Election day is approaching. Voting for president of the United States is a national right. Not everyone knows how to register to vote, and many are still unsure which party they should affiliate with. It is important to remember every state has various voting laws.

To register to vote in the state of Oklahoma you must fill out a registration form. This form can be downloaded and printed online at www.ok.gov or you can call the voter registration hotline to request a form by mail. The form will ask for your name, date of birth, driver’s license number and the last four digits of your social security number.

Your completed form must be postmarked by October 14 and mailed to the Oklahoma Election Board at P.O. Box 528800 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8800. November 8 is Election Day. Voting locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are in line at your voting location by 7 p.m. you will be able to vote.

All voters must bring some form of identification to vote in person. This can be a current Oklahoma driver’s license, a current photo ID issued by Oklahoma, the US government or a federally recognized tribal government, a military ID or a county election board voter ID card.

If you wish to vote early in Oklahoma, you will need to complete and sign the application to indicate you have not voted a mail absentee ballot and will not vote in the polling place on Election Day. Early voting days in Oklahoma are November 3-5.

Southeastern graduate student, Lisa Plummer, said, “It is important that everyone votes in this election. Millennials outnumber any other age group, and if we were to all vote we could actually make a change.”

The new president of the United States will be sworn into office on Inauguration Day, which is Jan. 20, 2017. Bringing the 58^th quadrennial presidential election officially to an end.