missouri Secretary of State, 573/751-2301, 800/669-8683, www.sos.mo.gov
- Montana Elections and Legislative Bureau, 406/444-4732, 888/884-8683, http://sos.state.mt.us
- Nebraska Secretary of State, 402/471-3229, www.sos.state.ne.us
- Nevada Elections Division, 775/684-5705, http://sos.state.nv.us
- New Hampshire Election Division, 603/271-3242, http://www.sos.nh.gov/
- New Jersey Division of Elections, 609/292-3760, www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/electionshome.html
- New Mexico Bureau of Elections, 505/827-3600, www.sos.state.nm.us
- New York State Board of Elections, 518/474-6220, http://www.elections.state.ny.us
- North Carolina Board of Elections, 919/733-7173, www.sboe.state.nc.us
- North Dakota Elections Office, 701/328-4146, www.state.nd.us/sec
- Ohio Secretary of State, 614/466-2585, http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/
- Oklahoma State Elections Board, 405/521-2391, www.state.ok.us/~elections/index.html
- Oregon Elections Division, 503/986-1518, www.sos.state.or.us
- Pennsylvania Commissioner of Elections, 717/787-5280, www.dos.state.pa.us
- Rhode Island Elections Division, 401/222-2340, www.state.ri.us/
- South Carolina Election Commission, 803/734-9060, www.state.sc.us/scsec/
- South Dakota Elections, 605/773-3537, www.sdsos.gov
- Tennessee Division of Elections, 615/741-7956, www.state.tn.us/sos/
- Texas Elections Division, 512/463-5650, 800/252-8683, www.sos.state.tx.us/
- Utah Elections Office, 801/538-1041, 800/995-8683, http://elections.utah.gov/
- Vermont Elections Division, 802/828-2363, www.sec.state.vt.us/
- Virginia State Board of Elections, 804/786-6551, www.sbe.state.va.us
- Washington Secretary of State, 360/902-4180, www.secstate.wa.gov
- West Virginia Secretary of State, 304/558-6000, www.wvsos.com
- Wisconsin State Elections Board, 608/266-8005, http://elections.state.wi.us
- Wyoming Election Administration, 307/777-7640, http://soswy.state.wy.us
The contact information presented here was reprinted from Navigating Election Day: What Every Voter Needs to Know (2nd Edition, 2004), with permission from the publisher, The League of Women Voters, Washington, DC. Retrieved 7/16/04 from www.lwv.org/elibrary/pub/ned/En.C.pdf. The entire booklet may be read online. For more information or special use, call 202/495-1965.
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