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Voting and Elections - Answers to Common Questions

Learn how to register to vote and get a voter registration card. Find your state's registration deadline and how to confirm or change your registration.

How to register to vote
How to update or change your voter registration
How to confirm your voter registration status
Voter registration deadlines
How to get a voter registration card

How, when and where to vote

See if you are eligible to vote absentee, early, or on Election Day. Get voter ID requirements. And find out if you have to vote for the party you are registered with.

Find out when to vote
Voting on Election Day
Absentee voting and voting by mail
Early in-person voting
Do you have to vote for the party you are registered with?
Who can and cannot vote

Decide who to vote for

Learn how to make informed choices by using voter guides and sample ballots to research candidates.

Use voter guides and sample ballots to learn about candidates
Write-in candidates for federal and state elections

State and local election offices

Find and contact your state or local election office for help with registering, voting, and getting election results.

Congressional, state, and local elections

Congressional elections take place every two years. A variety of state and local elections happen every year. Learn about upcoming elections near you.

Congressional elections and mid-term elections
State and local elections

Voting and Election Laws

Learn how campaign contribution limits, accessibility rules, and other federal election laws help protect your voting rights and the election process.

Voter ID Requirements
Voting Rights Laws and constitutional amendments
Is voting mandatory in the U.S.
Federal campaign finance laws
Voter fraud, voter suppression, and other election crimes
Voter accessibility laws

How the president is elected

Find out how a candidate becomes president of the United States. Learn about caucuses and primaries, political conventions, the general election, the Electoral College, and more.

Overview of the presidential election process
Constitutional process for presidential candidates
Presidential primaries and caucuses
National conventions
Presidential general election
Electoral college

Inauguration of the president of the United States

Inauguration Day is the day when the president-elect and vice-president-elect are sworn in and take office.

When is Inauguration Day?
What is the presidential oath of office?
What events take place on Inauguration Day?
How do you get tickets to the inauguration?

Find results from past elections

Get the official election results from past House, Senate, and presidential elections. Learn where to find state and local election results.

Congressional and presidential elections
Presidential Electoral College results
Earlier federal election results
State and local election results

From https://www.usa.gov/voting-and-elections; accessed August 8, 2024.

OnTheIssues.org

On the Issues or OnTheIssues is an American non-partisan, non-profit organization providing information to American voters on American candidates, primarily via their website. The organization was started in 1996, went non-profit in 2000, and is currently run primarily by volunteers.

The owner and CEO of On the Issues is Naomi Lichtenberg. The editor-in-chief and content manager is Jesse Gordon. The organization is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Missoula, Montana.

From the Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Issues ; accessed August 9, 2024.

https://www.ontheissues.org ; accessed August 9, 2024.