Statutory registration deadline

The statute explicitly and exhaustively defines the registration deadline as 30 days before an election day. This cutoff is set directly in statute, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, and is stated with sufficient clarity that both liberal and conservative election scholars would recognize it as a clear, judicially reviewable standard.

“a person registering within 30 days preceding an election is not eligible to vote at that election”

The statute explicitly sets a registration deadline (7:00 p.m. on election day for covered overseas voters under the UOCAVA) as a bright-line rule in the legislative text, leaving no discretion to administrators. Additionally, subsection D provides a second statutory deadline (5:00 p.m. on the Friday before election day) for certain recent returnees from overseas service, and subsection A implicitly establishes procedures for general registration via affidavit. The cutoffs are defined by statute rather than regulation or administrative discretion.

“registration for any person covered under subsection B of this section may be accomplished at any time prior to 7:00 p.m. of an election day”

Section 102(4) statutorily defines the suspension period during which claims cannot be considered, anchored to 'the close of the Rolls for an election' and 'the close of the poll.' While the exact calendar dates depend on election-specific declarations, the statutory framework fixes the registration deadline relative to election day (the close of polls) rather than delegating it to regulation or administrative discretion. The procedure for handling late claims received during suspension is also enumerated in subsections (4)–(5).

“starting at 8 pm on the day of the close of the Rolls for an election to be held in a Division; and (ii) ending on the close of the poll for the election”

The statute explicitly defines two distinct registration (ballot card application) deadlines relative to election day: four days before for written applications and two days before at noon for oral applications. These temporal cutoffs are set directly in the statutory text with no delegation to administrative discretion.

“Der Antrag muss spätestens am vierten Tag vor dem Wahltag bei der zuständigen Behörde einlangen. Mündlich kann der Antrag bis spätestens am zweiten Tag vor dem Wahltag, 12.00 Uhr, gestellt werden.”

The statute explicitly defines the registration challenge/correction deadline as twelve days before election day, establishing a clear, statutorily-grounded temporal anchor relative to election day. This is a defined procedural deadline set by statute (not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion).

“jusqu'au douzième jour précédant celui de l'élection”

The statute explicitly establishes a fixed registration deadline—submission of membership rolls to electoral judges in the second week of April and October each year—for partisan affiliation to be valid for candidacy purposes. This deadline is defined by statute (Lei nº 9.096/1995 as amended), not left to regulation or administrative discretion. The procedure is enumerated and binding.

The statute explicitly defines the registration (revision) cutoff as 6:00 p.m. on the 6th day before polling day. This timing is set directly in the statutory text, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, and is enumerated with specific time and numerical precision.

“The revision period shall terminate at 6:00 p.m. on the 6th day before polling day.”

The statute explicitly and exhaustively sets the registration deadline by type of election: fifteenth day prior through election day for general elections, and eighth day prior through election day for other elections. The cutoff dates are statutorily enumerated, not delegated to administrative discretion, and subsection (3.5) further clarifies that applications must be processed per statute §1-2-508(3), anchoring the procedure in law rather than regulation.

The statute explicitly sets registration deadlines relative to election day in terms of specific numbered days before an election (60th day, 32nd day, 31st day, 18th day, etc.). These cutoffs are enumerated in the statutory text itself, not delegated to administrative discretion or regulation. The registrar's processing timelines and notice requirements are also statutorily mandated.

“A notice of acceptance or a notice of rejection shall be sent (A) not later than four days after receipt of an application during the period beginning on the sixtieth day before an election and ending on the thirty-second day before such election, (B) on the day of receipt of an application if it is received (i) during the period beginning on the thirty-first day before such election and ending on the eighteenth day before such election”

The statute explicitly defines the registration deadline as a fixed, enumerated temporal rule (the third Monday prior to election day) rather than leaving it to administrative discretion. The deadline is clear, navigable, and directly codified in statute.

“The deadline for the Department to receive an application to register to vote under the provisions of this chapter is the third Monday prior to a primary or general election.”

§ 18 codifies that 'when the election has been called, the municipal council shall prepare a voter list (valgliste) of the municipality's voters.' § 19 codifies that voter lists are prepared from the Central Person Register (CPR). § 65 codifies postal-vote handling. § 47 codifies polling-place voting. § 96 codifies referendum eligibility. Statutory list-preparation deadlines codified.

Estonia registers voters automatically from the population register; § 22 of the Riigikogu Election Act fixes the statutory cutoff — the list of voters is compiled as at the 30th day before election day, with later address changes disregarded.

“The list of voters is maintained on the basis the data prescribed in subsection 3 of § 20 of this Act, as at the 30th day before the election day.”

§ 28 codifies that 'the voter register becomes final at 12:00 on the 12th day before election day.' § 18 codifies that the Population Register Centre establishes the register by the 46th day before election day from Population Information System data as of the 51st day. § 23 codifies data-checking. § 24/§ 26 codify correction deadlines. Statutory register-establishment + finality deadlines codified.

“Äänioikeusrekisteri on lainvoimainen 12. päivänä ennen vaalipäivää kello 12 lukien.”

§ 97.053 governs acceptance and processing of voter registration. § 97.055 (not surfaced) fixes the 29-day-before-election registration deadline in Florida.

“Voter registration applications, changes in registration, and requests for a replacement voter information card must be accepted in the office of any supervisor”

The statute explicitly defines the registration deadline window as a fixed temporal interval relative to election day (sixth Friday before and tenth day before the election), set directly in the legislative code rather than delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. This satisfies the procedural-clarity criterion for a statutorily-grounded, enumerated deadline.

“entre le sixième vendredi précédant le scrutin et le dixième jour précédant ce scrutin”

Election Code Article 100(1) codifies the 30-day-pre-election candidate-registration deadline. Article 113 codifies party registration deadlines. Article 31 (in REG.4 cands) codifies the unified-voter-list registration cutoffs. Statutory deadlines codified.

§ 21-2-224 codifies registration deadlines — fifth Monday before each primary/general election. § 21-2-220.1 codifies required documentation. Statutory registration deadline clearly codified.

The statute explicitly defines the registration cutoff as the 42nd day before the election (Stichtag), establishing a clear, numerical, and statutorily-grounded deadline relative to election day. This leaves no administrative discretion regarding the timing of the cutoff.

“Von Amts wegen sind in das Wählerverzeichnis alle Wahlberechtigten einzutragen, die am 42. Tage vor der Wahl (Stichtag) bei der Meldebehörde gemeldet sind”

ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 95 codifies inter-jurisdiction voter registration (ετεροδημότες). Άρθρο 12 codifies bi-monthly registration update cycle; Άρθρο 10 codifies February annual new-elector compilation; Άρθρο 15 codifies the one-month pre-election cutoff.

“Οι εκλογείς που διαμένουν σε δήμο άλλης εκλογικής περιφέρειας από εκείνη στους εκλογικούς καταλόγους της οποίας είναι εγγεγραμμένοι, αποκαλούνται στο εξής «ετεροδημότες»”

The statute explicitly sets registration deadlines relative to election day: persons must satisfy eligibility requirements by election day; those moving within 6 weeks prior must register the move; those moving after the 6-week cutoff remain on the original list; and temporary residents abroad must have a decision by 3 weeks before election day. All deadlines are defined by statute, not left to administrative discretion.

The statute explicitly defines the registration deadline as the tenth day before the election at 4:30 p.m., with a specified alternative timing rule if that day falls on a weekend or holiday. This is a clear, statutorily-grounded, enumerated procedural rule leaving no administrative discretion over the cutoff timing itself.

“At 4:30 p.m. on the tenth day before each election, but if the day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday then at 4:30 p.m. on the first working day immediately thereafter, the general county register shall be closed to registration for persons seeking to vote”

The section establishes a statutory deadline for the completion and publication of electoral registers as a fixed number of days (36 days) before polling day. This deadline is set directly in the statute rather than delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, providing clear, enumerated procedural timing for the registration process.

The statute explicitly sets a registration deadline relative to election day (11 days before, at 5:00 p.m.) in enumerated, clear statutory language. The rule is binding on county clerks and appointed registrars, leaving no discretion to administrators. This satisfies the criterion's requirement that the deadline be defined by statute rather than regulation or administrative directive.

“No elector may register in the office of the county clerk after 5:00 p.m. on the eleventh day before any election held throughout the county in which he resides for the purpose of voting at such election”

10 ILCS 5/4-12 codifies the registration-related deadlines including the close-of-registration window prior to elections (further deadlines codified in §§ 4-6, 4-8 of the registration article).

“between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. of Monday and Tuesday of the second week prior to the week in which the 1970 primary election”

The statute explicitly defines the registration deadline as a fixed, enumerated period relative to election day (29 days before through 8 days before), set directly by statute rather than left to administrative discretion. The cutoff is unambiguous and gives voters clear notice of when they must register.

The registration cutoff is explicitly defined in statute (Iowa Code § 48A.9(1)) as fifteen days before each election at 5:00 p.m. This is a clear, numerical, statutorily-grounded deadline that leaves no room for administrative discretion. The provision is enumerated precisely and requires no interpretation or regulatory implementation.

“Registration closes at 5:00 p.m. fifteen days before each election.”

Section 15(5) sets the registration deadline in statute: applications received on or after the twelfth day before polling day have no effect. The cutoff is defined explicitly and numerically (12 days) relative to election day, not left to administrative discretion or regulation. This satisfies the statutory grounding and enumeration requirements of procedural clarity.

“An application by a person to have his name entered in the supplement to the register, received by the registration authority on or after the twelfth day (disregarding any excluded day) before polling day at an election or referendum shall not have effect in relation to that election or referendum.”

K.S.A. 25-2311(e) establishes the registration deadline directly in statute as a fixed, enumerated rule: 21 days before any election (or 31 days for presidential preference primaries), with specific provisions for postmarked versus received dates. This is not delegated to administrative discretion; the deadline is set by the legislature and requires no regulatory interpretation for its core operative provision.

“county election officers shall accept and process applications received by voter registration agencies and the division of motor vehicles not later than the 21st day preceding the date of any election or mailed voter registration applications that are postmarked not later than the 21st day preceding the date of any election except, if the postmark is illegible or missing, mailed voter registration applications received in the mail not later than the ninth day preceding the day of any election”

Article 59, Section 4 establishes the registration deadline by constitutional law (statute), not by regulation or administrative directive. The cutoff is defined with explicit temporal precision: forty days before election day at 18:00 local time. This provides clear, enumerated procedural rules that both strict and permissive scholars would recognize as statutorily grounded and judicially reviewable.

“Registration of candidates for the Presidency shall begin two months before the elections and end at 18.00 local time forty days before the election day, unless otherwise specified when appointing the elections.”

Lithuania has automatic voter registration via the Population Register (§ 34) with statutory deadlines for voter-list updates (§ 31 final lists, § 32 updates, § 41 registration of voters abroad 15 days before voting). The cutoff is set by statute, not administrative directive.

“at least 15 days before voting in the referendum, submit to the Central Electoral Committee the voter list”

The statute explicitly and unambiguously sets the registration cutoff deadline at thirty days prior to the election, with detailed provisions for emergency exceptions and notifications. The deadline is defined directly in statute, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. All procedural variants (holiday adjustments, emergency deferrals) are themselves enumerated in the statute.

“Registrars shall close the registration records thirty days prior to an election.”

The statute explicitly establishes a registration deadline (April 1st of the election year) that is binding and defined in the statutory text itself, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. The deadline is enumerated with specificity and applies to both municipal and European elections.

“La demande d'inscription aux élections communales ou européennes signée et datée est déposée, sous peine de déchéance, sur papier libre et contre récépissé auprès du collège des bourgmestre et échevins de la commune de résidence de l'intéressé avant le 1 er avril de l'année en cours.”

Article 37 establishes a specific, statutorily-defined registration deadline—the provisional electoral list is finalized on February 28 of each year. This date is fixed in the organic law itself, not delegated to administrative discretion or regulation, and is tied to an election calendar reference point (annually). The criterion asks whether the cutoff is defined by statute; this section does exactly that.

“La liste arrêtée provisoirement le 28 février de chaque année”

The statute defines a clear, enumerated procedural deadline: a 15-day waiting period after filing an application to change party enrollment before the voter becomes eligible to vote in a primary. This cutoff is set directly in statute (21-A § 144, subsection 3), not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. The procedure is accompanied by a detailed cure mechanism (subsection 2) wherein the registrar must track the 15-day period and automatically update the central voter registration system when it has elapsed.

“a voter may not vote at a caucus, convention or primary election for 15 days after filing an application to change enrollment”

The statute explicitly establishes the registration cutoff as the 21st day before an election, with specific times (5 p.m. and 11:59 p.m.) based on submission method. This deadline is enumerated directly in the statutory text without delegation to administrative discretion, and the reopening date (11th day after election) is also statutorily defined. The procedural clarity satisfies the criterion.

The statute explicitly sets a specific registration cutoff date (February 15 of the election year) in the text of the law itself, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. The date is enumerated with precision and binding on the electoral institute.

The statute explicitly defines the 15-day-before-election cutoff and enumerates the means by which an application is deemed timely received, providing clear statutory grounding for the registration deadline.

“An application for registration is considered received on or before the fifteenth day before an election if 1 of the following requirements is met”

§ 201.061 codifies the registration deadline: registration prior to the 20 days before an election, with ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION available within that window. § 201.121 codifies entry of names. § 201.1611 codifies postsecondary registration. Statutory registration deadline + Election Day registration codified.

“At any time except during the 20 days immediately preceding any regularly scheduled election, an eligible voter or any individual who will be an eligible voter at the time of the next election may register or update a registration to vote”

The statute explicitly defines the registration deadline as ten (10) or more days prior to the election date. This cutoff is set directly in the statutory text, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, and applies with clarity to absent voters using federal applications or ballots.

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline at the fourth Wednesday prior to the election at a specified time (5:00 p.m. or the normal closing time of public buildings, whichever is later). This deadline is defined in statutory text, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, and is expressed with clear temporal reference to the election date.

“In order to vote in any election for which registration is required, a person must be registered to vote in the state of Missouri no later than 5:00 p.m., or the normal closing time of any public building where the registration is being held if such time is later than 5:00 p.m., on the fourth Wednesday prior to the election”

The statute explicitly sets a statutory registration deadline of 30 days before election day, leaving no discretion to administrators. This is a clear, enumerated procedural rule grounded directly in the Electoral Code text.

§ 13-2-301 sets the registration cutoff in statute — regular registration closes 30 days before any election — and § 13-2-304 codifies late registration through noon the day before, and election-day, voting.

“close regular registrations for 30 days before any election”

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline as 6 p.m. on the third Friday preceding any election, which is a statutorily-defined cutoff relative to election day. This is enumerated in the statute itself, not left to administrative discretion or regulation. The deadline is clear, fixed, and directly tied to election timing.

“Deputy registrars shall not register voters after 6 p.m. on the third Friday preceding any election.”

The statute sets the registration deadline in statutory text, defining it as the day of candidate nomination (kandidaatstelling). This is not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion; the temporal boundary is enumerated directly in the law. The provision also specifies the consequence (requests received after that day are excluded from the next election), establishing a clear, judicially reviewable standard.

“Verzoeken die worden ontvangen na de dag van de kandidaatstelling blijven voor de daaropvolgende verkiezing buiten beschouwing.”

The section explicitly sets the registration cutoff in statute at 14 days before the election. This is not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion; it is enumerated directly in the statutory text as a fixed deadline.

The statute explicitly establishes that UOCAVA voter absentee ballot applications must be entered into the statewide centralized voter registration database without delay upon receipt, with specific deadlines enumerated in subsections I–VII (e.g., applications received prior to the Monday before a primary must be entered by that Monday; applications received between that Monday and 45 days before general election entered on day received; applications after 45 days entered without delay). These registration deadlines are statutorily defined and tied to election-specific dates, not left to administrative discretion.

“Upon receipt of a properly executed application for an absentee ballot from a UOCAVA voter as defined in RSA 652:16-b, whether the form supplied by the secretary of state, the federal official post card form, or a written statement containing the information required by RSA 657:4, I, a town or city clerk shall retain the application and, without delay and except as provided in subparagraph (b), enter the application in the statewide centralized voter registration database.”

The statute explicitly establishes a registration deadline—29 days prior to election day—in statutory text, not by reference to regulation or administrative discretion. The cutoff is numerically enumerated and directly enforceable.

“a voter who registers after the 29th day prior to a school election”

The section explicitly sets a statutory registration deadline in clear, enumerated terms: 28 days prior to election day. This is grounded directly in statute (NMSA 1978, § 1-4-8) and leaves no room for administrative discretion in setting the cutoff date. The deadline is quantified and unambiguous.

“to participate in an election, the deadline to register to vote or update an existing voter registration is twenty-eight days prior to that election”

§ 10-106 codifies the 35-day pre-election deadline for military voter registration. § 5-200/5-210 (general registration deadlines, not surfaced) codify 25-day registration deadline for general electors. § 11-200 codifies federal-voter registration. § 11-204 codifies registration application form.

The statute explicitly defines registration deadlines relative to election day in numerical terms (25 days before for mail with postmark; 20 days before for mail without clear postmark; 25 days before for in-person, fax, and scanned submission). These deadlines are set directly in statutory text, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion, satisfying the criterion.

“In order to be valid for a primary or election, the form: If submitted by mail, must be postmarked at least 25 days before the primary or election, except that any mailed application on which the postmark is missing or unclear is validly submitted if received in the mail not later than 20 days before the primary or election, If submitted in person, by facsimile transmission, or by transmission of a scanned document, must be received by the county board of elections by a time established by that board, but no earlier than 5:00 P.M., on the twenty-fifth day before the primary or election”

§ 5-7 codifies the candidate-list filing deadline: '12:00 on 31 March of the election year' (klokken 12 den 31. mars i valgåret). § 16-6 codifies complaint filing deadlines. § 21-4 codifies time-period calculations. § 21-5 codifies missed-deadline procedure. Statutory deadline framework codified.

“Frist for å levere et listeforslag er klokken 12 den 31. mars i valgåret.”

The statute explicitly defines the registration cutoff as 24 days prior to election day as a minimum and 60 days as a maximum window. This is a clear, statutorily-grounded deadline tied to election day, leaving no discretion to administrators. The rule is enumerated in the statute itself and applies uniformly.

ORS § 247.025 sets the registration deadline directly in statute with clear, enumerated temporal requirements: receipt by close of business on the 21st day before the election (or midnight at the latest), postmark by the 21st day before the election, or electronic delivery by 11:59 p.m. on the 21st day before. The deadline is defined relative to a fixed event (election day) with no delegation to administrative discretion.

§ 1231(b) codifies the 15-day pre-election registration deadline: 'In the case of voter registration with a motor vehicle driver's license application... if the valid voter registration application is received by the appropriate commission not later than fifteen days before the election' (similar 15-day rule for agency/in-person/mail). Statutory deadline.

“received by the appropriate commission not later than fifteen days before the election”

Article 436 § 2 establishes a statutory registration deadline for candidate list amendments: no later than 10 days before election day. This cutoff is enumerated directly in the statute, not delegated to administrative discretion or regulation, and is tied explicitly to 'dniem wyborów' (election day), making it a clear statutory deadline.

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline in clear, enumerated terms: 30 days before an election. This is not delegated to administrative discretion or left to regulation; it is defined directly in the statutory text with a specific numerical standard. The provision is unambiguous and leaves no room for administrative interpretation of when registration closes.

“Registration for any election shall close on the thirtieth (30th) day preceding an election”

Article 17 codifies voter-list preparation: 'In order to ensure the rights of voters, referendum participants, corresponding election commissions shall prepare lists of voters... on the basis of the data obtained through the use of the state' registry. Article 19 codifies precinct formation. Article 38 codifies candidate registration deadlines. Statutory registration deadline framework codified.

MP Election Law Article 20 codifies the registration deadline: voter list closes no later than 15 days before election day. Article 13 (4465) establishes who can be registered; Article 19 (4471) governs the citizen-correction window.

“Бирачки списак закључује се најкасније 15 дана пре дана одржавања избора.”

Section 26-27 establishes a statutory requirement that parties must be registered and must submit candidate lists by a deadline 'stated in the election timetable'—the timetable itself is a statutorily mandated document (referenced in section 24(2) and section 14(2)(A)). The registration requirement and submission deadline are set by statute, not left to administrative discretion, though the specific date is referenced by reference to the timetable rather than hardcoded in the statute itself.

South Carolina Code § 7-5-330 sets the registration deadline in statute with clear, enumerated timelines for four distinct registration pathways (motor vehicle, mail, agency, and other). Each method specifies 'no later than thirty days before the date of the election,' providing the specific, statutorily-grounded deadline required by the criterion. No discretion is left to administrators to alter this cutoff.

“the valid voter registration form of the applicant must be completed at the Department of Motor Vehicles no later than thirty days before the date of the election”

§ 12-4-6.1 codifies effective date of voter registration: 'effective on the date which the card is received by the county auditor' with 5-day grace for agency-completed cards. § 12-4-59 codifies challenge deadline (90 days before election). § 12-4-19.7 codifies confirmation-mailing notice procedure. Statutory registration deadlines codified.

The statute explicitly defines the registration cutoff in statutory text (Artículo 39, Apartado 1): the valid electoral roll for each election is the one closed on the first day of the second month prior to election call. This is a fixed, enumerated deadline set by law, not delegated to administrative discretion or regulation. The registration cutoff relative to election call is therefore statutorily grounded and clear.

“Para cada elección el Censo Electoral vigente será el cerrado el día primero del segundo mes anterior a la convocatoria.”

5 kap. 5 § codifies notice procedures from other EU Member States regarding voter eligibility. 5 kap. 3 § codifies EP-election eligibility timing (must turn 18 by election day). 5 kap. 4 § codifies the voter-roll district assignment. 2 kap. 1 § codifies party-registration deadlines. 2 kap. 5 § codifies registration validity across elections. Statutory deadline framework codified.

The statute explicitly defines the registration cutoff deadline in numerically specific terms: 29 days before an election for in-person applications and 30 days before an election for mail registration forms. This rule is set directly in statute, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. The deadline is enumerated with clear temporal markers.

“A qualified voter may register or have the voter's registration altered at the commission office at any time the office is open, except that applications for registration shall not be processed for twenty-nine (29) days before an election, except as provided in subsection (b); provided, that a qualified voter may file a mail registration form by postmarking the registration form or submitting the registration form thirty (30) days before an election.”

Art. IV-27 codifies preliminary voter list compilation deadlines (no later than 30 days before election). Art. I-42 codifies preliminary list familiarization. Art. I-43 codifies updates. Art. I-46 codifies out-of-country voter list timing. Statutory registration / list-compilation deadlines clearly codified.

52 USC § 20302(a)(2) codifies a 30-day pre-election deadline for UOCAVA absentee registration. § 20507(a)(1) codifies that states must accept registrations 'not later than the lesser of 30 days, or the period provided by State law, before the date of the election' (NVRA floor).

“permit absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to use absentee registration procedures and to vote by absentee ballot”

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline as a fixed, enumerated period: 11 calendar days before the election, with a specific time (5 p.m.). This is directly codified in statute, not delegated to administrative discretion or regulation. The deadline is unambiguous and operationally clear.

“ensure that the voter registration form is received by the county clerk no later than 5 p.m. 11 calendar days before the date of the election”

The statute explicitly defines the registration cutoff periods relative to election day: 21 days before primary/general elections, 6 days before certain special elections, and 13 days before other special elections. These deadlines are set directly by statute with no delegation to administrative discretion, satisfying the criterion's requirement that the cutoff be statutorily defined rather than left to regulation or administrative directive.

“The registration records shall be closed during the 21 days before a primary or general election. If the registration records have not been closed previously for a primary or general election, they shall be closed during the six days before a special election called by the Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates, or President pro tempore of the Senate, or pursuant to rule or resolution of either house of the General Assembly and during the 13 days before any other special election.”

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline at eight days before an election and defines what 'received' means (physical receipt by close of business, or by midnight for electronic applications). The deadline is fixed by statute, not delegated to administrative discretion. The cutoff is enumerated clearly and applies uniformly across primary, special, and general elections.

“Submit a registration application that is received by an election official no later than eight days before the day of the primary, special election, or general election”

The statute directly and unambiguously sets the registration deadline at 21 days before the election, with specified exceptions for weekends and holidays. This is a clear statutory prescription, not delegated to regulation or administrative discretion. The deadline is enumerated in the statute itself with no language indicating flexibility or deference to administrative judgment.

“Voter registration before an election closes on the 21st day before the election or on the first day thereafter which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday”

The statute explicitly sets the registration deadline as not less than 14 days before an election, providing a clear, enumerated temporal rule defined in statutory language rather than left to administrative discretion. This is a straightforward statutory definition of the registration cutoff relative to election day.

“A person may register to vote not less than fourteen (14) days before an election, at any election specified in W.S. 22-2-101(a)(i) through (viii) or as provided by W.S. 22-3-117 , who satisfies the following qualifications”

Article 135 codifies signature-collection deadlines for recall initiatives. Article 61 codifies nomination periods (e.g., 75-days-before-election framework). Article 121 codifies referendum summarisation. Article 65 codifies candidate-by-signature procedure. Article 21 codifies voter-list familiarisation. Statutory deadline framework codified.

KRS 116.025 frames voter eligibility by reference to 'the day preceding the closing of the registration books.' The registration deadline itself — the registration books close from the fourth Tuesday preceding through the first Monday following an election (28 days before) — is codified in KRS 116.045(2); that deadline section was not surfaced for this datapoint.

Latvia registers voters automatically in the continuously-maintained electoral register (built from the Register of Natural Persons), so there is no application-based registration cutoff; § 45 of the Saeima Election Law shows the postal-voting registration window is statutorily fixed (70 days to three weeks before election day).

ORC 3503.28 codifies a duty to publish 'applicable deadlines for registering to vote' in the SoS info brochure — references that deadlines exist in statute (§ 3503.01's 30-day rule, not surfaced in this datapoint) without enumerating them here.

Art. 27 codifies the 15-day response time for voter information requests about Electoral Register data.

§ 16.0921(c) references the statutory voter-registration timeline — distinguishing applications submitted 'after the 75th day and prior to the 30th day before the general election.' The 30-day-before-election registration cutoff is codified in § 13.143 of the Election Code; the specific cutoff section did not surface for this datapoint, so the deadline is evidenced only by cross-reference.

Vermont has same-day voter registration — a voter may register through and including election day (§ 2144a, § 2145) — so there is no pre-election registration cutoff; the effective 'deadline' is election day itself. § 2531 codifies the separate early-voter-absentee-ballot application deadline. The same-day-registration provision was not directly surfaced for this datapoint.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: The section addresses voter identification requirements for voting by mail and absentee ballot, not registration deadlines. It does not define, reference, or establish any statutory registration cutoff relative to election day. The criterion asks about registration deadline procedures; this section governs identification at the voting stage, which is a distinct procedural element.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 102 addresses the tabulation (escrutinio) and certification of election results at polling stations, including the required content of closing documents and certificates. It contains no reference to voter registration deadlines, cutoff dates, or any procedural rules governing when voters must register relative to election day. The criterion asks about registration deadline procedure; this section governs post-election counting and certification only.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Section 7-5-211 governs the delivery of election supplies to polling places and does not address voter registration deadlines at all. The criterion asks whether registration cutoff dates are defined by statute; this section contains no language about registration deadlines, registration procedures, or cutoff periods. A different section of Arkansas law would need to be consulted to evaluate that criterion.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 62 (diplomatic representations voting) and Article 45 (commission removal) — neither codifies the voter-registration cutoff relative to election day. AM has a continuously-updated Register of Electors but the specific cutoff wasn't FTS-surfaced.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 67 codifies early termination of commission mandate; not voter registration deadline.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section describes the electoral commission's general responsibilities for voter registration and lists their duties, but does not actually define or enumerate a specific registration deadline relative to election day. The statute assigns the commission the task of conducting voter registration (item ii), but leaves the timing of that deadline to unspecified later determination—likely by regulation or administrative directive—rather than stating it directly in statute. No concrete procedural cutoff is provided.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses only the State Electoral Commission's duties to record and publish election results after voting concludes. It contains no provisions establishing or defining a voter registration cutoff, deadline relative to election day, or any registration procedure whatsoever. The criterion concerns statutory definition of registration deadlines; this section is entirely outside that subject matter.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 77 addresses mixed polling places and voting procedures for specific populations (hospital patients, correctional facility inmates, police officers, voters with notifiable diseases, etc.) and early voting arrangements. It does not establish or define a registration cutoff or registration deadline relative to election day. The section assumes voters are already registered and merely allocates where and when certain categories may vote. Registration deadlines, if provided in this Act, would be found in a different section addressing voter registration procedures.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses polling place provision and voting line procedures for caucuses, not voter registration deadlines. It contains no enumeration of registration cutoff periods relative to election day, nor any statutory registration deadline. The criterion requires a statutorily-defined registration cutoff; this section does not provide one.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 16.1-08.1-01 (Campaign-finance Definitions) is unrelated. ND has NO voter registration — § 16.1-01-04 codifies voter qualifications by status (citizenship + age + residency) without a separate registration step. No registration deadline to codify.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section (Art. 79.º-G) addresses the postal voting procedure for Portuguese citizens residing abroad—specifically the mechanics of ballot transmission, envelope preparation, and voter marking. It contains no reference to registration deadlines or cutoff dates relative to election day. The criterion asks whether a registration cutoff is defined by statute; this section does not address registration procedure or deadlines at all.

No candidate sections returned by FTS.

No matching sections in corpus.

§ 7.15 places voter-registration supervision with municipal clerks but the specific cutoff (20 days before election + same-day at the polls) lives in § 6.28 (Ch. 6, not ingested).