Voters Guide to Registration

By Leah Burdick

The 2024 presidential election is on Nov. 5.

The last presidential election was in 2020. This means a majority of The University of Tampa student body has yet to vote.

With two months till the election, some voter registration deadlines are coming up in Florida based on information from Democracy Works. 

• Registration deadlines
  • In-person at local election office: Oct. 7
  • Online: Oct. 7 by 11:59 p.m. 
  • By mail (postmarked by): Oct. 7
• Absentee ballot deadlines
  • Request ballot (received by): Oct. 24 by 5 p.m. 
  • Return ballot by mail (received by): Nov. 5 by 7 p.m. 
  • Return ballot in person: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m. 
• Voting deadlines
  • Early voting: varies by location 
  • In-person: Nov. 5

There are about 11,000 students enrolled in the Fall of 2023, and about half the students are from out of state. 

If you are not a registered voter, students can register to vote in Hillsborough County with their UT residential address, dorm number, and PO BOX.

For more information on student voting, visit UTampaVotes!

Below is a list of mail-in absentee ballot deadlines, according to Vote.org.

• Alabama
  • Application deadline: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by noon
• Alaska
  • Application deadline: Oct. 26
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Arizona
  • Application deadline: Oct. 25 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Arkansas
  • Application deadline: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7:30 p.m.
• California
  • Application deadline: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Colorado
  • Application deadline: Oct. 28
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Connecticut
  • Application deadline: Nov. 4. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Delaware
  • Application deadline: Nov. 1
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• District of Columbia
  • Application deadline: Oct. 21 
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Florida
  • Application deadline: Oct. 24 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Georgia
  • Application due: Oct. 25
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Hawaii
  • Application due: Oct. 29 
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Idaho
  • Application due: Oct. 25 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Illinois
  • Application due: Oct. 31
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Indiana
  • Application due: Oct. 24
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 6 p.m.
• Iowa
  • Application due: Oct. 21
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 before 8 p.m.
• Kansas
  • Application due: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 
• Kentucky
  • Application due: N/A
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 6 p.m.
• Louisiana
  • Application due: Nov. 1 by 4:30 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 4 by 4:30 p.m.
• Maine
  • Application due: Nov. 2
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Maryland
  • Application due: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 4
• Massachusetts
  • Application due: Oct. 31 by 5 p.m. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Michigan
  • Application due: Nov. 1 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Minnesota
  • Application due: Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Mississippi
  • Application due: No specific deadline. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Missouri
  • Application due: Oct. 23 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Montana
  • Application due: Nov. 4 by noon. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Nebraska
  • Application due: Oct. 25
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Nevada
  • Application due: N/A. All registered voters receive a vote-by-mail ballot.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• New Hampshire
  • Application due: No specific deadline. Recommended Oct. 22
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 5 p.m.
• New Jersey
  • Application due: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• New Mexico
  • Application due: Oct. 22
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• New York
  • Application due: Oct. 21
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• North Carolina
  • Application due: Oct. 29 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• North Dakota
  • Application due: No specific deadline. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 4
• Ohio
  • Application due: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 4
• Oklahoma
  • Application due: Oct. 21 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Oregon
  • Application due: Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Pennsylvania
  • Application due: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Rhode Island
  • Application due: Oct. 15 by 4 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• South Carolina
  • Application due: Oct. 31 by 5 p.m. Recommended Oct. 22
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• South Dakota
  • Application due: Nov 4. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Tennessee
  • Application due: Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Texas
  • Application due: Oct. 25
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.
• Utah
  • Application due: Automatically sends ballots to all registered voters. For those who need a ballot mailed to a location other than their registration address, an application must be received on Oct. 25.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Vermont
  • Application due: Nov 4. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 4
• Virginia
  • Application due: Oct. 25 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Washington
  • Application due: Automatically sends a ballot to every registered voter.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• West Virginia
  • Application due: Oct. 30
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5
• Wisconsin
  • Application due: Oct. 31 by 5 p.m.
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 8 p.m.
• Wyoming
  • Application due: Nov 4. Recommended Oct. 29
  • Ballot due: Nov. 5 by 7 p.m.