Getting an Absentee Ballot

If you don't think you'll be able to vote in person for some reason, make sure to request an absentee ballot. Make sure you request it before your state's deadline!

Some states have specific instructions and forms available online for requesting an absentee ballot - we've included links to them below.

	Absentee Ballot Deadline	Postmark Needed?	State Absentee Ballot Request Instructions	State Absentee Ballot Request Form
Alabama	5 pm on election day or postmarked day before election day	Yes	Visit the website	Download the form
Alaska	Not later than 10 days after election;15 days for overseas ballots	Yes, if mailed	Visit the website	Download the form
Arizona	7 pm election day	No
Arkansas	7:30 pm election day; not later than 5 pm 10 days after election day	Yes	Visit the website
California	8 pm election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Colorado	7 pm election day	No		Download the form
Connecticut	8pm election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Delaware	Noon the day before election day	No	Visit the website
District of Columbia	10 days after election day			Download the form
Florida	7 pm election day	No	Visit the website
Georgia	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Hawaii	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Idaho	8 pm election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Illinois	Close of polls	No	Visit the website
Indiana	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Iowa	Close of polls or with postmark not later than the day before election and received by commissioner no later than noon on Monday after election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Kansas	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Kentucky	Close of polls (6pm)	No	Visit the website
Louisiana	Midnight the day before election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Maine	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Maryland	Friday the week after election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Massachusetts	10 days after election day	Yes	Visit the website	Download the form
Michigan	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Minnesota	Last mail delivery on election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Mississippi	5 pm, if mailed (except presidential ballots); noon the Saturday before a Tuesday election; Thursday before a Saturday election, or the second day after election on other days	No	Visit the website
Missouri	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Montana	Close of polls	No
Nebraska	10 am the second day after election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Nevada	Close of polls	No	Visit the website
New Hampshire	5 pm on election day	No	Visit the website
New Jersey	8 pm on election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
New Mexico	7 pm on election day	No	Visit the website
New York	Postmarked day before election day	Yes	Visit the website	Download the form
North Carolina	5 pm the day before election day	No	Visit the website
North Dakota	Within two days after election day, if not postmarked; if hand-delivered, 5 pm election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Ohio	Close of polls or10 days after election if outside U.S.	Yes, if mailed from outside U.S.	Visit the website	Download the form
Oklahoma	7 pm on election day	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Oregon	8 pm on election day	No	Visit the website
Pennsylvania	5 pm Friday before election for state and local officials; before the close of polls for president and vice president	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Rhode Island	9 pm on election day	No	Visit the website
South Carolina	Close of polls	No	Visit the website
South Dakota	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Tennessee	Close of polls	No	Visit the website
Texas	Before close of polls; for overseas ballots, must be received by fifth day after the Nov. general election and by the second day after all other elections	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Utah	Noon the Monday following election day	Yes, if received after close of polls	Visit the website	Download the form
Vermont	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Virginia	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Washington	Must be postmarked on or before election day	Yes	Visit the website
West Virginia	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Wisconsin	Close of polls	No	Visit the website	Download the form
Wyoming	7pm election day	No