Oct. 19 Voter Registration Deadline Has Passed; Same-Day Options Remain and Election Day Is Nov. 3

Election Day is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The Oct. 19 registration deadlines have passed. California offers conditional registration at county elections offices through Nov. 3, and Michigan voters can register in person at their local clerk's office with proof of residency through Election Day; Pennsylvania has no registration after Oct. 19. Early voting has ended in Texas and Connecticut; see the early voting windows, look up your sample ballot by ZIP code, and check when polls close on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Monday, Oct. 19, 2026 was the last day to register to vote in California and Pennsylvania for the Nov. 3 general election, and the last day to register online or by mail in Michigan. That deadline has passed, but California and Michigan still allow in-person registration through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early in-person voting in Texas ended Friday, Oct. 30, and in Connecticut on Sunday, Nov. 1.

Deadlines that fall on Monday

State	Deadline on Oct. 19	After Oct. 19
California	Online, or mail postmarked by Oct. 19	Conditional registration at the county elections office through Election Day
Pennsylvania	Online until 11:59 p.m.; mail or in person received by close of business	None; no same-day registration
Michigan	Online, or mail postmarked by Oct. 19	In person at your local clerk with proof of residency, Oct. 20 through Nov. 3

California sets its deadline 15 days before every election, the Secretary of State’s office says. Pennsylvania’s Department of State says online applications are accepted until 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 19, while paper applications must reach the county by the end of the business day. Michigan’s Department of State says that from Oct. 20 until Election Day, new registrations must be made in person at a local clerk’s office with proof of residency, and voters in line by 8 p.m. on Election Day can still register.

Early voting in Texas and Connecticut began Oct. 19

State	Early voting	Hours and notes
Texas	Monday, Oct. 19 to Friday, Oct. 30 (ended)	Vote at any early voting location in your county of registration; applications for a mail ballot had to be received by Friday, Oct. 23
Connecticut	Monday, Oct. 19 to Sunday, Nov. 1 (ended)	10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, extended to 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27 and Thursday, Oct. 29; same-day registration was available at early voting sites

Texas’s registration deadline for this election was Monday, Oct. 5. On Oct. 16 the Texas Secretary of State reported a record 19,041,684 registered voters ahead of the election. Connecticut’s regular registration deadline was Friday, Oct. 16, but the state’s early voting locations also offered same-day registration, according to the Secretary of the State’s office.

Key dates through Nov. 3

Date	What happens
Monday, Oct. 19	Registration deadline in California, Pennsylvania and (online or mail) Michigan; early voting opened in Texas and Connecticut
Friday, Oct. 23	Texas: last day for the early voting clerk to receive a mail ballot application
Tuesday, Oct. 27	Pennsylvania: mail ballot applications were due by 5 p.m.; Connecticut extended early voting hours
Friday, Oct. 30	Texas: last day of early voting
Sunday, Nov. 1	Connecticut: last day of early voting; U.S. clocks went back one hour at 2 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3	Election Day; Pennsylvania mail ballots must be received by 8 p.m.

Polls in Pennsylvania and Michigan are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day; Connecticut’s polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The clocks changed two days before the election. Our daylight saving time report explains the Nov. 1 switch.

How to check your own state

Deadlines differ by state, and some states allow same-day registration while others close weeks earlier. Vote.gov, run by the federal government, links to each state’s official registration page and lists its deadline. Your state or county election office is the final word on dates, hours and polling places.

A short checklist

• Confirm you are registered, and that your address is current, on your state’s election website.
• Find your Election Day polling place on your state or county election website before you go.
• Look up your sample ballot by ZIP code and copy your choices onto paper before you go.
• If you vote by mail, check your state’s deadline for applying and for returning the ballot; they are not the same date.
• Write Nov. 3 on a November 2026 printable calendar; a weekly planner helps you plan the day.