As November 3rd is more than 4 months and counting, we need the energy focused on registering to vote and requesting absentee ballots due to Covid-19.
I will break down what you need to do by State to request an absentee ballot. Follow the guidelines of your state, and request your ballot early or be ready for long lines on Election Day.
Stay and remain vigilant in this process because November 3rd is about ONE THING. Suppressing your vote. This is the only way Donald Trump will win re-election.
*Note, some online state portals are not activated yet, for requesting an absentee ballot. Also, some states are still going through primaries. Keep checking your state as the election nears.
**Note, since this is an informative diary/blog, I will repost and update as changes come online per state. Thanks.
Alabama
Register to vote in Alabama, here: www.sos.alabama.gov/...
”Absentee ballot applications must be received in the office of the Absentee Election Manager for your county no later than the 5th day prior to the election.
An absentee ballot returned by mail must be postmarked no later than the day prior to the election and received by the Absentee Election Manager no later than noon on election day. If hand-delivered, the ballot must be in the office of the Absentee Election Manager by the close of business (but no later than 5 p.m.) on the day prior to the election.”
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Alaska
Register to vote in Alaska, here: www.elections.alaska.gov/...
”Anyone may request a ballot by mail. You do not need a reason!”
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Arizona
Register to vote in Arizona, here: azsos.gov/...
Read and request to vote by mail in Arizona, here: www.azcleanelections.gov/...
Arkansas
Register to vote in Arkansas, here: www.sos.arkansas.gov/…
Read and request an absentee ballot in Arkansas, here.
California
Register to vote in California, here: www.sos.ca.gov/…
All registered voters will receive an absentee ballot per Governor Newsom’s Executive Order, due to Covid-19, so if you live in California make sure you are registered to vote and that your mailing address is current. www.sos.ca.gov/…
Colorado
Register to vote information, here: www.sos.state.co.us/…
Every voter receives a mail ballot. The ballot will be sent to the mailing address you provided for your voter registration file. To check the address on file, or to make any changes to your voter registration visit www.GoVoteColorado.gov
Connecticut
Register to vote information, here: portal.ct.gov/…
Absentee ballot information, here.
Delaware
Register to vote information, here: elections.delaware.gov/…
Information about the absentee ballot, here: elections.delaware.gov/...
Request an absentee ballot, here: elections.delaware.gov/...
Florida
Register to vote information, here: dos.myflorida.com/…
Vote by mail or absentee ballot information, here: dos.myflorida.com/…
“The deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed is no later than 5 p.m. on the 10th day before the election. However, the ballot must still be received by the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day if the voted ballot is to count. Exceptions exist for overseas military and civilian voters. See Military and Overseas Citizens Voting for further information.
Georgia
“The State of Georgia allows absentee voting by mail and in-person. No excuse is required to vote before election day.”
Register to vote information, here: sos.ga.gov/…
Vote by mail or absentee ballot information, here.
“Georgia law allows for absentee by mail ballots to be requested up to 180 days before an election. To request an absentee ballot, voters should complete an absentee ballot application and return the absentee ballot application to their county registration office. Absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail, fax, email (as an attachment), or in-person to the local County Board of Registrar’s Office.”
Hawaii
Register to vote information, here: olvr.hawaii.gov
The State of Hawaii passed Act 136, SLH 2019, implementing elections by mail beginning with the 2020 Elections.
All properly registered voters will automatically receive a mail ballot packet approximately 18 days prior to the election.
More information, here: elections.hawaii.gov/…
Idaho
Voter information here: www.vote.org/...
Voter registration form, here: sos.idaho.gov/…
Absentee ballot information, here: idahovotes.gov/…
Illinois
Voter registration, here: ova.elections.il.gov
The first day to file an application for a vote by mail ballot with the Election Authority is 6/16/2020. (SEE MORE INFORMATION BELOW)
All requests by mail must be received by the Election Authority by 10/29/2020.
All in-person early voting requests must be made by 11/2/2020.
Information on Vote by Mail, here.
Indiana
Information to register to vote and Vote by Mail, here: www.in.gov/…
Iowa
Voter registration, here: sos.iowa.gov/…
Information on Vote by Mail, here: sos.iowa.gov/…
Kansas
Voter registration information, here: sos.kansas.gov/...
Voter registration form, here: www.sos.ks.gov/…
Vote by Mail information, here: kcdcinfo.ks.gov/…
Kentucky
Voter registration information, here: elect.ky.gov/…
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot request information, here: elect.ky.gov/…
Louisiana
Voter registration information, here: www.sos.la.gov/…
Vote by Mail information, here: www.sos.la.gov/…
Maine
Voter registration information, here: www.maine.gov/…
“Absentee ballots may be requested beginning 3 months before Election Day, and until the 3rd business day prior to the election, unless special circumstances exist. Make your request early to allow enough time for the ballot to be mailed to you.”
Vote by mail information, here: www.maine.gov/…
Maryland
Voter registration information, here: elections.maryland.gov/…
Vote by Mail information, here: elections.maryland.gov/…
Massachusettes
Voter registration information, here: www.sec.state.ma.us/…
Vote by Mail information, here: www.sec.state.ma.us/…
Michigan
Voter registration information, here: mvic.sos.state.mi.us/…
All registered voters are eligible to vote by mail
Due to the passage of the statewide ballot proposal 18-3, all eligible and registered voters in Michigan may now request an absent voter ballot without providing a reason.
Check your voter registration at Michigan Voter Information Center Michigan.gov/Vote
Vote by Mail information, here: www.michigan.gov/…
Minnesota
Voter registration information, here: www.sos.state.mn.us/…
Vote by Mail\Absentee ballot request, here: mnvotes.sos.state.mn.us/…
Mississippi
Voter registration information, here: www.sos.ms.gov/…
Vote by Mail\Absentee ballot information, here: www.sos.ms.gov/…
Missouri
Voter registration information, here: www.sos.mo.gov/…
Vote by Mail\Absentee ballot request, here: www.sos.mo.gov/…
Please read below qualifications for absentee ballot for the State of Missouri, because they don’t make it easy:
Registered Missourians who expect to be prevented from going to their polling place on Election Day may vote absentee beginning six weeks prior to an election.
Absentee voters must provide one of the following reasons for voting absentee:
- Absence on Election Day from the jurisdiction of the election authority in which such voter is registered to vote;
- Incapacity or confinement due to illness or physical disability, including a person who is primarily responsible for the physical care of a person who is incapacitated or confined due to illness or disability;
- Religious belief or practice;
- Employment as an election authority, as a member of an election authority, or by an election authority at a location other than such voter's polling place;
- Incarceration, provided all qualifications for voting are retained.
- Certified participation in the address confidentiality program established under sections 589.660 to 589.681 because of safety concerns.
- For an election that occurs during the year 2020, the voter has contracted or is in an at-risk category for contracting or transmitting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19).
Voters who are considered at-risk for contracting or transmitting COVID-19 are those who:
- Are 65 years of age or older;
- Live in a long-term care facility licensed under Chapter 198, RSMo.;
- Have chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma;
- Have serious heart conditions;
- Are immunocompromised;
- Have diabetes;
- Have chronic kidney disease and are undergoing dialysis; or
- Have liver disease.
Voters can request absentee ballots from their local election authority in person, by mail, by fax or by e-mail. Relatives within the second degree (spouse, parents and children) may complete an absentee ballot application, in person, on behalf of the voter who wishes to vote absentee. DO NOT SEND ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS MUST BE SENT TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL ELECTION AUTHORITY BY THE DEADLINE IN ORDER TO BE VALID. Contact information for local election authorities and an absentee ballot application form may be found at the links below.
Montana
Voter registration information, here: sosmt.gov/…
Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.
Absentee ballots for federal/state elections are mailed to eligible voters 25 days before election day.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here: sosmt.gov/…
Nebraska
Voter registration information, here: www.nebraska.gov/…
July 6, 2020: The first day to accept early voting ballot request for the general election.
September 28, 2020: Early voting ballots begin to be mailed out.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here: sos.nebraska.gov/…
Nevada
Voter registration information, here: www.nvsos.gov/…
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information:
Any registered voter may request to vote by mail. To request an absentee ballot, you must complete and submit an Absent Ballot Request Form to the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters in the county where you are registered to vote. If you are a resident of Clark County, you may obtain the form from their website at http://www.clarkcountynv.gov/vote.
Additional information, here.
New Hampshire
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
New Jersey
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
New Mexico
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
New York
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
North Carolina
Voter registration information, here.
Any North Carolina registered voter qualified to vote in an election may request and receive a mail-in absentee ballot for any election in which absentee voting is allowed. All registered voters may request an absentee ballot for the November 2020 general election.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
North Dakota
Voter registration information: North Dakota has no voter registration, read here.
Vote by Mail information, here.
Ohio
Voter registration information, here.
All Ohio voters whose registration information is up-to-date have the opportunity to vote in any election from the convenience of their own homes by requesting an absentee ballot. Absentee voting has many benefits -- You can vote early, it is convenient, it reduces the chance of lines at the polls on Election Day, and absentee ballots are the first votes counted on Election Night. Voters need only fill out and return an application and their absentee ballot will be mailed to them so they may make their selections at their leisure and return their ballot to the board of elections ahead of Election Day.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Oklahoma
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Oregon
Voter registration information, here.
Oregon is a Vote by Mail state, information here.
Pennsylvania
Deadline Alert: 10/19/2020 is the last day to register before the 11/03/2020 election.
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Rhode Island
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
South Carolina
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
South Dakota
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Tennessee
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Texas
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by mail in Texas is still being battled in the courts due to Covid-19, read here.
Current information on Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information is here.
Utah
Voter registration and absentee ballot information, here.
Vermont
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by mail/absentee ballot information, here.
Virginia
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by mail/absentee ballot information, here.
Washington
Voter registration information, here.
Washington (State) is a Vote by Mail state, read here.
Washington, DC
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by mail/absentee ballot information, here.
West Virginia
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Wisconsin
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
Wyoming
Voter registration information, here.
Vote by Mail/Absentee ballot information, here.
As stated above, I will keep an eye on this blog and update it as needed.
Pass this information on to everyone that needs to register to vote, especially during the time of Covid-19.