(NEXSTAR) —— 选举日即将来临，这意味着如果你还没有投票，可能很快就会前往投票站。在若干州，投票登记截止日期已经过去。不过，有二十多个州允许你在投票前片刻进行登记。
(NEXSTAR) – It's almost Election Day, which means you may soon be heading to the polls, if you haven't already cast your ballot. In several cases, the deadline to to vote has already passed. There are, however, two dozen states that allow you to moments before you vote.
只有20个州和哥伦比亚特区专门允许在选举日当天进行当日选民登记：阿拉斯加州和罗德岛州这两个州仅在总统大选期间允许当日选民登记。
Only 20 states and the District of Columbia allow same-day voter registration specifically on Election Day: Two states, Alaska and Rhode Island, allow same-day voter registration only during presidential elections.
马萨诸塞州的选民目前不能在选举日当天登记投票，他们将在11月3日有机会决定该州是否应允许选举日当日选民登记。
Voters in Massachusetts, who cannot to vote on Election Day, will have the chance to decide whether the state should allow same-day voter registration on Nov. 3.
目前，马萨诸塞州、纽约州和北卡罗来纳州的选民只能在提前投票期间当天登记并投票，不能在选举日当天这样做。许多州在当日选民登记时使用临时选票。这些选票要等到你的身份得到确认后才会被计数。
Currently, voters in Massachusetts, as well as in New York and North Carolina, can only to vote and cast a ballot on the same day during the early voting period, not on Election Day. Many states use provisional ballots when it comes to same-day voter registration. These ballots are not counted until your identity has been confirmed.
你的选票仍然有效（如果你就是你所说的那个人），但可能要等到选举日之后才会被计入。
Your vote will still count (if you are who you say you are), but may not be counted until after Election Day.