With Election Day less than one month away, the deadline to register to vote in many states is quickly approaching, or is already here. It is important for low-income renters to vote to support candidates with plans to progress our affordable housing programs.
Today is the last day you can register by any method to vote in 11 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. The deadline has already passed in Alaska and Rhode Island.
The last day to register to vote in 2020 for each state
| State | In Person Registration | Online Registration | Mail Registration |
| Alabama | October 19 | October 19 | October 19 |
| Alaska | October 4 | October 4 | October 3 |
| Arizona | October 5 | October 5 | October 5 |
| Arkansas | October 4 | N/A | October 5 |
| California | November 3 | October 19 | October 19 |
| Colorado | November 3 | October 26 | October 26 |
| Connecticut | November 3 | October 27 | October 27 |
| D.C. | November 3 | October 13 | October 13 |
| Delaware | October 10 | October 10 | October 10 |
| Florida | October 5 | October 5 | October 5 |
| Georgia | October 5 | October 5 | October 5 |
| Hawaii | November 3 | October 5 | October 5 |
| Idaho | November 3 | October 9 | October 9 |
| Illinois | November 3 | October 18 | October 6 |
| Indiana | October 5 | October 5 | October 5 |
| Iowa | November 3 | October 24 | October 19 |
| Kansas | October 13 | October 13 | October 13 |
| Kentucky | October 5 | October 5 | October 5 |
| Louisiana | October 4 | October 14 | October 5 |
| Maine | November 3 | N/A | October 19 |
| Maryland | November 3 | October 13 | October 13 |
| Massachusetts | October 14 | October 14 | October 14 |
| Michigan | November 3 | October 19 | October 19 |
| Minnesota | November 3 | October 13 | October 13 |
| Mississippi | October 5 | N/A | October 5 |
| Missouri | October 7 | October 7 | October 7 |
| Montana | November 3 | N/A | October 4 |
| Nebraska | October 23 | October 16 | October 16 |
| Nevada | November 3 | October 29 | October 6 |
| New Hampshire | November 3 | N/A | October 21-28 |
| New Jersey | October 13 | October 13 | October 13 |
| New Mexico | October 6 | October 6 | October 6 |
| New York | October 9 | October 9 | October 9 |
| North Carolina | October 31 (if voting early) | October 9 | October 9 |
| North Dakota | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Ohio | October 5 | October 4 | October 5 |
| Oklahoma | October 9 | N/A | October 9 |
| Oregon | October 13 | October 13 | October 13 |
| Pennsylvania | October 19 | October 19 | October 19 |
| Rhode Island | October 4 | October 4 | October 4 |
| South Carolina | October 3 | October 4 | October 5 |
| South Dakota | October 19 | October 4 | October 19 |
| Tennessee | October 5 | October 4 | October 5 |
| Texas | October 5 | N/A | October 5 |
| Utah | November 3 | October 27 | October 5 |
| Vermont | November 3 | October 30 | November 3 |
| Virginia | October 12 | October 12 | October 12 |
| Washington | November 3 | October 26 | October 26 |
| West Virginia | October 13 | October 13 | October 13 |
| Wisconsin | November 3 | October 21 | October 21 |
| Wyoming | November 3 | N/A | October 20 |
Why it’s important for low-income renters to vote
Affordable Housing Online has written many articles this year that show the importance of voting for candidates who will focus on supporting low-income renters in America:
- House keeps housing assistance a priority for coronavirus relief
- Congress deadlocked on more coronavirus relief
- Trump and Carson fuel suburban fears about low-income renters
- Federal judge rules cities cannot issue fines for being homeless
- Trump executive orders will not help workers or stop evictions
- Low-income, minority, and immigrant renters hurt by Trump cutting census short
- Trump fans race and class tensions as HUD guts key fair housing rule
- Report shows that affordable housing is “Out of Reach” everywhere in the country
- Trump Admin again proposes rule that will hurt homeless transgender persons
- House passes pandemic housing bills; pressure on Senate Republicans to support more housing assistance
- Experts fear for eviction crisis during coronavirus pandemic
- Speaker Pelosi talks about housing assistance during the pandemic
- Former inmates face housing discrimination during the pandemic
- House lawmakers push national eviction ban and rent suspension
- Need for emergency rental assistance grows during the coronavirus pandemic
- Infrastructure program at risk of Trump cuts gets big boost to help communities during pandemic
- Calls grow for rent forgiveness as governments order businesses to close
- Low-income renters helped by $2.2 trillion coronavirus economic stimulus
- Cities, states and feds suspending evictions during coronavirus crisis
- Lawmakers grill Carson on controversial HUD policies
- Local barriers in the way of new affordable housing
- Harvard report shows loss of affordable apartments and growing rent burden
- Trump administration FY 2021 budget keeps pushing housing cuts
- Supreme Court lets Trump public charge rule take effect
- Senate Considering Two Bills Promoting Housing Stability
- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal on Public Sleeping Bans