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The 2020 General Election will be held on November 3, 2020.
 
ALABAMA
                                                               
Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
                                                           
Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 29, 2020 (12 p.m., CST) | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked by November 2 and received on Election Day (Nov. 3).
 


ALASKA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 4, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 24, 2020  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked by Election Day (Nov. 3) and received by November 13, 2020
 


ARIZONA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 23, 2020  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: By 7 p.m., MST on Election Day (Nov. 3)


ARKANSAS

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 27 (online); November 2, 2020 (in person)  | APPLY HERE
 


CALIFORNIA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
(Pursuant to Executive Order N-64-20 (PDF), all registered voters will be sent a vote-by-mail ballot for the November 3, 2020, General Election).

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: Registered voters do not have to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot for this election.
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Personally delivered ballots must be delivered by close of polls on Election Day (Nov. 3). Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, and received by your county elections office no later than November 20, 2020.
 


COLORADO

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 26, 2020 (online) | REGISTER HERE
• Can Register to vote in-person on Election Day
(All registered voters will receive a mail-in ballot for the November 3, 2020, General Election)

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: Registered voters do not have to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot for this election.
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: November 3, 2020 (7 p.m., MST)
 


CONNECTICUT

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 27, 2020 (online); In-person on Election Day (Nov. 3) | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
 


DELAWARE

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 10, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Delaware is sending mail/absentee ballot applications to all registered voters.  | REQUEST HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (8 p.m., EST)
 


DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
D.C. is mailing a ballot to all registered voters
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked by November 3
 

FLORIDA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
                                                         
Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 24, 2020 (5 p.m., EST) | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (7 p.m., EST)
 


GEORGIA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 30, 2020  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Before polls close on Election Day (Nov. 3)
 
 
HAWAII

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
(All properly registered voters will automatically receive a mail ballot packet approximately 18 days prior to the election). DETAILS

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: Registered voters do not have to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot for this election. A one-time absentee ballot can be requested until October 27, 2020.
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (7 p.m., HST)
 

IDAHO

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 9, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot  | APPLY HERE                                                            
Deadline to Submit: November 3 (in person); October 23, 2020 (all other methods)
 

ILLINOIS

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 6, 2020 (in person/ by mail); October 18, 2020 (online) | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
Illinois is sending mail/absentee applications to all recent voters.                                                             
Application Deadline: November 2, 2020 (in person); October 29, 2020
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before Election Day (Nov. 3) and received by November 17, 2020.
 

INDIANA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 22, 2020  | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Election Day (Nov. 3)
 

IOWA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 24, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Iowa is sending mail/absentee applications to all active voters
Application Deadline: October 24, 2020 | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Mailed ballots must be postmarked by November 2 and received by November 9; to drop off in person the deadline is November 3
 

KANSAS

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Advance Mail Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 27, 2020  | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Ballots must be dropped off in person or postmarked by November 3
 

KENTUCKY

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
 

LOUISIANA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 (in person/mail); October 13, 2020 (online) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 30, 2020 (4:30 p.m., CST) | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 2, 2020 (4:30 p.m., CST)
 

MAINE

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 29, 2020 | DETAILS
 

MARYLAND

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
                                                           
Absentee/Mail-In Ballot    
Maryland is sending mail/absentee applications to all voters.                                                       
Application Deadline: October 20, 2020  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before Election Day (Nov. 3) and received by November 13, 2020 (10 a.m., EST).
 

MASSACHUSETTS

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 24, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 28, 2020 (12 p.m., EST) | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked by November 3, 2020 (8 p.m., EST)
 

MICHIGAN

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 (online); in person on Election Day (Nov. 3) | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day
 
Absentee/Mail-In Ballot |  APPLY HERE                                                            
To submit in person the deadline is November 2 at 4 p.m. and October 30 for all other methods.
Mailed ballots must be postmarked by November 2, but can be dropped off in person until November 3. 
 

MINNESOTA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 (online); In-person on Election Day (Nov. 3) | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (3 p.m., CST in-person; 8 p.m., CST by mail)
 

MISSISSIPPI

Voter Registration | REGISTER HERE
The deadline to register is October 5. Mail applications must be postmarked by that date.

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS
 

MISSOURI

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 7, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS                                                           
Application Deadline: October 21
 

MONTANA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 26, 2020 (regular registration) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Request mail/absentee ballot | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Before polls close on Election Day (Nov. 3)
 

NEBRASKA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 16, 2020 (mail/online); October 23, 2020 (in person) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Before polls close on Election Day (Nov. 3)
 

NEVADA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 6, 2020 (mail/in-person); October 29, 2020 (online) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot      
Nevada is mailing ballots to all active voters | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before November 3, 2020 (7 p.m., PST)
 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: Deadline to register to vote is between Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 depending on your locality | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot  | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 
 

NEW JERSEY

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot      
New Jersey is sending a ballot to all voters. | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (8 p.m., EST)
 

NEW MEXICO

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 6, 2020 (online) | REGISTER HERE
Application Deadline: October 31, 2020 (in person)

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (7 p.m., MST)
 

NEW YORK

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: Postmarked on or before October 9, 2020 and received by October 14, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before November 3, 2020 and received by November 10.
 

NORTH CAROLINA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 9, 2020 by mail/online | REGISTER HERE
• Can register in person at one-stop locations through October 31

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 27, 2020 (5 p.m., EST)  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before November 3, 2020 (5 p.m., EST) and received by November 6 (5 p.m., EST).
 

NORTH DAKOTA
                                                              
North Dakota does not have a voter registration process. You need to bring a valid proof of ID and residency to the polls in order to vote.

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: November 2, 2020 before the canvass if postmarked the day before the election.
 

OHIO

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before November 2, 2020 and received by November 13 by mail; November 3 (7:30 p.m., EST) in-person.
 

OKLAHOMA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 9, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: November 3, 2020 (7 p.m., CST)
 

OREGON

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE (PDF)
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (8 p.m., PST)
 

PENNSYLVANIA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 27, 2020 (5 p.m., EST) | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 (8 p.m., EST)
 

RHODE ISLAND

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 4, 2020 | REGISTER HERE


Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline (Mail Ballot): October 13, 2020 | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Received by November 3, 2020 
 

SOUTH CAROLINA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 4, 2020 (online); October 5, 2020 (mail) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Before polls close on Election Day (November 3)
 

SOUTH DAKOTA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot  | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Ballots must be received by November 3
 

TENNESSEE

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Ballots must be received by November 3
 

TEXAS

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 23, 2020  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before November 3, 2020
 

UTAH

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 23, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Utah mails a ballot to all voters. 
Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE (PDF)
Absentee ballots must be received by Nov. 2

VERMONT

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: November 3, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | APPLY HERE
Vermont is mailing a ballot to all voters. Ballots must be recieved by November 3. 
 

VIRGINIA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020 | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 23, 2020 (5 p.m., EST) | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before Election Day (Nov. 3) and received by your Registrar by November 6 (12 p.m., EST) by mail; November 3 (7 p.m., EST) in-person.
 

WASHINGTON STATE

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 26, 2020 (online/by mail); in person on Election Day (Nov. 3) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: Registered voters do not have to apply for a vote-by-mail ballot for this election.
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Deposit your ballot in-person in an official drop box by 8 p.m., PST on Election Day (Nov. 3); Postmarked on or before November 3, 2020 and received by November 8 by mail.
 

WEST VIRGINIA

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 13, 2020; In-person on Election Day (Nov. 3) | REGISTER HERE

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline (Absentee): October 28, 2020  | APPLY HERE
Completed Mail-In Ballot Due: Postmarked on or before Election Day (Nov. 3) and received by November 9, 2020 by mail
 

WISCONSIN

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 14, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in-person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot                                                            
Application Deadline: October 29, 2020 | DETAILS
Absentee ballots must be signed by a witness and must be received by November 3
 

WYOMING

Voter Registration                                                                
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020 | REGISTER HERE
• Can register to vote in person on Election Day

Absentee/Mail-In Ballot | DETAILS