If you want to vote in the presidential election Nov. 8, but you're not yet registered to vote, time is running out.

Pennsylvania's voter registration deadline is Oct. 11, while in New Jersey it is Oct. 18. The mail-in absentee ballot deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Pennsylvania and Nov. 1 in Jersey.

If you are now 17 but will turn 18 on or before election day you can register to vote in either state.

Pennsylvanians can register online with the Department of State here or send a form postmarked by Oct. 11 to their county voter registration office. Download a blank form here. (Active duty military or hospitalized or bedridden veterans can register at any time.)

New Jersey residents must fill out a voter registration form and/or a party affiliation form and return it to their county commissioner of registration or superintendent of elections. Find your county's form here.

In Pennsylvania, you are not officially registered until your registration form is processed and accepted by your county voter registration office.

In New Jersey, you must be a U.S. citizen, 18 years or older on election day, lived in the county for 30 days and not currently be serving a sentence, probation or parole for a felony conviction.

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