Alloy Verify Crosses 15 Million API Voter Registration Status Checks as Voter Registration Deadlines Loom

Updated with new voter registration deadlines for Florida and Arizona

This weekend, as several states reached voter registration deadlines, and as we marked one month from election day on Sunday, Alloy Verify crossed 15 million voter registration status checks! That’s the direct result of our partners across the progressive ecosystem who have carried out incredible work to ensure more Americans have their voices heard, and that we close the data gap that left too many potential voters on the sidelines in 2016. Alloy Verify is an API that helps voter registration groups and progressive campaigns check voter registration status for individuals or lists, and enables our partner organizations to build apps or websites that let voters check their own status.

A key differentiator for us at Alloy is that we update our files from the Secretaries of State more often than anyone else in this space. That’s particularly important in this final stretch, as our partners work to register voters before the deadlines in their states, and as they work to convert those new registrants to GOTV lists. We’re proud to support their work.

Already we’ve made Verify as dynamic an API as possible, and we’ve built out a variety of endpoints to support organizations at different levels of technical capacity.

• We have made a Google Docs integration available, that enables smaller organizations to hit the API with little technical complexity.
• We added a Bulk Upload feature for organizations with large lists.
• We added a fuzzy search beta endpoint for relational organizing tools that can consider and interpret multiple results from limited inputs.

You can see more about our Verify API at alloy.us/verify.

If you are in a state where voter registration remains open, you can still register and encourage those you know to register too! Below we’ve included a calendar extracted from a great chart provided by the National Conference of State Legislatures on voter registration deadlines. Note that some states will still allow same-day registration at early vote sites or on election day, so consult with local election authorities. But why wait? Let’s get the word out, and let’s get as many Americans registered to vote as possible!

Voter Registration Deadlines extracted from information
Reported by the National Conference of State Legislatures
(Note, information is subject to change. Consult local election authorities.)

Sunday, October 4th — 30 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana (the 14th if online), Mississippi, Montana (same-day registration is permitted after the deadline through Election Day), Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Monday, October 5th — 29 days to election

• Voter reg deadline for Georgia (deadlines for special elections are different), Hawaii (same-day registration permitted in-person during early vote and on Election Day), Indiana, Kentucky [Update: Since publication, Florida extended voter registration until 7pm Tuesday, October 6th due to a website crash; Arizona extended the voter registration deadline to October 23rd after a federal judge ruled in favor of two groups who sued to push the deadline back due to the coronavirus pandemic)

Tuesday the 6th — 28 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Illinois (the 18th if online, same-day in person registration available from 27 days before the election and on Election Day, and availability and locations of same-day/Election day registration vary by county), New Mexico (same-day registration permitted from 28 days prior to the election until the Saturday prior to the election, and will be offered on Election Day beginning in 2021), Nevada (by mail or in-person, can register up to 5 days prior to the election online, same day in-person registration is permitted during early voting and on Election day. Deadlines for special elections are different.)
• [Update: Since publication, Florida extended voter registration until 7pm Tuesday, October 6th due to a website crash.)

Wednesday the 7th — 27 days to election

• Missouri

Friday the 9th — 25 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Idaho (same-day registration is permitted on Election Day), New York, North Carolina (same-day registration is permitted during early voting), Oklahoma

Saturday the 10th — 24 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Delaware (Deadlines for special elections are different)

Monday, October 12th — 22 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Virginia (Deadlines for special elections are different.)
• (Colorado has a deadline for voter registration drives 22 days before an election, but eight days — October 26th — otherwise, and same day registration is permitted during early voting and on Election Day)

Tuesday the 13th — 21 days to election

• Voter Registration deadline for DC (same-day registration permitted on Election Day), Kansas, Maine (same-day registration permitted on Election Day), Maryland (same-day registration permitted during early vote and on Election Day), Minnesota (same-day registration permitted during early voting and on Election day), New Jersey, Oregon, West Virginia

Wednesday the 14th — 20 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Massachusetts, Wisconsin (Same-day registration permitted on Election Day), Louisiana (if online, other methods at thirty days before an election)

Friday the 16th — 18 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Nebraska (online or by mail)

Monday, October 19th — 15 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for California (same-day registration permitted in person 14 days before an election and on Election Day), Iowa (postmarked but 10 overall), Alabama, California, Michigan (same-day registration permitted during early voting and on Election Day), Pennsylvania, South Dakota

Tuesday the 20th — 14 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Wyoming (same-day registration permitted on Election Day)

Wed the 21st — 13 days to election

• New Hampshire voter registration deadline is 6 to 13 days depending on local supervisors, but allows same-day registration on Election Day.

Fri the 23rd — 11 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Nebraska (in-person only, the deadline for mail and online is Friday the 16th of October), Utah (same-day registration is permitted during early voting and on Election Day.)
• New Hampshire voter registration deadline is 6 to 13 days depending on local supervisors, but allows same-day registration on Election Day.
• (Update: Arizona extended the voter registration deadline to October 23rd after a federal judge ruled in favor of two groups who sued to push the deadline back due to the coronavirus pandemic.)

Sat the 24th — 10 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Iowa (postmarked 15 days before, same-day during in-person absentee voting and on Election Day. Deadlines for primary and other elections are different)
• New Hampshire voter registration deadline is 6 to 13 days depending on local supervisors, but allows same-day registration on Election Day.

Monday, October 26th — 8 days to election

• Voter registration deadline for Colorado (same-day registration is permitted during early voting and on Election Day. Deadlines for voter registration drives are 22 days before an election), Washington (in-person registration is permitted through 8p.m. Election Day)
• New Hampshire voter registration deadline is 6 to 13 days depending on local supervisors, but allows same-day registration on Election Day.

Tuesday the 27th — 7 days to election

• Voter registration deadline Connecticut (same-day registration permitted on Election Day. Deadlines for primary elections are different)
• New Hampshire voter registration deadline is 6 to 13 days depending on local supervisors, but allows same-day registration on Election Day.

Wednesday the 28th — 6 days to election

• New Hampshire voter registration deadline is 6 to 13 days depending on local supervisors, but allows same-day registration on Election Day.

Election Day -Tuesday, November 3rd

• Vermont (Same-day registration is permitted through Election Day)