Every state has a different deadline to register to vote in the upcoming general election on Nov. 5. Some states even allow for same-day registration on Election Day. Of course, you'll want to make sure your home state is on the list before you head to the polls. There's even one state that doesn't even register its voters.

Tuesday marks National Voter Registration Day, a civic holiday that seeks to celebrate democracy by encouraging the American public to participate in civic engagement.

It's National Voter Registration day, a nonpartisan action day to mobilize voter registration across the United States. Although it is important to register to vote in every state, as House, Senate, and down-ballot races will be decided across the country,

Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, and communities across the country are trying to get out the vote, including at Chicago's Daley Plaza, where the Cook County Clerk's Election Team is set up to people register to vote.