Tufts Votes - 2007 Elections

2008 Primary Elections

As with all absentee voting, things can get tricky. One of the easiest - yet simultaneously - most imporant things to do is to make sure that you request and submit your absentee ballot in time. To help you out, here's a table of the voter registration and absentee ballot deadlines in your state. Don't forget, however, that these dates are subject to change. Please bear in mind that you should leave enough time to request, receive, and return your absentee ballot. Always request ahead!!

State	Presidential Preference Primary Election Date	Voter Registration Deadline
Alabama	Tue. Jun. 3, 2008	Sat. May 24, 2008
Alaska	N/A	N/A
American Samoa	None specified
Arizona	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008, 7PM
Arkansas	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 29, 2008
California	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Mon. Jan. 21, 2008
Colorado	No primary, caucuses only	N/A
Connecticut	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Mon. Feb. 4, 2008, 5PM
Delaware	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 22, 2008
District of Columbia	Tue. Jan. 8, 2008	Mon. Dec. 10, 2007
Florida	Tue. Jan. 29, 2008	Mon. Dec. 31, 2007
Georgia	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 7, 2008
Guam	None specified
Hawaii	No primary, caucuses only.	N/A
Idaho	Dem Caucuses -Mon. Feb. 5, 2008 GOP Primary - Tue. May 27, 2008	Fri. Apr. 22, 2008
Illinois	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 8, 2008
Indiana	Tue. May 6, 2008	Tue. Apr. 7, 2008
Iowa	No primary, caucuses only	N/A
Kansas	None specified
Kentucky	Tue. May 20, 2008	Mon. Apr. 21, 2008
Louisiana	Sat. Feb. 9, 2008	Thu. Jan. 10, 2008
Maine	No primary, caucuses only	N/A
Maryland	Tue. Feb. 12, 2008	Tue. Jan. 22, 2008
Massachusetts	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Wed. Jan. 16, 2008
Michigan	Date yet to be determined	Date yet to be determined
Minnesota	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Not specified. Fri. Jan. 4, 2008 recommended.
Mississippi	Tue. Mar. 11, 2008	Sun. Feb. 10, 2008
Missouri	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Wed. Jan. 9, 2008
Montana	Tue. Jun. 3, 2008	Mon. May 5, 2008
Nebraska	Tue. May 13, 2008	Fri. Apr. 25, 2008, 6PM
Nevada	No primary, caucuses only	N/A
New Hampshire	Date not specified by NH at this time	TBD
New Jersey	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 8, 2008
New Mexico	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Not specificed. Fri. Jan. 4, 2008, recommended.
New York	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Fri. Jan. 11, 2008
North Carolina	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 29, 2008 recommended.
North Dakota	No primary, caucuses only	N/A
Ohio	Tue. Mar. 4, 2008	Fri. Feb. 4, 2008
Oklahoma	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Wed. Jan. 30, 2008, 5PM
Oregon	Tue. May 20, 2008	Tue. Apr. 29, 2008
Pennsylvania	Tue. Apr. 22, 2008	Mon. Mar. 24, 2008
Puerto Rico	None specified.
Rhode Island	Tue. Mar. 4, 2008	Sat. Feb. 2, 2008, 4PM
South Carolina	No primary, caucuses only	N/A
South Dakota	Tue. Jun. 3, 2008	Mon. May 19, 2008
Tennessee	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Mon. Jan. 31, 2008
Texas	Tue. Mar. 4, 2008	Mon. Feb. 4, 2008
Utah	Tue. Feb. 5, 2008	Tue. Jan. 8, 2008
Vermont	Tue. Mar. 4, 2008	Not specified. Feb. 4, 2008 recommended.
Virgin Islands	None specified.
Virginia	Tue. Feb. 12, 2008	Tue. Jan. 14, 2008
Washington	Tue. Feb. 19, 2008	Jan. 19, 2008 recommended. Accepted until Feb 19, 2008.
West Virginia	Tue. May 13, 2008	Tue. Apr. 22, 2008
Wisconsin	Tue. Feb. 19, 2008	Wed. Jan. 30, 2008
Wyoming	No primary, caucuses only	N/A

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2008 Primary Elections

Like deadlines, the rules about party affiliation are also subject to change. However, we're confident that the majority of this information is on-target. Use it to find out if you need to be registered with the party whose primary you wish to vote in. Closed means that you do. Open, on the other hand, means that you can be an independent or unenrolled voter to vote in the party primary. Many states include an option to mark off your party of choice on the absentee ballot itself.

State	Date	Primary	Special Circumstances
Alabama	February 5	Open
Alaska	February 5		Blanket primary for four of five registered parties. Republicans use closed primary.
Arizona	February 5	Closed
Arkansas	February 5	Open	Voter must vote in runoff primary of same party.
California	February 5	Closed
Colorado	February 5	Closed
Connecticut	February 5	Closed
Delaware	February 5	Closed
District of Columbia	February 12	Closed
Florida	x	Closed
Georgia	February 5	Open	Voter must vote in runoff primary of same party.
Hawaii	February 19 (D)	Open
Idaho	February 5 (D) May 27 (R)	Open
Illinois	February 5		Primary affiliation is established by voting in a primary election; therefore your primary vote is cast for the same party as last primary vote. Loosely enforced.
Indiana	May 6	Open
Iowa	January 14		Voter may change registration at polls.
Kansas	x	Closed
Kentucky	May 20	Closed
Louisiana	February 9		"Effectively open. Top-two runoff system (\""cajun primary\"") used. Closed primary used for Congressional races after 2006."
Maine	February 1 (R) February 10 (D)	Closed
Maryland	February 12	Closed
Massachusetts	March 4	Closed
Michigan	January 15	Open
Minnesota	February 5 (R) March 4 (D)	Open
Mississippi	March 11	Open
Missouri	February 5	Open
Montana	June 3	Open
Nebraska	May 13	Closed
Nevada	January 19	Closed
New Hampshire	X	Closed
New Jersey	February 5	Closed
New Mexico	February 5(D) June 3 (R)	Closed
New York	February 5	Closed
North Carolina	May 6	Closed
North Dakota	February 5	Open
Ohio	March 4		Primary affiliation is established by voting in a primary election; therefore your primary vote is cast for the same party as last primary vote. Loosely enforced.
Oklahoma	February 5	Closed
Oregon	May 20	Closed
Pennsylvania	April 22	Closed
Rhode Island	March 4	Closed
South Carolina	R- January 19 D–January 29	Open	Voter must vote in runoff primary of same party.
South Dakota	X	Closed
Tennessee	February 5	Open
Texas	March 4	Open	Voter must vote in runoff primary of same party.
Utah	February 5	Closed	Currently only Republicans close primary.
Vermont	March 4	Open
Virginia	February 12	Open
Washington	February 19	Open
West Virginia	May 13	Closed
Wisconsin	February 19	Open
Wyoming	January 5 (R) March 8 (D)	Closed