Absentee Ballot Deadlines
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| Alabama |
Received 5 days before the election |
Postmarked by the day before the election (by mail). Received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election (in person). |
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| Alaska | Received 10 days before the election | Postmarked on election day | ||
| Arizona |
Received by 5:00 p.m. 11 days before the election |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Arkansas |
Received by the 7th day before the election if sent by mail or fax. Received by close of business the day before the election if delivered in person |
Received by 7:30 p.m. on election day (by mail). Received by close of business on the day before the election (in person). |
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| California |
Received 7 days before the election if requesting by mail; no deadline if requesting in person |
Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day
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| Colorado |
Received by the Tuesday before the election |
Received by the close of polls on election day
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| Connecticut |
No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by the day before the election (in person). Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day (by mail).
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| Delaware |
Received by the Friday before the election
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Received by 12:00 noon on the day before the election day
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| District of Columbia |
Received by the Tuesday before the election
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Postmarked by election day and received within 10 days of the election.
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| Florida |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the election |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day
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| Georgia |
No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by the close of polls on election day
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| Hawaii |
Received by 4:30 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election |
Received by the close of polls on election day
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| Idaho |
Received by the 6th day prior to the election
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Received by 5pm the Friday before an election (in person). Received by 8pm on election day (by mail). |
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| Illinois |
Received no later than 5 days before the election (by mail). Received by the day before the election (in person). |
Postmarked the day before the election. |
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| Indiana |
Received 8 days before the election |
Received by the close of polls on election day |
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| Iowa |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election |
Postmarked by the day before the election and received by noon on the Tuesday after the election |
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| Kansas |
Received by the Friday before the election |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Kentucky |
Received by the Tuesday before the Election |
Received by 6:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Louisiana |
Received no later than 4:30pm on the 4th day before the election (most voters). Received by 8pm on the day before the election (if hospitalized). |
Received no later than 4:30pm on the day before the election (most voters). Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day (hospitalized voters). |
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| Maine |
The third business day prior to the election |
Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Maryland |
Received by 8:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election if requested in person or by mail. Received by 11:59 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election if requested by fax or email. |
Received by 8:00 PM on election day (in person)
Postmarked by election day and received by 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd Friday after the election (by mail)
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| Massachusetts |
Received by noon on the day before the election - but highly recommended that you apply at least one month before the election. |
Received by the close of polls on election day |
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| Michigan |
Received by 2:00 p.m. on the Saturday before the election |
Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day
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| Minnesota |
No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election (in person). Received by the close of polls on election day (by mail). |
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| Mississippi | No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election |
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| Missouri |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the election |
Received by 7:00 PM on election day (by mail). Received by 5:00 PM on the day prior to the election (in person) |
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| Montana |
Received by noon on the day before the election |
Received by the close of polls on election day |
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| Nebraska |
Received by 4:00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the election
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Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Nevada |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election
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Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day |
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| New Hampshire |
No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on election day (by mail) Received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election (in person) |
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| New Jersey |
Received seven days before the election if requested by mail. Received by 3pm on the day before the election if requested in person |
Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day
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| New Mexico |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day
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| New York |
Postmarked by the USPS no later than seven days before the election (by mail). Received by the day before the election (in person).
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Postmarked by USPS by the day before the election and received no later than the 7th day after the election (by mail). Received by close of polls on election day (in person). |
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| North Carolina |
Received by the Tuesday before the election by 5:00 p.m.
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Postmarked by election day and received by 5:00 p.m. on the 3rd day after the election; Received by 5:00 p.m the day before the election if returned in person |
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| North Dakota | No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Postmarked on the envelope or date-stamped on email or fax by the day before the election |
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| Ohio |
Received by noon on the third day before the election
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Received by the close of polls on election day (in person). Postmarked the day before the election and received no later than 10 days after the election (by mail) |
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| Oklahoma |
Received by 5: 00 p.m. on the Wednesday before the election
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Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Oregon | No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by 8:00 p.m. on election day |
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| Pennsylvania |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election
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Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election |
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| Rhode Island |
Received by the 21st day before the election
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Received by 9:00 p.m. on election day |
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| South Carolina |
Received by 5:00 p.m on the 4th day before the election, whether delivering in person, by mail, fax or email |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day, either in person or by mail |
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| South Dakota |
Received by 3:00 p.m. on election day |
Received by the close of polls on election day |
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| Tennessee |
Received by the Tuesday before the election |
Received by the close of polls on election day |
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| Texas |
Received by the close of business on the Tuesday before the election |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day
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| Utah |
Received by the Friday before the election |
Postmarked by the day before the election |
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| Vermont |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the day before the election
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Received by the close of polls on election day, either in person or by mail |
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| Virginia |
Received by 5:00 p.m. the Tuesday before the election if requested by mail Received 3 days before the election if applying and casting absentee ballot in person |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day
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| Washington | No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Postmarked by election day
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| West Virginia |
Received by the 6th day before the election
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Postmarked by Election Day and received by the Canvass Day (5 days after the election, excluding Sunday) |
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| Wisconsin |
Received by 5:00 p.m. on the Thursday before the election |
Delivered in person no later than Election Day or postmarked no later than Election Day and received by 4 p.m. on the Friday after the election |
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| Wyoming |
No specific deadline. We recommend requesting your ballot at least one month before the election |
Received by 7:00 p.m. on election day, either in person or by mail |