Absentee Ballot Rules

You may vote by absentee ballot in Alabama if:

• You will be absent from the county on Election Day.
• You are ill or have a physical disability that prevents a trip to the polling place.
• You are a registered Alabama voter who is temporarily living outside the county (such as a member of the armed forces, a voter employed outside of the United States, a college student, or a spouse or child of such a person).
• You are an appointed election officer or poll watcher at a polling place other than your regular polling place.
• You work a required shift - 10 hours or more - that coincides with polling hours.
• You are a caregiver for a family member who is confined to the home.
• You are incarcerated but otherwise eligible to vote.

Any registered Alaska voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail. 

Any registered Arizona voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Arkansas if:

• You will be unavoidably absent from your polling site on Election Day.
• You will be unable to attend your polling site on Election Day due to illness or physical disability.
• You are prevented from voting due to observance of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire twelve hours that the polls are open on Election Day.
• You are a member of the U.S. armed forces, merchant marines or the spouse or a dependent family member.
• You are a U.S. citizen whose permanent residence is in Arkansas but who is temporarily living outside the United States.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official at least one month before the election so you have time to receive the ballot.

Mail ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official at least one month before the election so you have time to receive the ballot. The deadline to request a mail ballot a new address is 8 days before Election Day.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Connecticut if:

• You will be absent from town during all the hours of voting.
• You have an illness which prevents you from voting in person.
• You have a physical disability which prevents you from voting in person.
• You are on active duty within the U.S. military.
• Your religious tenets forbid secular (non-religious) activity on Election Day.
• You are required to perform of duties as a primary, referendum, or election official at a polling place other than your own during all the hours of voting on Election Day.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Delaware if:

• You are in public service of the US or the State of Delaware, including a member of the Uniformed Services or US military.
• You are providing care to a parent, spouse, or child who requires constant care because of the nature of your business or occupation.
• You are a student.
• You are otherwise eligible to vote but are incarcerated.
• You are sick or temporarily or physically disabled.
• You are absent from the district while on vacation.
• You are unable to vote at a certain time or date due to your religion.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, submit a request at least 15 days before Election Day.

Any registered Florida voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Georgia voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote absentee.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official as soon as possible (but at least seven days before the election) to fill out an Absentee Ballot Application so you have time to receive the ballot.

Any registered Idaho voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Illinois voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You may vote by absentee ballot by mail in Indiana if:

• You have a specific, reasonable expectation that you will be absent from the county on Election Day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6am until 6pm).
• You have a disability.
• You are at least 65 years of age.
• You will have official election duties outside of your voting precinct (election officer, official poll watcher, challenger, pollbook holder, or employed by the election board to work during the election).
• You are scheduled to work at your regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
• You will be confined due to illness or injury or you will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
• You are prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
• You are a participant in the state's address confidentiality program.
• You are a serious sex offender as defined in Indiana Code 35-42-4-14(a).
• You are a member of the Indiana National Guard deployed or on assignment inside Indiana, or a public safety officer.
• You are prevented from voting due to the unavailability of transportation to the polls.
• You are eligible under the relevant provisions of state law to vote at your place of previous registration.
• You are an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter.

Any registered Iowa voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Kansas voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You may vote by absentee ballot by mail in Kentucky if:

• You are advanced in age, disabled, or ill on Election Day and during in-person absentee voting.
• You are a military personnel or their dependent, or an overseas citizen.
• You are a student who temporarily resides outside the county.
• You are a voter who temporarily resides outside of Kentucky and who maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a "snowbird".
• You are incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime.
• You are employed outside of the county all hours the polling place is open and all days in-person absentee voting is conducted.
• You are a program participant in the Secretary of State's crime victim address confidentiality protection program.

All registered voters may vote by absentee ballot in person in Kentucky.

The following individuals are qualified to apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail in Louisiana:

• You are a student or teacher located and living outside of your parish of registration, or the spouse/dependent thereof.
• You are 65 years of age or older.
• An active member of the armed services, or the spouse/dependent thereof.
• You reside outside of the United States.
• You have a disability and submit any of the following: proof of disability from your healthcare provider; a copy of a current mobility impairment ID card; or documentation showing eligibility for social security disability benefits, veterans disability benefits, paratransit services, benefits from the office for citizens with developmental disabilities, or benefits from Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (or is otherwise eligible to participate in the Special Program for Handicapped Voters).
• You are a minister, priest, rabbi, or other member of the clergy assigned outside of your parish of registration, or the spouse/dependent thereof.
• You are or expect to be temporarily outside the territorial limits of the state or absent from your parish of registration during the early voting period and on Election Day.
• You moved your residence to another parish more than 100 miles from the parish seat of your former residence after the voter registration books closed (the books close 30 days prior to Election Day).
• You are involuntarily confined in an institution for mental treatment outside your parish of registration and you are not interdicted and not judicially declared incompetent.
• You expect to be hospitalized on Election Day and did not have knowledge until after the time for early voting had expired; you were hospitalized during the time for early voting and you expect to be hospitalized on Election Day; or you were either hospitalized or restricted to bed by your physician during early voting and on Election Day.
• You work or expect to be offshore working and expect to be out of your precinct of registration both during the early voting period and on Election Day because of your employment or occupation.
• You are incarcerated in an institution inside or outside of your parish of registration and you are not serving time for a felony conviction;
• You are a program participant in the Department of State's Address Confidentiality Program.
• You will be sequestered for jury service on the day of Election Day.
• You are the secretary of state, an employee of the secretary of state, or an employee of the registrar of voters.

Any registered Maine voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Maryland voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Massachusetts voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Michigan voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Minnesota voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by absentee ballot.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Mississippi if:

• You will be away from your county on Election Day for any reason.
• You are a student, teacher, or administrator at a school whose studies or employment there necessitates your absence from your county on Election Day; or you are the spouse or dependent thereof.
• You have a temporary or permanent physical disability that renders you unable to vote in person without substantial hardship.
• You are the parent, spouse, or dependent of a person with a temporary or permanent physical disability who is hospitalized outside of their county of residence or more than fifty (50) miles away, and you (the parent, spouse or dependent) will be with that person on Election Day.
• You are sixty-five (65) years of age or older.
• You will be unable to vote in person because you are required to be at work on Election Day during the times at which the polls will be open.
• You are a member, spouse, or dependent of the congressional delegation absent from Mississippi on Election Day.
• You are a disabled war veteran (or spouse or dependent of such a person) in a hospital.
• You are a member (or spouse or dependent of such a person) of the Merchant Marine or American Red Cross.

No excuse is required to vote in-person by absentee ballot beginning the second Tuesday before Election Day.

Before that date, you can vote by absentee ballot in Missouri if:

• You will be absent from your voting jurisdiction on Election Day.
• You are incapacitated or confined due to illness or physical disability on Election Day, or primarily responsible for caring for a person who resides at the same address who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability.
• You are restricted by religious belief or practice.
• You are employed as or by an Election Day authority at a location other than your polling place.
• You are employed as a first responder.
• You are employed as a health care worker.
• You are employed as a member of law enforcement.
• You are incarcerated but have retained all your voting qualifications.
• You are a program participant in the Department of State's Address Confidentiality Program.

Any registered Montana voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Nebraska voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official at least one month before the election so you have time to receive the ballot.

You may vote by absentee ballot in New Hampshire if:

• You will be absent on the day of any state election from the county, city, or town in which you are registered to vote.
• You are unable appear in public on Election Day because of your observance of a religious commitment.
• You are unable to vote in person by reason of physical disability.
• You are unable to vote in person by reason of military service.
• You are unable to appear at any time during polling hours at your polling place because an employment obligation (including the care of children or infirm adults, with or without compensation) requires you to remain physically at work or to be in transit to or from work from the time the polls open until after the time the polls close.
• You are affected by a weather emergency that impacts the election.

Any registered New Jersey voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered New Mexico voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

New York voters have different options to vote by mail including absentee and an early mail ballot.

Any qualified voter may apply for an early mail ballot. You may simply request an early mail ballot without a reason.

Alternatively, a voter may also request an absentee ballot in New York if the voter is:

• Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City, absent from New York City, on Election Day.
• Unable to appear at the polling place because of illness or physical disability or duties related to the primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled, or because you will be or are a patient in a hospital.
• A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.
• Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

Any registered North Carolina voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any North Dakota resident may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Ohio voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote absentee.

Any registered Oklahoma voter may vote by absentee ballot.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official at least one month before the election so you have time to receive the ballot.

Pennsylvania voters have different options to vote by mail including absentee and mail-in ballot.

Any qualified voter may apply for a mail-in ballot. You may simply request a mail-in ballot without a reason.

Alternatively, a voter may also request an absentee ballot in Pennsylvania if the voter is:

• A college student who is not registered to vote at their school address. 
• Serving in the US military or the spouse or dependent of someone serving in the US military who expects to be absent on Election Day.
• A member of a religious or welfare group attached to and serving with the armed forces or the spouse or a dependent resident with or accompanying them, who expect to be absent on election day.
• A member of the Merchant Marine or the spouse or dependent resident with or accompanying a Merchant Marine, who expects to be absent on Election Day.
• Unable to attend your polling place or operate a voting machine and obtain assistance by distinct and audible statements because of illness or physical disability.
• Will not attend a polling place on Election Day because of observance of a religious holiday.
• A county employee who expects your Election Day duties will prevent you from voting.
• A qualified war veteran who is bedridden or hospitalized due to illness or physical disability and is unable to attend their polling place because of such illness of physical disability.
• A spouse or dependent accompanying a person employed by the Commonwealth or the federal government, in the event that the employee’s duties, occupation or business on election day require them to be absent. 

Any registered Rhode Island voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You may vote by absentee ballot in South Carolina if:

• You have employment obligations which prevent you from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on Election Day.
• You are attending a sick or physically disabled person which prevents you from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on Election Day.
• You are confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial which prevents you from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on Election Day.
• You will be absent from your county of residence during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open onElection Day.
• You have a physical disability.
• You are sixty-five years of age or older.
• You are a Member of the Armed Forces or the Merchant Marines of the United States, or a spouse or dependent residing with them.
• You are admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient on the day of the election or within a four-day period before the election.

Any registered South Dakota voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Tennessee if:

• You will be outside the county of registration during the early voting period and all day on Election Day.
• You or your spouse are enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university outside the county of registration.
• You will be unable to vote in person due to service as a juror for a federal or state court.
• You are sixty (60) years of age or older.
• You have a physical disability and your polling place is inaccessible.
• You are hospitalized, ill, or physically disabled and because of such condition, cannot vote in person.
• You are the caretaker of a person who is hospitalized, ill, or disabled.
• You are a candidate for office in the election.
• You serve as an Election Day official or as a member or employee of Election Day commission.
• You will be observing a religious holiday which prevents you from voting in person during the early voting period and on Election Day.
• You or your spouse possess a valid commercial drivers license (CDL) or Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) and you certify that you will be working outside the state or county of registration during the early voting period and all day on Election Day.
• You are a member of the military or an overseas citizen.
• A licensed physician has filed a statement with the county election commission stating that, in the physician's judgment, you are medically unable to vote in person. The statement must be filed not less than seven (7) days before Election Day and signed under the penalty of perjury.
• You reside in a licensed facility providing relatively permanent domiciliary care, other than a penal institution, outside the voter's county of residence.

If you are one of the last two, you can apply to be a permanent absentee voter.

You may vote by absentee ballot in Texas if:

• You are 65 years or older.
• You have a disability.
• You are expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day.
• You will be out of the county on Election Day and during the period for early voting by personal appearance.
• You are confined in jail or in involuntary civil commitment. 

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, provide the completed alternate address request form to the election officer no later than 11 days before the day of the election.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters for the general elections. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than the address where you're registered, or you do not receive a ballot, and would like to vote absentee, apply for an absentee ballot prior to the day before the election. Any registered voter can request an absentee ballot for the primary election.

Any registered Virginia voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Absentee ballots will automatically be sent to all registered voters. If you need your ballot sent somewhere other than your usual address, contact your local election official at least one month before the election so you have time to receive the ballot.

All registered West Virginia voters may vote by absentee ballot in person during the period of early voting. You may vote by absentee ballot by mail in West Virginia if:

• You will be absent from the county during both the early voting period and Election Day because of personal or business travel or attendance at a college, university or other place of education or training;
• Employment that makes voting in person impossible because of the hours worked and distance from the county seat
• You are confined to a specific location and prevented from voting in person due to an illness, injury, other medical reason (including concerns of COVID-19), physical disability, or advanced age;
• You are incarcerated or detained in jail or a home on Election Day, but not under conviction of any felony, of treason, or of bribery (including any period of probation or parole);
• You are a participant in the Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) with the Office of the Secretary of State;
• The county absentee voting office and your polling place are inaccessible to to you due to your physical disability;
• You temporarily reside outside of the county;
• You serve as an elected or appointed state or federal official.

Any registered Wisconsin voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.

Any registered Wyoming voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.