Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day and the Oklahoma State Election Board commemorated the date by encouraging citizens across the state to register to vote.

The state election board reminds Oklahomans that the deadline to register for the Nov. 3 General Election is quickly approaching.

Applications for new registrations and updates must be postmarked or submitted to the county election board office by Oct. 9.

Voters can fill out an application using the OK Voter Portal “wizard.” Applications must be printed, signed, and mailed or hand-delivered to the election board to complete the process.

Voter registration applications are also available at the county election board or can be downloaded from the state election board website and completed by hand.

To register to vote in Oklahoma, you must:

•Be 18 years old on or be fore an election in which you are eligible to vote. (You may pre-register to vote if you are 17½ years old, but you must be 18 to vote.)

•Be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Oklahoma.

•Affirm that you have not been convicted of a felony or if you have been convicted, you have fully served your sentence of court-mandated calendar days, including any term of incarceration, parole or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court.

•Affirm that you are not under judgment as an incapacitated person.

Those already registered can check to ensure their information is up to date by using the OK Voter Portal. Changes can be made online providing voters have not moved to a new county.

Anyone who has relocated to a different county since registering to vote will have to fill out a new registration application.