How do you register to vote? Taylor Swift encourages first-time voters

By Megan Ziegler
Published  September 11, 2024 11:00am EDT
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Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president

In the immediate aftermath of the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, music star Taylor Swift announced she would be endorsing Kamala Harris for president.

The Brief

    • After Tuesday’s presidential debate, Taylor Swift posted on Instagram that she was voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and encouraged everyone to do their research and register to vote. 
    • First-time voters must register to vote, and the process of registering to vote varies from state to state. 
    • The U.S. government has set up a website, Vote.gov, to begin the voter registration process.

Moments after the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Taylor Swift announced she would be voting for Harris. 

In a lengthy post that explained her decision, she also included a reminder that in order to vote, you must be registered. 

"I also find it’s much easier to vote early," she added. 

Here’s more information on registering to vote, and voting early. 

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How to register to vote

FILE - Texas voter registration application forms are waiting for people to register during a voter registration drive hosted by the Houston Rockets Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at Toyota Center in Houston. (Photo by Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Gett …

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Voter registration laws and deadlines vary by state. Depending, you may be able to register online, by mail or in person. 

The U.S. government has set up a website, vote.gov, to begin the voter registration process. Once you select your state, you can see what the requirements are to register. 

The website will also show you what your voter registration deadline is, which, in some cases, is as much as 30 days before Election Day. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. 

Once you register, you can vote in national, state, and local elections.

If you’ve moved recently, you should check that your address is correct so that you’ll be able to vote in person or receive your mailed ballot. 

How to vote early

Depending on where you live, your state may offer one of the following ways to vote before Election Day: 

  • Early in-person voting
  • Voting by mail, or sometimes called absentee voting

For the latest information on your voting eligibility, go to vote.gov and your state’s elections website. 

Several states begin the early voting process in September, putting the election season already underway. 

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The Source 

  • Information in this article was taken from Taylor Swift’s public Instagram account and from the U.S. government website, Vote.gov, which has information on voting processes by state. This story was reported from Detroit.