Below is a comprehensive list* of each state’s residency requirements.
STATE
|
DURATIONAL RESIDENCY RULES
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Alabama
|
none
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Alaska
|
none
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Arizona
|
29 days of residency prior to an election
|
Arkansas
|
none
|
California
|
none
|
Colorado
|
22 days of residency prior to an election
|
Connecticut
|
none
|
Delaware
|
none
|
Florida
|
none
|
Georgia
|
none
|
Hawaii
|
none
|
Idaho
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Illinois
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Indiana
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Iowa
|
none
|
Kansas
|
none
|
Kentucky
|
28 days of residency prior to an election
|
Louisiana
|
none
|
Maine
|
none
|
Maryland
|
none
|
Massachusetts
|
none
|
Michigan
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Minnesota
|
20 days of residency prior to an election
|
Mississippi
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Missouri
|
none
|
Montana
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Nebraska
|
none
|
Nevada
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
New Hampshire
|
none
|
New Jersey
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
New Mexico
|
none
|
New York
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
North Carolina
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
North Dakota
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Ohio
|
30 days of residency immediately prior to an election
|
Oklahoma
|
none
|
Oregon
|
none
|
Pennsylvania
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Rhode Island
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
South Carolina
|
none
|
South Dakota
|
none
|
Tennessee
|
none
|
Texas
|
none
|
Utah
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Vermont
|
none
|
Virginia
|
none
|
Washington
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
Washington D.C.
|
30 days of residency prior to an election
|
West Virginia
|
none
|
Wisconsin
|
10 days of residency prior to an election
|
Wyoming
|
none
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*Please note that this list is subject to change.
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