Here's a list of important voter registration dates for the November 5 elections for Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee:
ALABAMA
October 21: Last day to register
October 29: Last day to request an Absentee Ballot (Absentee Ballots MUST BE RECEIVED BY NOON ON ELECTION DAY)
GEORGIA
October 7: Last day to register
October 15 through November 1: Early in-person voting
October 25: Last day to request an Absentee Ballot (Absentee Ballots MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7 PM ON ELECTION DAY)
NORTH CAROLINA
October 11: Last day to register
October 17 through November 1: Early in-person voting
October 29: Last day to request Absentee Ballots (Absentee Ballots MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS OF ELECTION DAY, AS LONG AS IT IS POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY)
SOUTH CAROLINA
October 6: Last day to register
October 21 through November 1: Early in-person voting
October 25: Last day to request Absentee Ballots (Absentee Ballots MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSE OF POLLS ON ELECTION DAY)
TENNESSEE
October 7: Last day to register
October 16 through November 1: Early in-person voting
October 29: Last day to request Absentee Ballots (Absentee Ballots MUST BE RECEIVED BY 7 PM ELECTION DAY)