The following sections organize key voting information alphabetically by state, including links for further details. Each state section includes subsections that address most of the following 20 topics:
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), any voter who thinks it is impossible or unreasonable to vote at their polling location in the 2020 elections due to the declared state of emergency can vote absentee. Be sure to check the box on the ballot request application that says "I have a physical illness or infirmity which prevents my attendance at the polls." You may have to submit a copy of your photo ID with the application. Be sure to request your absentee ballot before October 29th to ensure you can vote absentee for the November General Election. The voted absentee ballot must be witnessed by 2 people or have the seal of a notary and must be postmarked by the day before the election (and received by noon on Election Day) or hand delivered by 5pm on Election Day for the ballot to count. For more information, please contact your Secretary of State.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Any voter who wishes to have assistance is entitled to help. You may ask anyone (except your employer, an agent of the employer, or an officer or agent of the voter's union) to provide that assistance for you. If you do not request a specific individual, a poll worker may assist you at your request. Polling places should be accessible to people with disabilities. If your specific disability is not accommodated, please contact your county's board of elections.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People with Disabilities resource.
Early voting is not available.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/alabama
You can find more information about upcoming elections in Alabama HERE.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
Note: If you turn 18 years old after the registration deadline (14 days before an election), you can still vote in the upcoming election! Just be sure you submit your registration application before the 14 day deadline to ensure you're registered as you turn 18.
*The list of disqualifying felonies can be found here.
You can now register online. You will need to enter your driver license number or a state non-license number when filling out this form.
The registration deadline is 15 days before the elections.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polling places are open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
To register to vote by mail, you must provide your states Driver's License number, non-Driver's ID number or Social Security Number. To register online you will need a valid Driver's License or non-Driver's ID from your state to submit that application.
Photo ID is required before voting.
Acceptable photo ID include:
If you do not have a valid photo ID you may vote only if you are identified by two election officials in the polling place as a voter on the poll list who is eligible to vote and the election officials execute an affidavit stating this.
If you do not have a valid photo ID and the election officials are not able to identify you, you must cast a provisional ballot.
If you do not have a photo ID, you can get one from the Secretary of State or from your county Board of Registrars. You are able to get a new photo ID card each time you move within the state.
If you are elderly or have a disability such that your polling place is not accessible, you are not required to produce identification when voting by absentee ballot.
In order to be a poll worker, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation. To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
Beginning in 2019, students may be eligible to work as unpaid poll worker interns on Election Day. You must be at least 16 years old at the time of the election, and be a junior or higher in High School. Click here for more information!
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
The voting system used in Alabama is optical scan.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource, or through Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A provisional ballot is voted the same as any other ballot except you must sign an affidavit attesting to your eligibility to vote and complete a voter update form. If your name is not on the poll list, the provisional ballot will be counted only if the county board of registrars is able to confirm, after the election, that you are a duly qualified elector of the county.
When you cast a provisional ballot because you did not have proper identification at the polling place, you have until the Friday following the election to submit the ID to the board of registrars. If proper ID is submitted by this deadline, the ballot will be counted. You may also cast a provisional ballot if you did not receive a requested absentee ballot or did not vote the absentee ballot.
Provisional ballots are counted by noon, 7 days after the election. To find out if your provisional ballot was counted, use your state's provisional ballot tool.
Time off to vote is available for those whose work hours exceed polling place hours. If not, employers are not required to give time off to vote. The necessary time off shall not exceed one hour. Whether this time is paid varies by town.
To verify your voter registration status,
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 10 days before the election. Voted ballots must be postmarked by Election Day in order to be counted.
If you are unable to vote in Alaska on Election Day, you can vote absentee:
Absentee ballot applications are available anytime for each calendar year. The application deadline is 10 days before the election. You can request a ballot for a one election or for all elections in the year.
Apply early to receive your ballot in time. Regular absentee ballots are mailed about one to two weeks before an election. If your absentee ballot is to be sent to a remote area of Alaska, you may request a special advance ballot on this site. A special advance ballot will be mailed approximately 60 days before the election up until 32 days before the election.
Your voted ballot must be witnessed and signed in order to be accepted.
Absentee Voting by fax should be your last alternative to casting your ballot. By using this method to return your voted ballot, you need to be aware that you are voluntarily waiving your right to a secret ballot. You must apply separately for each election. You must submit your request no later than 5:00 pm the day before Election Day. If you are returning your ballot by fax, it must be voted, witnessed and received by the appropriate fax in the absentee voting office by 8:00 pm on Election Day.
If you are a qualified voter who is disabled, you may apply for an absentee ballot through a personal representative who can bring the ballot to you. A personal representative can be anyone over 18, except a candidate for office in the election, your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. Ballots are available 15 days before the primary, general or statewide special election at any regional elections office.
The personal representative brings the completed application to an election official for a ballot and takes the ballot to you. You complete a certificate authorizing the personal representative to carry your ballot, vote the ballot privately, place it in a secrecy sleeve and seal it inside the envelope provided. The personal representative brings the voted ballot back to the election official by 8:00 pm on Election Day.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
In addition to bilingual assistance in many polling places, the division of elections has a TTY communication device for the hearing impaired, magnifying ballot viewers at the polling places and audio recordings of the general election official election pamphlet for the visually impaired, and handicapped accessible polling places.
You may bring someone to help you at the polls. The person you bring may go into the booth with you and assist you with voting. This includes election officials, friends, family members, bystanders, campaign workers and anyone else who is not your employer, an agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your union.
If you had planned on going to your polling place on Election Day, but become ill or are home-bound, you can vote by having a personal representative bring you a ballot. If this is inconvenient, you can apply up to seven days before an election for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you. If your specific type of special services needed are not covered here, please contact an elections office for assistance.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You may vote absentee in person 15 days before an election at all 40 regional elections' offices and you can vote at the airport absentee voting stations on Election Day from 7:00am to 8:00pm.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/alaska
Please check your local city/boroughs for local election calendar or contact your local elections office for more information on local elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
NOTE: You may register to vote 90 days before you turn 18, however, you must be 18 on or before Election Day in order to cast a ballot.
The registration deadline is 30 days before an election.
Alaska law allows for same day voter registration for the purposes of voting for President and Vice President.
The polling place hours are from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm for Primary, General and Statewide Special Elections and 8:00am to 8:00am for Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) elections.
If you register by mail, you are required to include information that will verify your identity.
Such as:
If your identity cannot be verified when you register to vote, you will be required to provide certain identification when voting.
You will need to show your signed voter ID card, or any other signed ID that will allow the election worker to verify your signature. A photo ID is not required.
Examples include:
You may also present one of the following forms of ID if it includes your name and current address:
If you do not have an acceptable ID you can get one from your local DMV.
If you do not have ID or your name does not appear on the precinct register, you must vote a questioned ballot.
In order to be a poll worker in Alaska, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place here.
The voting systems used in Alaska are optical scan, touch screen-paper ballots and hand count.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Touch Screen-Paper ballots: These units used in Alaska have a voter verifiable paper trail that allows the voter to verify the printed version of the ballot prior to casting the ballot. When voting on a touch screen, the voter has the option of having the ballot on the screen and/or listen to an audio version of the ballot and using a keypad to make the selection. Like the optical scan, when the polls close, the election board ends the election on the touch screen and then transmit results either via telephone line (for optical scan precincts) or by calling in the results to the regional office (for hand-count precincts).
Hand Count: These precincts are those precincts that are in rural areas of the state with fewer voters. After the polls close, the election boards tally the ballots using prepared tally books and then call in the results to the appropriate regional office. The regional offices then data enter the results into the regional GEMS computer and uploads the results to the GEMS system in the Director's Office via modem connection. There are 133 hand-count precincts in Alaska.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Provisional voting is available if you do not have ID, are not personally known by the election official, or if your name does not appear on the precinct register at the polling place. You will have to vote a provisional ballot that will be delivered to a regional election office for verification of eligibility before being counted.
Provisional ballots are counted 15 days after the election.
Employers must allow enough paid time off to vote for their employees, unless the employer has at least two hours to vote before or after his/her work hours.
To verify your voter registration status
Mail in voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an mail in ballot is 11 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
There is no excuse required to receive an early ballot through mail. You may request a ballot no earlier than 120 days and no later than 11 days before the election. You may sign up to become a Permanent Early Voter to always receive an early ballot. To sign up as a Permanent Early Voter you can fill out a new registration form and check the Permanent Early Voter box.
Early ballots by mail will be sent out about 27 days before the election, depending on when you requested the ballot. All ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted. They can be mailed to your County Election Office or dropped in your local drop boxes. Please contact your county official for additional information.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Voter Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Citizens with disabilities should contact their local county recorder for information about polling place access, early voting, assistance at the polling place and all other election related procedures.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
In-person early voting begins 27 days before the election and ends the Friday before the election. You may vote early in person at the County Recorder's office or on-site voting locations designated by the county recorder.
Your next election date can be found here.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You can register to vote online! The registration deadline is 29 days before an election.
Polling place hours are from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
If you use your states Registration form, you must provide proof of citizenship in order to register.
The simplest form to use for your voter registration in Arizona is the Standard Federal Registration Form You can find the federal standardized form in English here and in Spanish here. For more language options go here.
If you register to vote using the Arizona State Registration form, the following will serve as proof of citizenship and no additional documents are needed:
If you do not have the above information, you must attach proof of citizenship to the form. Only one form is needed to register to vote. The following is a list of acceptable forms:
If you are registered in Arizona and use the registration form because you move within a county, change your name, or change your political party affiliation, you do not need to provide photocopies of proof of citizenship. You only need to provide proof of citizenship if you are a new resident in an Arizona county.
You will be required to show proof of identity at the polling place before receiving a ballot. The ID can include a photo but it is not required. If you do not use a photo ID you must show two forms of non-photo ID.
Acceptable forms of identification with photograph, name, and address, such as:
Acceptable forms of identification without a photograph that bear your name and address (you must show two forms):
Other acceptable forms of identification are one identification with your name and photo and one non-photo identification with name and address.
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in Arizona, you must be:
You will be entitled to compensation. To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can confirm your voting location by selecting from the following local resources: Arizona State Poll Locator Tool.
The voting systems used in Arizona are Optical Scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation, or your state resource.
You will vote by provisional ballot if you meet certain criteria.
That criteria is:
You will be given a receipt with information on how to verify the status of your provisional ballot. Provisional ballots are counted 10 business days after a General Election and 5 days for all other elections.
Employers are required to grant three hours of paid leave to vote, unless polls are open three hours before or after work shift. Employees must request leave before Election Day, and the employer may specify the hours that he employee can be absent from work.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all voters can vote an absentee ballot for the November General election. The last day to request your ballot varies, as does the deadline to return the voted ballot. Please see below for more information. For more information on absentee voting, and other voting rules around COVID, please contact your Secretary of State.
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request your ballot varies, as does the deadline to return the voted ballot. Please see below for more information.
To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:
You can obtain an application for an absentee voting ballot from your county clerk who may mail or fax you an application, or you can fill out an absentee ballot request form here.
The deadline to submit your absentee ballot is varies depending on how you return the application to the county clerk:
The deadline to submit your ballot also depends on your method of delivery:
Separate applications for absentee ballots are needed for every election.
Voter ID Needed for Absentee Voting:
If you are voting absentee, you must provide a copy of one of the following forms of ID:
You do not need to provide ID when voting absentee if you are:
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets. or check your state website.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are at the polling site and find that you are unable to stand in line for extended period of time due to physical, sensory or other disabilities, you can inform an election official and they will put you at the head of the line of any voters.
If you are unable to mark your ballot, you may be assisted by two election officials or by any person selected by you, who will mark the ballot in accordance with your voting wishes.
If you are unable to read the ballot, the election official have the entire ballot read to you, unless you instruct otherwise. The election official shall then assist you without comment or interpretation in marking the ballot. If you designate a person to assist, the election official shall allow that person to assist you, and the person designated shall read the entire ballot to you, unless you instruct otherwise, and then assist you without comment or interpretation in marking the ballot.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Depending on the type of election being conducted, you may early vote during the 7 or 15 days before Election Day. During primary and general elections, early voting is available between 8am-6pm Monday-Friday and 10am-5pm on the Monday before the Election.
For more information check your state's resource.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/arkansas
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
The registration deadline is 30 days before the election.
If you mail the registration application, it must be postmarked by that date. You may also give it to a voter registration agency representative or your county clerk, by that date.
If you submit your application close to an election registration deadline, you are strongly advised to follow up on your registration status with your county clerk before Election Day. If an election deadline is approaching, you can ensure your eligibility by applying in person with your county clerk. If you have not received verification from your county clerk, be sure to confirm your registration before Election Day.
You can register to vote at any of the following places:
The polls will be open from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm.
If you are registering to vote by mail, you must provide either your driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on your voter registration application. If you do not have any of these items, you may be required to vote on a provisional ballot when you vote for the first time unless you submit a photocopy a form of ID when voting.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
You must show a photo ID in order to vote.The expiration date on the ID must not be more than 4 years before Election Day.
Any photo ID is acceptable if it was issued by the United States, the State of Arkansas or an accredited post-secondary educational institution in Arkansas.
If you do not show one of these forms of ID you may vote a Provisional Ballot.
In order to be a poll worker in Arkansas, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can confirm your voting location here.
The voting systems used in Arkansas are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
iVotronic Touch Screen: With system the voter uses a touch screen to place their votes. This system prevents voters from casting two votes in a single race and alerts the voter of races with no votes cast. It includes a paper receipt that remains in the machine but allows voters to see their individual votes to verify the machine records them correctly.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If your name is not on the precinct voter registration list, or you do not show a valid photo ID, the election official will let you vote only if you meet specific conditions.
Those conditions are:
If you are not listed on the precinct voter registration list and the election official is unable to verify your registration with the county clerk and you contend that you are eligible to vote, then you may vote a challenged ballot which shall only be counted upon verification of your registration status by the county board of election commissioners prior to certification of the election.
Provisional ballots are counted between 2-15 days after the election.
Employer shall schedule sufficient time on election days so that employees may vote. This time varies by location.
To verify your voter registration status
All registered voters receive a mail ballot before each Election Day. The voted ballot must be postmarked by the Election Day and received 17 days after the election in order to be counted.
Any registered voter may Vote By Mail. You use one of the following methods to vote by mail:
Elections officials process applications 29 days to 7 days before an election. You may request an absentee ballot more than 29 days before an election, but not fewer than 7 days in advance.
Permanent Absentee Voting (PAV)
Any registered voter may apply for permanent absentee voter status. If you are a permanent absentee voter, you will automatically receive an absentee ballot for each election. To become a permanent absentee voter, you must complete an application, which is available from your county election official.
If you complete an application to become a permanent absentee voter, you will retain this status as long as you vote in all statewide primary and general elections. If you fail to cast a ballot in four consecutive statewide general elections, you will be removed from the permanent absent voter list and will need to reapply in order to restore status.
Late Absentee Ballot Requests
If, in the seven days before the election, you find you will not be able to vote in person on Election Day, you may still request an absentee ballot. You must make a written request, signed under penalty of perjury, and deliver it, either in person or by someone you designate, to your county election official.
According to California Elections laws, individuals, organizations and groups may distribute absentee ballot applications; however, they must use the uniform format as specified in the California Elections Code. A copy of the application form is available on your state's website.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your local board of elections.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available at Voter's Edge.
It is recommended that you contact your county elections official regarding whether or not curbside voting is available at your polling place. If curbside voting is available at your polling place, you may approach as near as possible to the voting area and elections officials may bring you a roster to sign, a ballot to vote, and any other voting materials you may need, whether you are actually at a curb, in a car, or otherwise located outside the polls.
Both state and federal laws require that all voters, including voters with disabilities, be able to cast their ballots privately and independently. New voting systems have been specifically designed for this purpose. Each polling place should have at least one voting system that permits voters, including those who are blind or visually impaired, to cast a ballot without assistance. In addition, the voting system must permit you to privately and independently verify your vote choices and, if there is an error, permit you to correct those choices before the ballot is cast. To find out what system your county uses, and how to use it, please visit your local board of elections.
Although new accessible voting equipment is required to enable voters with disabilities to cast a ballot privately and independently, if you want help, or if for any reason you are unable to personally mark your ballot, you may choose up to two people to help you cast your vote. However, the persons or person you choose may not be your employer or your employer's agent, or your labor union leader or agent.
If, for any reason, your name does not appear on the list of voters at a polling place, you have the right to cast a provisional ballot. This is a ballot just like a regular ballot, but it will be placed in a special envelope and will be counted after the elections official confirms that you are eligible to vote. The official at the polling place will give you information about how to find out if your ballot was counted, and, if it was not counted, the reason why.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You can vote early either in person at your county elections office, or by using the vote-by-mail system. Any registered voter may vote early instead of going to the polls on Election Day.
All valid vote-by-mail ballots are counted in every election in California, regardless of the outcome or closeness of any race.
Once your application is processed by your county elections official, your ballot will be sent to you. After you have voted, insert your ballot in the envelope provided, making sure you complete all required information on the envelope. You may return your voted vote-by-mail ballot by 1) mailing it to your county elections official; 2) returning it in person to a polling place or the elections office in your county on Election Day; or 3) authorizing anyone to return the ballot on your behalf.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/california
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
You may pre-register to vote if you are at least 16 years old. Your registration will become active once you turn 18.
You will need to re-register to vote when:
In California, the deadline to register to vote for an election is 15 days before each local and statewide Election Day. For more information on California's registration deadline, please visit your state's website.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
To register to vote you will have to provide your states drivers' license number or identification card number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number (SSN). If you do not include this information you will be required to provide identification when you vote.
If you register to vote by mail and submit a driver's license number that the state or local elections official can match with an existing state identification record, then you will not be required to provide identification when you vote.
A first-time voter who registers and did not provide identification with their application, may need to show identification at the polls. To be safe, bring your driver's license or another photo ID.
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in California, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation To sign up, contact your local elections official.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state's resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your local elections official.
The voting machine systems used in California are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may be asked to vote a provisional ballot at the polls due to specific reasons.
Those reasons are:
Provisional ballots are counted during the official canvass when:
Provisional ballots are counted no later than the Thursday after the election until completed.
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) requires each state or local elections official to establish a "Free Access System," such as a toll-free telephone number for voters to call or an internet website that you can access free of charge, to ascertain whether or not your provisional vote was counted, and, if it was not counted, the reason why it was not counted. For information about how to access each county's Provisional Voting Free Access System, please visit your state's resource.
Private and public employers must give employees time off to vote, unless the employee has two hours of nonworking time available to vote or employee fails to vote. Employers may require employees to give advance notice that they will need additional time off for voting. Employers may require the time off be taking at the beginning or the end of the employees shift.
To verify your voter registration status
All voters can receive a mail ballot before each Election Day. If you need to update the address you want you ballot mailed to, use the online tool to fill out the Voter Registration Application and update your address.
If you are a first time voter who registers by mail to vote in Colorado, you are required to submit one of the forms of identification (listed below) with your application. If you have not already done so, you must also submit a copy of one of these forms of identification when you return your absentee ballot application. DO NOT include original documents with the application. You must place the copy of ID in the outer envelope of the ballot, not inside the ballot itself. Please submit a copy of one of the following forms of identification:
Note: Some forms of ID may not contain an address. If your address appears on the identification, the address must be in Colorado.
Ballots are mailed 30 days before Election Day, or three days after the County Clerk receives the request for a mail in ballot.
To vote, fill out your ballot, sign it and return to your County Clerk.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For more information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For more information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Under HAVA, each polling place must contain a voting system that is accessible for individuals with disabilities, including for visually impaired voters, in a manner that provides the same opportunity for accessibility and participation (including privacy and independence) as for other voters.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is available and no excuse is required.
Early voting is available during regular business hours for 8 days before a primary election and for 15 days before a General election.
Each county clerk and recorder shall provide one or more early voting polling place(s), each of which shall be accessible to persons with disabilities. Information regarding early voting availability, locations, and schedules may be obtained by visiting your county website or by contacting your county clerk and recorder's office.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/colorado
Contact your local Local Clerk & Recorder for more information.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
Note: You must have a residence in order to register to vote. Once you have established a residence, it exists until you establish a new residence. Residency for the purpose of voting means the principal or primary home place in which you live.
Homeless voters can register to vote. A homeless voter may use any address within a specific county that he/she regularly returns to and has the intent to remain. This may include a homeless shelter, a homeless service provided, a park, a campground, a vacant lot, a business address, or any other physical location.
College students that are residents of Colorado may keep their registration in their hometown and vote by mail.
You can register to vote:
Colorado now has automatic voter registration! When you interact with certain agencies, such as the DMV, you usually provide information like your name, address, date of birth, etc. This information is then used to register you to vote in Colorado. The county clerk will verify that they have the complete record to register you to vote. If your record is complete, the county clerk will send a notice to you that you are registered to vote. You can return the notice to either decline to be registered or to affiliate with a political party. If you do not decline to be registered within 20 days after the notice is mailed, and the form is not returned as undeliverable, you are then registered to vote.
All registered voters receive a mail ballot which may be completed, mailed or dropped off to be received by the county clerk office by 7pm on Election Day.
To vote in person, the Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC) are open 8 days before a Primary election and 15 days before a General Election during regular business hours. On Election Days, the Voter Service and Polling Centers are open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
VSPC are located in each county to provide the following election services:
Contact your county election office for Voter Service and Polling Center locations.
Your completed voter registration form must contain your states driver's license number or your Department of Revenue ID number. If you do not have a driver's license or department of revenue ID number, then you will need to complete a paper registration form and provide the last four digits of your Social Security number. You cannot use a Social Security number when registering to vote online.
If you do not have any of these forms of ID, please check the appropriate boxes on the paper registration application form. A unique identifying number will then be assigned to you by the state and you will still be registered to vote. However, if the identification section is left blank and you do not check the box(es) indicating you do not have identification, you will not be registered to vote.
Colorado now has automatic voter registration! When you interact with certain agencies, such as the DMV, you usually provide information like your name, address, date of birth, etc. This information is then used to register you to vote in Colorado. The county clerk will verify that they have the complete record to register you to vote. If your record is complete, the county clerk will send a notice to you that you are registered to vote. You can return the notice to either decline to be registered or to affiliate with a political party. If you do not decline to be registered within 20 days after the notice is mailed, and the form is not returned as undeliverable, you are then registered to vote.
For more information please contact your county clerk and recorder or contact your local League for more information.
If you are voting by mail for the first time you may need to provide a photocopy of your identification with your ballot. Voters who recently registered for the first time and are voting by mail are required to provide a photocopy of their identification.
When voting in person you will need one of the following types of identification:
A Social Security number (or last four digits) is NOT a legal form of identification for voting in person. Neither is any document produced by Colorado's statewide registration system.
Poll workers – To be an election judge, you must meet the following qualifications:
You are entitled to compensation, which varies by county.
To sign up, contact the CO SOS Poll Judges.
All registered voters receive a mail ballot which may be completed, mailed or dropped off to be received by the county clerk office by 7pm on Election Day.
To vote in person, the Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC) are open 10 days before a Primary election and 15 days before a General Election during regular business hours. On Election Days, the Voter Service and Polling Centers are open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
VSPC are located in each county to provide the following election services:
Contact your county election office for Voter Service and Polling Center locations.
The voting machine systems used in Colorado are optical scan, DRE and hand-counted paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or through Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote provisionally if you meet a specific condition.
Those conditions are:
You can register and change your address on Election Day to vote a normal ballot.
After you vote a provisional ballot, you will receive a receipt. This receipt will explain how you determine the status of your provisional ballot.
Provisional ballots will be counted after the voters' eligibility is confirmed and no later than 9 days after a primary, general, odd-year, or coordinated election.
A provisional ballot affidavit is treated as a voter registration application for the next election, regardless of whether the provisional ballot is counted, as long as the affidavit contains all the required information and the voter is eligible to register.
Employers must grant employees two hours of paid leave to vote, unless polls are open three hours before or after regular working shift.
To verify your voter registration status
All registered voters will receive mail ballots no later than 18 days before Election Day. You must request a mail ballot by the 8th day before an election in order to receive your ballot in the mail. The County Clerk will then mail your ballot within one business day after receiving your request.
Completed ballots must be received by the county clerk and recorder no later than 7pm on Election Day. Postmarks do not count. Voters are encouraged to drop off their ballots at designated drop off sites or mail the ballot in time to be received by the 7pm deadline. Contact your county clerk and recorder for drop-off locations.
Voters still have the option to vote in person at the Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC). You may surrender your mail ballot when you vote in person. Contact your county clerk and recorder for information about your polling center. VSOCs are located in each county and provide the following services:
If you ballot is spoiled or you never received it, you can get a replacement ballot from your county elections office, or vote in person at the VSPC.
For information on the types of ID needed when voting, click here.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all voters can vote an absentee ballot for the November election. Absentee ballots must be received by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted. For more information on absentee voting, and other voting rules around COVID, please contact your Secretary of State.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
All polling places must be accessible. If you require assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to write or to read the ballot, assistance may be given by a person of your choice. This person may accompany you into the voting booth. This can be a person of your choosing but cannot be:
A disabled person may, at any time, request a paper ballot for electors with disabilities.
Voters who have difficulty standing may ask to move to the front of the line or ask poll workers to direct them to a chair.
You may also request a ballot be brought to you outside the polling location. You must show proper ID and must mark the ballot in front of officials, but not in a way that will violate your privacy.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is not available.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/connecticut
To be eligible to vote you must be:
For primary elections, applications must be postmarked by the 5th day before the primary. You may register to vote in person at your town clerk or registrar until 12pm the last business day before the primary.
For a general election, your application must be postmarked by the 7th day before the election. You may register to vote in person with your registrar by the 7th day before an election.
You may now register to vote online! Click here and follow the prompts to fill out your application.
You may register to vote on Election Day at a designated Election Day Registration locations in each town (not at your polling place). You will need to provide proof of identity and residency in order to register. You can find a list of locations here.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polling places will be open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day.
You are required to show identification when registering to vote in person.
Acceptable identification includes anything with a name and address:
If you register by mail, you must provide your Connecticut driver's license or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the voter registration form, which will be confirmed by the state's centralized voter registration system. This will avoid additional ID requirements for first-time voters in federal elections.
You must either show ID or sign a one line affidavit at the polling place if you have not provided proper identification when registering. A photo ID is not required.
Acceptable forms of ID at the polling place are:
If you do not have ID, the affidavit form requires your name, address, date of birth, and signature. The affidavit states, under penalty of false statement, that you are the one whose name appears on the official checklist.
First time voters who registered to vote by mail and did not provide acceptable ID at registration must show ID at the polls or with their absentee ballots. Acceptable forms of identification include:
If you are a first time voter, you will be required to present identification and may not use the secretary of state's affidavit.
In order to be a poll worker in Connecticut, you must:
To sign up, contact your local registrar's office.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Connecticut are the optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil, fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. In some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device which checks your card or paper on site to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen, such as a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because many companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card which you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one screen. Often, with these big screen devices, you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so that you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet a specific situation.
Provisional ballots are issued in the following situations:
Connecticut does not offer a provisional ballot in elections where there is no federal office on the ballot. Provisional ballots will be counted no later than 6 days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all registered voters are able to vote by mail for the September and November 2020 elections. All voters will be sent a mail-in ballot request form 60 days before the election. Everyone is encouraged to fill out the form and return it to the appropriate official in order to receive their mail-in ballot. All voted ballots must be RECEIVED by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted. If you prefer to vote in person on Election Day you may still do so.
Delawareans can also request either absentee or mail-in ballots at the Department of Elections voter portal, ivote.de.gov. More information about Delaware mail-in and absentee balloting in 2020 can be found on the Delaware Department of Elections Website, under the "Vote by Mail" or "Vote by Absentee Ballot" headings.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
All people qualified to vote must be given the opportunity to do so. Therefore, there will be accessible polling places, accessible voting machines, the opportunity for voting by absentee ballot and assistance at any point as a means of accommodation.
If you need help at the polls, election officers are ready to assist. You may also bring someone with you to help in the voting process.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, all election materials, announcements and forms are available at your state's election website. You may also use the state's free TDD relay service to obtain election and voting information. Simply dial 711 and give the operator the toll free help line number for the county from which you are calling: New Castle County 800-577-000, Kent County 800-464-4357, Sussex County 800-464-4357, Outside Delaware 800-273-9500.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You may vote by absentee ballot in-person at your local election official's office. Contact the local your local election official's office to determine when absentee ballots will be available and the hours for voting. Be sure to take proof of identity with you when you go to vote.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/delaware
For more information, contact your county clerk.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
NOTE: Convicted felons may register to vote if they meet the following requirements:
If you do not have a fixed residence or are homeless you may still vote, however, you must show two forms of ID which must include a mailing address (such as a shelter or an agency address).
If you have any questions about your eligibility to register, please contact the State Election Commission.
You can now register to vote online!
The registration deadline is the fourth Saturday before a Primary or General Election. The deadline is 10 days before a Special Election.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polling place hours are 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
ID is not necessary to register to vote if you use the National Voter Registration Form. However, when registering with the Department of Elections or at an alternate approved location, current identification is required. The identification must include current and valid photo ID that shows full name and address.
Examples include:
You will be asked to show ID at the polls. However, you do not need to show ID in order to vote. If you do not show an ID you must fill out a form before you can vote, but you will still be allowed to cast your ballot.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
In order to be a poll worker in Delaware, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
For School Board elections, you can vote at any open polling place within the school district. Check your local school district website for a list of open polling locations.
The Department of Elections sends you a polling place card when you register; after a change in name, address, or party affiliation; or when your polling place is changed. If you need information regarding your election district and the place where you vote, visit https://ivote.de.gov/
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in Delaware is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC).
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you are a registered voter in your election district but your name does not appear on the official poll list, you may be able to vote by updating the record or by provisional ballot.
Provisional ballots begin being counted the day following an election. You can check the status of your provisional ballot to determine if your vote was counted.
Provisional ballots cover only federal offices such as President, Vice President, US Senate and US Congress. To be permitted to vote on a provisional ballot, you will be asked to sign an affidavit that says you are a registered voter in that election district and that you are eligible to vote in that election. If a federal or state court order extends the time established for closing the polls, votes cast after the normal poll closing time will all be by provisional ballot.
Note: You must provide proof of identity and address to vote on a provisional ballot. Acceptable forms of identification are a current, valid photo ID, copy of current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all registered voters will be mailed an absentee ballot for the November elections. Your voted and mailed ballot must be postmarked on or before Election Day, and must arrive no later than 7 days after the election to be counted.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, check out the race index.
To vote curbside, a poll worker must be told that you need curbside assistance. When a poll worker is notified that you wish to vote curbside, one of the election officials will bring a ballot to you and provide assistance as needed. It is suggested that you call ahead to let the election officials at the polling site know that you wish to vote curbside. Call 202-727-2525 to obtain the polling place telephone number where you will be voting. Persons with a TDD or TTY device may call 202-639-8916.
You may also request to transfer your ballot to another polling location if you believe your assigned polling place is not accessible for your disability. You must contact the SCBOE office at least 7 days before the election to make this transfer.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting begins 15 days before the election. Early voting takes place between 8:30am and 7:00pm every day including Sundays! If Early Voting falls on a Federal holiday no early voting will take place. Early voting ends three days before the election.
Early voting information can be found at the DC Board of Elections website.
You may register to vote during early voting (and on Election Day), you must just show proof of residence. Acceptable forms of proof of residence include:
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/district-of-columbia.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
If you would like to register to vote before Election Day, you can do so through mail or online. Mailed applications must be received 21 days before the election. To register to vote online, just fill out the form and submit before the deadline - 22 days before an election.
You can register to vote during early voting and on Election Day, you just need to provide proof of residence that shows your name and current District of Columbia address. Acceptable forms of proof of residence include:
As of July, 2020, incarcerated individuals, people under court supervision and/or residing at a halfway house are able to register and vote! If you are a resident at a DC jail you can use your DC home address or the address of the DC jail on the registration form if you have been at the DC jail for at least 30 days. If you are in a federal facility you can use your DC home address on the form. You can find additional information about incarcerated voting at the DC Board of Elections Website.
The polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
Identification is not required during registration but must be provided the first time you go to the polls.
If you are registering to vote in the District for the first time on election day, you must show proof of residence by providing one of the following types of documents:
Identification is required only of first-time voters who register by mail and do not provide proof of identification with their application.
To serve as an Election Day Worker, you must:
If you are selected and assigned to a polling place, hours of work are:
Workers receive a one-time payment, which includes training.
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
The voting systems used in D.C. are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or using Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. Provisional ballots are counted 10 days after the election.
You will be required to cast a provisional ballot if:
If you need to provide identification or other information to have your ballot counted, you have two days to provide it to the Board. Information about how to find out if your vote will be counted and how to appeal the Board's decision is provided to all provisional ballot voters at the polls.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Vote-by-Mail (previously known as Absentee Voting) is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request a vote-by-mail ballot is 5pm, 10 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
Vote-by-Mail (previously known as Absentee Voting) refers to voting a ballot you receive through the mail or picked up by a voter who is unable or unwilling to go to the polls to vote on Election Day. You do not have to be absent from the county or have an excuse to vote-by-mail in any election.
To request a vote-by-mail ballot, you can fill out the online application on your county Supervisors of Elections' website. You can also request a ballot in writing through the Supervisor of Elections, in person at the Supervisor of Elections or by telephone to the Supervisor of Elections.
All requests for a vote-by-mail ballot must be made no later than 5pm on the 10th day before an election. You can still pick up a vote-by-mail ballot from the Supervisor of Elections up until, or including Election Day.
Vote-by-mail ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections no later than 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted. It’s important to follow all instructions on a vote-by mail ballot to make sure it is counted. You can correct a missing or mismatched signature on your vote-by-mail ballot.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Or view your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are unable to read or write or, because of a disability, needs assistance in voting, you may designate someone, other than an employer or an officer or agent of your union, to provide such assistance. Election officials may also provide assistance.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting, at a minimum, begins 10 days before an election and ends on the third day before an election. During this period, early voting is conducted no less than 8 hours but not more than 12 hours per day on each day during the period. Supervisors of Elections designate early voting sites 30 days before an election, contact your Supervisor of Elections for locations in your county. Supervisors of elections have the option to offer additional early voting on the 11th-15th day before the election, or the 2nd day before the election.
Voters who want to vote early should remember to bring a photo and signature ID with them. Contact your Supervisor of Elections for dates, times and locations in your county.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.VOTE411.org/florida
Contact your local Board of Elections for information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
How do felons get their rights restored?
If you were convicted of murder, or felony sexual offense, voting rights can only be restored through clemency. You can apply for clemency, search for grant of clemency and certificates, and/or find out more information about clemency, visit the website for the Florida Commission on Offender Review.
If you were convicted of any other felony, voting rights are restored upon completion of all terms of a sentence including parole or probation. You may also apply for clemency to restore your voting rights.
To see if you have completed all the terms of your sentence including parole or probation, you can contact the Florida Department of Corrections, and /or the clerk of the court in the jurisdiction(s) in which you were convicted whether that be a circuit court in Florida, a court in another state, or a federal court.
You can apply to register to vote at any time. However, to vote in an election, you must be registered in the state by the book closing date, which is 29 days before each election. You may pre-register to vote if you are 17 years old or have received a valid Florida driver's license, whichever occurs earlier.
Updating your registration to change your name, address, signature are NOT limited by the 29 day deadline.
The polling place hours will be from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
You must provide your current and valid driver's license number (from your state), an ID number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number to register. If you have none of these numbers, you must write "NONE" on the voter registration form.
If you register by mail and you are a first-time voter in the State and you have not been issued a Florida driver's license number, Florida I.D. number, or a Social Security number you are required to provide additional identification. To assure that you will not have problems when you go to vote, you should provide a copy of the required identification at the time you mail your voter registration form. If you are voting an absentee ballot, you must provide the proper identification prior to 7 p.m. Election Day or your absentee ballot will not count. The following forms of identification are acceptable if they contain your name and photograph:
Do not send original identification documents to the supervisor of elections.
The following persons are not required to provide the identification required under the previous paragraph:
To vote at the polls, you must provide picture identification that also shows a signature OR picture identification and another form of ID with your signature.
Examples of accepted photo IDs with a signature are:
If you have additional questions about voter ID, please contact your local elections office.
If your photo ID does not have your signature, you will be asked to provide another ID that does have your signature.
If you do not bring a valid ID, you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in the state of Florida:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Florida are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a pages. where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) or through Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. Provisional ballots are counted by noon, 4 days after a General Election and 3 days after a Primary Election.
Voters receive a provisional ballot if:
Voters must cast their provisional ballot in the correct polling place in order for it to be counted.
If you are eligible to vote, and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count as long as your signature on the provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is Friday before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
You do not need to provide a reason to request an absentee ballot by mail. You may request an absentee ballot as early as 180 days before an election. Absentee ballots must be received by the county board of registrars by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. You may fill out an absentee ballot request here. The application must be in writing and contain your mailing address, enough information to identify you as a voter, and the election in which you wish to vote. If you are physically disabled or living temporarily outside your county of residence, a close relative may apply for an absentee ballot for you.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Candidate and ballot information can be found here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
You may receive assistance at the polls if you are unable to read the English language or if you have a physical disability that renders you unable to see or mark the ballot, operate the voting equipment, or enter the voting booth. In order to receive assistance, everyone, except those that are blind, must take an oath stating the reason they need assistance.
The person providing assistance to you must sign on the oath. When there is a federal candidate on the ballot, you can select anyone you want to assist you in voting, except for your employer, an agent of that employer, or an officer or agent of your union. When there is no federal candidate on the ballot, you can select any other resident of the precinct or a parent, sibling, spouse or child (provided they are not a candidate on the ballot or a relative of a candidate on the ballot) to assist you inside the voting booth. No person may assist more than ten voters in a primary, election, or runoff.
Note: Between the hours of 9:30 am and 4:30 pm on the day of an election, voters who are 75 years of age or older or who are physically disabled may, upon request to a poll officer, vote immediately without waiting in line.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
As Election Day approaches, your county may have multiple early voting sites and even extended hours.
Voting times and locations for your precinct can be found here.
Any voter registered in Georgia may vote absentee in person. Absentee in person voting begins the 4th Monday before the election. Please note that you cannot vote on the day right before the Tuesday election.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/georgia.
For more election information contact your county clerk.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
The voter registration deadline is 30 days before the election. Mail in registration must be postmarked by this deadline to be eligible to vote in the upcoming elections.
You can now register to vote online! You must have a valid driver's license or ID card with a signature on file with DDS in order to complete the registration online. If you don't have either of these forms of ID you can complete the paper registration.
Polls are open from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm on Election Day. Any voter who is waiting in line to vote at 7:00 pm will be allowed to vote.
If you are a first time voter, you are required to provide your Social Security number and one acceptable items of identification when you register.
Acceptable items of ID are:
You can register by mailing a copy of your identification with your voter registration application; providing a copy of your identification to the registrar during the absentee voting process; or by showing one of the pieces of acceptable identification when voting at your polling place.
ID is required to vote at the polls.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
If you do not have one of the above forms of ID, the State of Georgia offers a free Voter Identification Card.
For more information on the acceptable forms of photo ID and the free Voter Identification Card, please visit your state's resource.
In order to be a poll worker in Georgia, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation. To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in Georgia is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Provisional voting allows you to cast a ballot in person even if the requirements for doing so cannot be met at the time. The provisional ballot will count if the problem is solved within three days after Election Day.
The three reasons for voting a provisional ballot are:
If you vote a provisional ballot because you did not have acceptable identification, you will have three days from the close of the polls to present acceptable identification to your county registrar office for your vote to count.
Employers must grant employees two hours of paid leave to vote, unless polls are open 2 hours before or after regular working shift. This time may be paid depending on location.
To verify your voter registration status
All registered voters receive a mail ballot before each Election Day. The voted ballot must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
An official ballot will be mailed to each registered voter in Hawaii to the address listed on their voter registration record. Voters who will be away during the election may request for their ballot to be mailed to another address. Simply complete the one-time absentee application and indicate where you would like your ballot to be mailed. Your application must be received by your city or county clerk at least seven days before the election to be processed. Voted ballots must be received by mail or in person no later than 7:00 PM on the day of the election.
One-time absentee applications are available online or by contacting your local city or county clerk.
You may also vote at an absentee walk-in polling place before Election Day; please see Early Voting below for more details.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are a long stay patient at a care home or a patient unexpectedly admitted to a hospital, you are still eligible to vote. To ensure the security and integrity of election related activities at care facilities, staff members are discouraged from participating directly with a voter in the process of registering and/or voting absentee. Staff may assist only upon receiving specific authorization from the resident (voter). When asked by a voter to give assistance, care facility staff must remain nonpartisan and have at least two people NOT of the same political party present. This will help eliminate the appearance of any election irregularities while assisting a voter. In addition, staff should:
If you require assistance to vote by reason of physical, visual, hearing impairment or inability to read or write, you may be given assistance by a person of the your choice, except for your employer, an agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your union.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
VOTER SERVICE CENTERS: Voter Service Centers will be open in each county beginning ten (10) business days before the election. Voter Service Centers provide accessible in-person voting, same day voter registration, and collection of voted ballots. Voter service centers are open ten business days prior to the election and on Election Day.
To find the location of a Voter Service Center in your county of residence go to elections.hawaii.gov or contact your city or county clerk.
PLACES OF DEPOSIT: Places of deposit are established beginning five (5) business days before the election for voters to drop off their voted mail ballot packet to be collected by the County Elections Division. The locations and hours of operation are available at elections.hawaii.gov or by contacting your local city or county clerk.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/hawaii.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
*You may pre-register at 16 years old, however, you may not vote in any election until you have reached at least 18 years of age.
Hawaii now offers Election Day registration! You may register and vote at an Early Walk In Voting location or on Election Day at your assigned polling place. You will be asked to complete the registration affidavit and provide physical identification. Acceptable forms of ID are:
The registration deadline for mailed applications is 30 days before the election.
You can now register to vote online! Just follow the directions on this site to complete your registration application. You must have a current Hawaii drivers license or state ID card in order to register online.
The polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Voters will be asked for their state driver's license number, state identification number or the last four digits of their Social Security number on the registration form. If you do not have one of these forms of identification indicate so in box 3B of the registration form.
Poll workers may ask you provide a photo ID with a signature. However, this is not required in order to vote. If you have no ID you will be asked to give your date of birth and address to the poll worker in order to verify the information in the poll book.
Identification is required of first-time voters who register by mail and do not provide proof of identification with their application. Acceptable forms of ID include any current and valid photo ID, a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address.
In order to be a poll worker in Hawaii, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state's resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting machine systems used in Hawaii are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or through Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) establishes the right for a voter to cast a provisional ballot if:
> Voter's name does not appear on the official list of registered voters; or
> An election official asserts that the voter is not eligible to vote.
CASTING A PROVISIONAL BALLOT: A voter is permitted to cast a provisional ballot upon completing a written affirmation stating that the individual is:
> A registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual desires to vote; and
> Eligible to vote in that election.
The Clerk's Office will determine if a provisional ballot is to be counted in accordance with State Law. The voter will be able to verify if the ballot did or did not count, and if it was not counted, the reason why by calling a toll-free number provided or through the Office of Elections website at elections.hawaii.gov.
Employers must give employees two hours to vote, unless polls are open 2 hours before or after regular working shift. This time is paid, with proof that the vote has been cast.
To verify your voter registration status
Beginning in 2020, all registered voters will automatically receive a mail ballot about 18 days before the election! The ballots are mailed to the address on your registration form, so if you have moved, changed your name or any other updates, please be sure to update your voter registration.
All voted ballots must be received (either by mail, in person or at a drop box) by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
For more information on the vote by mail process, please click here.
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 11 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
You can fill out an absentee ballot request form here or any registered voter may apply in writing to the County Clerk to receive an absentee ballot. The application must give your name, address, and mailing address to which the ballot is to be forwarded. The mail-in application must be signed personally by you and be received by the County Clerk no later than 11 days before the election.
In person voting at the absentee elector's polling place ends at 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
You may receive assistance to vote from any person of your choice. You may also ask for assistance from a poll worker.
Curbside assistance and home voting is available in special circumstances. Please make arrangements with your county clerk's office in advance.
Each polling place in the state will be equipped with a ballot marking device to assist voters who have difficulty reading or marking a ballot vote privately and independently. The ballot marking device is intended to assist the visually impaired, voters with disabilities and the elderly.
Visually impaired voters can use headphones to listen to an audio ballot and make their selections using a Braille keypad. The ballot marking device has a touch screen with a zoom feature to enlarge the ballot print and a contrast feature to make the ballot easier to read for some voters. The ballot marking device only marks a ballot. No votes are stored in the machine. Votes are counted by the election board of your county. You can review and change your selections before the device marks a paper ballot. If you are using the ballot marking device, you may request a new ballot from a poll worker if you make a mistake. Additional instructions will be available at the polls and poll workers are trained to help if you request their assistance.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Voting before election day at an absentee polling place is available. Contact your county clerk for dates, times and location of the absentee polling place in your county.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/idaho.
For more election information contact your county clerk.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You can now register to vote online! You will need a driver's license issued by the State of Idaho DMV, a state ID or the last 4 digits of your Social Security Number in order to register online. If you do not have any of these, you can still register in person or by mail.
You must register with your County Clerk or official registrar 25 days before any election. Voters are required to provide their driver's license number when registering, or if they do not have a driver's license, provide the last four digits of their social security number.
Mailed registration applications must be postmarked 25 days before the election in order to be accepted.
Any person who is qualified to vote may register at the polls on election day by providing proof of residence. All documents used in providing proof of residence must be accompanied with a photo ID. Acceptable documents include:
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polls will be open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day.
If you are a first time voter, you must either submit a copy of a form of ID with your registration form or show it at the polls prior to voting.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
All voters are required to show photo ID or sign a Personal Identification Affidavit to cast a regular ballot.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
NOTE: The name on the ID must match the name on the registration list in the poll book but common abbreviations and nicknames are acceptable.
If you do not have an acceptable form of ID, you can get one from your local DMV. You must bring proof of age, residency, legal presence, name change (if applicable) and your Social Security number in order to obtain your new ID.
Also, if you do not have acceptable forms of ID you may be given the option to sign the Personal Identification Affidavit. Please ask in your polling location for this option if needed.
In order to be a poll worker in Idaho, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Idaho are optical scan and hand-counted paper ballots.
Optical Scanning: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. In some places, you can check your card or paper right there at the polling place by feeding it into a card-reading machine to make sure you have voted the way you want to. When you are finished filling out all the cards. You may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that counts the votes. When Election Day is over, the computer counts how many votes were cast for each candidate.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used on Election Day. Paper ballots are mostly used for absentee ballots. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box. At the end of the day, votes are counted by poll workers reading the ballots.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
There is no provisional voting.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by election day in order to be counted.
You do not need an excuse to vote absentee in Illinois.
You can request an absentee ballot:
You can start voting the absentee ballot 40 days before the election.
Steps to request an absentee ballot:
STEP 1: Obtain the proper application for an absentee ballot, either by mail or in person, from your election authority.
STEP 2: Upon receipt, complete the application. Make certain to include your name, home address, address where you want the ballot to be mailed, and please remember to sign the application.
STEP 3: After completing the application, either mail it or hand-deliver it to your election authority. If you return the application in person or complete the application in the election authority's office, you may immediately vote with your absentee ballot in the election authority's office. If you mail the application and it is properly completed, the election authority will mail your absentee ballot to you.
STEP 4: After receiving your ballot, VOTE THE BALLOT IN SECRET. Insert the ballot into the envelope provided, seal it, complete and sign the certification on the back and PERSONALLY return it or mail it. The absentee voter may authorize, in writing, that a spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, or licensed motor carrier, should deliver the completed absentee ballot to the election authority in sufficient time to be delivered to the polling place on Election Day.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot from the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are a disabled voter you may request the opportunity to register at home and have registration materials brought to you. You may also request to register to vote by mail.If you are permanently physically disabled, in a nursing home or in a hospital, you may also be eligible for absentee voting.
The Help America Vote Act requires that election authorities have voting equipment in place for voters with disabilities to vote privately and independently, and Illinois is no exception. Additionally, there are options for a seated voting booth, voting assistance from a friend, relative, or two election judges (one from each party), and curbside voting.
Language assistance is also available where required under amendments to the Federal Voting Act of 1992.
For more information on the provisions available for disabled voters, please contact your local election authority.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is available to all voters beginning 40 days before an election and ends the day before the election. Locations and hours for early voting are determined by each election authority.
For more information about early voting locations, check our your state's resource.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/illinois.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
Registration is open year round except:
Voters may now register to vote either by accessing the Online Voter Application, or through the Illinois State Board of Elections website.
Grace period registration is available in Illinois. The grace period for registering to vote is the 27th to the 3rd day prior to the election. After the normal registration period closes, grace period registration allows you to register in person at the office of your election authority. However, people who take advantage of the late registration opportunity are limited in the way they can vote: if you register to vote during this two-week period you must vote in the office of the election authority or vote absentee by mail. There are 110 election authorities in Illinois, most of them county clerks, and the others are boards established by larger cities. The people who register during the grace period do not vote at their polling place on Election Day, nor are they allowed to vote under the new Illinois law that establishes early voting centers.
Under federal law, citizens may apply to register to vote by mailing in an a voter registration application. The applications are available at some public and private facilities where you live.
When you register by mail, your form must be postmarked prior to the close of registration. Please note that if you register by mail, with the exception of those disabled or in the military, you must vote in-person at the polling place or by in-person absentee voting the first time you vote.
The polls are open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
Two forms of identification are required when registering to vote, one of which must show your current residential address.
If you register by mail, sufficient proof of identity is fulfilled by submission of your driver's license number or state identification card number.
If you don't have either of those, verification by one of the following will be required:
You may also demonstrate sufficient proof of identity by submission of a photo ID issued by a college or university along with either a copy of the applicant's contract or lease for a residence or a postmarked mail delivered to the applicant at his or her current address.
If you register by mail, you must vote in person the first time you vote unless you submit your driver license number or state ID number, the last four digits of your social security number or one of the forms of ID listed above.
Identification is not required to vote at the polls, although you will be required to verify your signature. If you register to vote by mail and did not submit any ID with the registration, you must show a form of ID to vote.
Acceptable forms are:
All forms of ID above must show your name and address. If you do not show any of these types of ID you will be asked to vote a Provisional Ballot.
Illinois voters who vote during the early voting period must vote in person and must provide a valid identification. Valid forms of identification for this purpose include a current driver's license, state-issued identification card, or another government-issued identification card.
In order to be a poll worker in Illinois:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Illinois are optical scan and DRE.
To find out what voting machine is used in your county, please visit your state's resource.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or through Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. Provisional ballots are counted 14 days after an election. To find out if your vote was counted, please use your state's provisional ballot tool.
An election judge will issue you a provisional ballot at your polling place if:
By law, you must vote in your assigned precinct for all votes on your provisional ballot to count.
Every employee is entitled, after giving notice, to two hours off work, provided that the employee's working hours begin less than 2 hours after the opening of the polls and end less than 2 hours before the closing of the polls. The law does not specify whether time off is paid.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 12 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 12pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
If you wish to have your absentee ballot sent to you by mail or delivered to you by a traveling board, you must be at least one of the following:
If you are eligible to vote absentee, you must fill out the absentee voting application. You must submit your application for an absentee ballot at least 12 days before the election. If you are a confined voter or a voter caring for a confined individual, there are other deadlines and requirements that apply.
Your absentee ballot must be received by noon on Election Day in order to be counted. Postmarks do not count.
If you vote absentee by mail you are not required to show a photo ID.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
The polling place for each precinct must meet accessibility standards under federal law.
The polling place must have facilities accessible to elderly voters and voters with disabilities so that these voters have the same opportunity for access, participation, privacy, and independence available to all voters. This includes:
If you believe that the polling place for your precinct does not comply with accessibility requirements, contact your county election board as soon as possible to inform them about this problem. It may be possible for the board to make temporary or permanent changes to the polling place to make it more accessible for all voters.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
In-person early voting can be done at your board of elections beginning 28 days before Election Day and no later than 12:00 pm on the day before Election Day. Each county has their own schedules, so be sure to check what the dates and times are in your area.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/indiana.
For more information about your local elections please contact your local Board of Elections.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
The deadline to register to vote is 29 days before the election. Certain military voters and their family members may have until 12:00 pm on Election Day.
You can now register to vote online! You do need a valid Indiana driver's license or state-issued ID card to complete the form online.
Polling places are open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on Election Day.
If you register online you are required to provide a valid Indiana driver's license number or state issued ID number. If you register to vote by mail or in person, you are not required to show identification when registering to vote. However, if you are a first time voter who registered by mail, you may be required to provide additional documentation that matches the address on your voter registration record.
Those meet the following qualifications will need to provide additional documentation:
However, this does not apply if you submitted an application at a license branch or other voter registration agency. If you are a military or overseas voter, or presented this documentation to the county voter registration office with your registration application, you are also exempt from the additional documentation requirement. You should be notified of this requirement when the county receives your registration application or absentee ballot application.
You may present any of the following types of documents to meet the requirement:
NOTE: An Indiana driver's license or Indiana state identification card may meet both the photo ID requirement and the valid and current address requirement.
To fulfill the photo ID requirement the document does not need to contain an address that matches the address on the poll list, but must meet the other requirements. However, to meet the additional document requirement, you only need to present a document that contains a matching name and current address to the poll list.
Other documents that meet the additional documentation requirement:
Photo ID is required of all voters casting a ballot in person. There are exceptions for certain confined voters and voters casting absentee ballots by mail. Acceptable forms of ID include: driver's license, passport, military ID or picture ID from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
The criteria for acceptable ID include:
A student ID from an Indiana State school may only be used if it meets all of the four criteria specified above. A student ID from a private institution may not be used for voting purposes. For more information for college students, click here.
If you do not have an acceptable form of ID you can get one for free from your local DMV location!
In order to be a poll worker in Indiana, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting machine systems used in Indiana are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or through Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you believe you are registered to vote in a precinct, but your name does not appear on the poll list, or if you have been challenged as not qualified to vote in your precinct, you will cast a provisional ballot.
A provisional ballot allows you to vote on Election Day, however, your provisional ballot will be kept separate from the other ballots cast in that precinct. After Election Day, the county election board will decide if you were qualified to vote in that precinct, and if your ballot should be counted. You will be able to contact your county election board to find out if your ballot was counted, and if not, why not.
Provisional ballots are counted 10 days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is October 24, 2020. Voted ballots must be postmarked by the Monday before the election in order to be counted.
Applications for absentee ballots can be obtained online in a PDF format, or mailed upon request from the Secretary of State. You can also request a ballot by mailing the application to the county auditor/commissioner of elections in the county where you are registered.
You must provide ID information on your absentee ballot request forms. All request forms must include your driver's license/non-driver's ID number or your Voter ID Card's four-digit PIN number. Request forms without these forms of ID will not be accepted.
The request form must be received in the county auditor's office by 5 pm on the Friday, 11 days before the election OR, for General Elections, the deadline is the Saturday, 10 days before the election. If the request is received so late that it is unlikely the absentee ballot can be returned by mail in time to be considered for counting, the county auditor will enclose a statement to that effect with the absentee ballot.
For primary and general elections, the ballots are mailed no later than 40 days before election day. For other elections, ballots are mailed to voters as soon as they are ready. The county auditor will include instructions on how to mark the ballot as well as how to return the ballot.
The voted ballot must be postmarked by the Monday before election day or earlier and received in the county auditor's office no later than the Monday following the election. Voted absentee ballots cannot be delivered to the polling place on election day. If you have not returned your absentee ballot on election day, you have the following options:
Some County Auditors use Satellite Absentee Voting Stations to provide absentee voting at places other than the Auditors office. You must mark your ballot at the station and leave it with the officials. All satellite stations must be accessible to people with disabilities.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit state's resource.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you need help marking your ballot because of a disability or because you can't read English, any person you choose may help you, except your employer, your employer's agent or an officer or agent of your union. If you want help from the precinct workers, one person from each political party will help you. You will need to sign a form indicating that you asked for help. All voting instructions at the polls are printed in large type.
If you cannot get into the polling place because of a disability, two precinct workers will bring a ballot to your vehicle. They may also help you mark the ballot, but only if you request assistance. You do not have to tell anyone ahead of time that you will need to vote in your car. However, you may want to call ahead or bring someone with you to tell the precinct workers that you need to vote in your car.
Each polling place has a Voter Assist Terminal. Voters here can use features such as touch screens, audio assistance or a sip and puff element to select their candidates.
If you have questions or concerns about voting accessibility, please contact your county auditor's office or your Secretary of State's office. A voter guide is also available on audio cassette from the Library for the Blind. To request one you can call 515-281-1333 or 1-800-362-2587. Each precinct also provides a braille version of voter instructions and voter rights.
For more information, you can utilize the Association of People With Disabilities resource.
Early voting (absentee in person voting) begins Monday October 5, 2020 for the Tuesday November 3, 2020 General Election. You can vote at your County Auditor's office Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm. Saturday early voting is available the last 2 Saturdays before the election.
You are required to show an ID when voting early in person. You can find more information on acceptable forms of ID, here.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/iowa.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
You may register in person on Election Day! Be sure to bring the correct voter ID to the polls in order to successfully register at the polls.
If you choose to register by mail, the form must be received by your election officials 10 days before primary and general elections, and 11 days before all other elections. If you mail your registration application, it must be postmarked 15 days before the election or received by either 10 or 11 days before the election, depending on the type of election.
Polls are open from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm.
To register to vote you must provide a states driver's license number or your social security number if you have one. There is a box for your to check on the voter registration form if you have neither of those numbers. If you are registering to vote for the first time at the polls on Election Day, or after a recent move, you must prove both who you are and where you live.
You can use any of these forms of ID as long as they are current, valid and contain an expiration date:
If your photo ID does not contain your current address, you may use another document to prove where you live. The following are acceptable proof of residence as long as they contain your name and current address and are current within 45 days:
If you are asked for ID and you don't have any of the documents listed above, you can have another voter who is registered in your precinct who knows you vouch for your ID and residence.
If you don't have the needed ID and don't have another voter to vouch for you, you may cast a provisional ballot.
Voters are required to show a driver’s license, non-driver’s ID, passport, military ID, veterans ID, or Voter ID Card at the polls before they vote. Voters without the necessary ID will be offered a provisional ballot and can provide ID up until the time of the county canvass of votes (Monday after election day for Primary and General Elections).
What is a valid form of ID to show at the polls?
· Iowa Driver's License
· Iowa Non-Operator's ID
· Military ID
· U.S. Passport
· Tribal ID
· Veteran's ID
· Voter ID Card
What about voters who don’t have an ID?
Any registered voter who does not have a valid driver's license or non-operator's ID issued by the Iowa Department of Transportation will be issued a Voter ID Card for free, automatically, in the mail. This also applies to anyone who registers to vote in the future. Upon receipt of the Voter ID Card, it should be immediately signed. Obtaining the Voter ID Card does not require any further documentation or action by the voter; voters simply need to be registered to vote in the county where they live
In order to be a poll worker in Iowa, you must be:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Iowa are optical scan and Hand counted paper ballots.
Optical Scanning: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. In some places, you can check your card or paper right there at the polling place by feeding it into a card-reading machine to make sure you have voted the way you want to. When you are finished filling out all the cards. You may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that counts the votes. When Election Day is over, the computer counts how many votes were cast for each candidate.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used on Election Day. Paper ballots are mostly used for absentee ballots. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box. At the end of the day, votes are counted by poll workers reading the ballots.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If your name is not on the list of registered voters, you may register to vote at the polls on Election day and vote a regular ballot. If you do not have the proper forms of ID to register on Election Day, or if someone challenges your right to vote on Election day, you may cast a provisional ballot.
The envelope has a place for you to explain why you believe that the ballot should count. Before you leave the polls, you will be given a written notice explaining your voting rights and listing the date on which the special ballot board will meet. If your ballot is not counted, you will receive a letter in the mail explaining why it cannot be counted.
Provisional ballots are counted the Thursday after Election Day.
If your work schedule doesn't give you three consecutive hours off work while the polls are open, you have the right to take up to three hours off from work to vote.
You must make a written request for time off to vote to your employer before election day. Your employer has the right to specify which hours you get to take off. You cannot be penalized and deductions cannot be made from your regular salary or wages on account of this absence
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 7 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
To vote by mail, follow these instructions:
Advance ballots are mailed out beginning 20 days before the election until the 4 days before an election. Make sure you apply for an advance ballot before the deadline to receive your ballot in the mail.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Voters have the right to vote in an accessible voting place and request assistance if needed. Each polling place is required to have an electronic voting machine equipped to allow disabled voters, including visually impaired voters, to vote in secret.
For more information, you can utilize the Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You may vote in person at your county elections office starting the Tuesday before Election Day, or up to 20 days before the election, depending on the county. Some counties offer satellite voting sites during the 20-day advance voting period. To find such locations, contact your county election office.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/kansas.
For more information on 2019 elections, contact your local Board of Elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The deadline to register to vote by mail or in person is 21 days before the election.
Polling places are open from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
No proof of citizenship is required when registering to vote.
There are three ways to register to vote in Kansas:
1) Using the federal voter registration form.
2) At the DMV while applying for a new or renewing an existing license.
3) Using the state voter registration form, which can be filled out in person or online.
Voters must show photo ID when casting a vote.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
Photo ID is also required for early voting and absentee voting.
EXCEPTIONS AVAILABLE: Persons over 65 may use expired documentation as proof of identity. Also, if your religious beliefs prohibit photographic ID you may be exempt, but you must sign a Declaration of Religious Objection before voting.
FREE ID: ID cards for persons over 17 years old are free if the applicant signs an affidavit attesting that the ID is needed for purposes of voting in Kansas and that the applicant does not possess any other form of identification qualifying as acceptable ID for voting. The applicant must also produce evidence that he/she is a registered voter in Kansas. Find that affidavit here. Unique among the states, Kansas provides free birth certificates to persons born in Kansas if needed to acquire a photo ID for voting.
In order to be a poll worker in Kansas, you must be:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Kansas are optical scan, DRE and paper ballots. To find out what system(s) your county uses, click here.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. Some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource or Verified Voting.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote by provisional ballot if your name is not on the voter registration list or if there is a question about your qualifications to vote.
PROVISIONAL BALLOT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Provisional Ballots are counted either the Monday or the second Thursday after the Election.
Any registered voter may leave work for a period of up to two hours to vote. If the polls are open before or after the work shift, the voter may only take such time off that, when added to the amount of time before or after work that the polls are open, it does not exceed two hours.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19, all registered voters may request an absentee ballot by citing fear of contracting COVID-19 as an excuse to request the ballot. The last day to request an absentee ballot is October 9th. Your voted ballot must be received by 6pm local time on November 3rd, OR postmarked on or before November 3rd and received by 6pm local time on November 6th in order to be counted.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Kentucky is required to have a voting machine in each polling place that allows anyone with a disability to cast a ballot free of outside assistance. Nevertheless, if you need assistance due to physical disability, blindness or an inability to read English, you may request voting assistance at the polls on Election Day. Physical disability and blindness are the only two reasons you may apply to the county board of elections for permanent voting assistance. You may receive assistance from someone of your choice or the two election officers at the polls. You may not be assisted by your employer, the employer's agent, a union officer or agent of your union.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
ALERT - Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all registered voters may vote early for the November 3rd General Election! Early voting will begin on October 13th and no excuse is required. Early Voting will take place on weekdays and also on the three Saturdays before the election for at least 4 hours each day. Early in person voting takes place at the County Clerks offices.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/kentucky.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You can now register to vote online! Your completed registration must be mailed or returned at least 29 days before the election.
Polls will be open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
When you register to vote online, you are required to enter you Social Security Number and Date of Birth in order to proceed.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), voters who do not have acceptable photo ID are able to vote in the November General Election by saying that coronavirus prevented them from getting an ID before Election Day. For additional information please contact your Board of Elections.
In order to be a poll worker in Kentucky, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Kentucky are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You can vote on federal offices on a provisional ballot if you live in the precinct and you find yourself under one of the approved circumstances.
Those circumstances are:
Provisional ballots are counted by 12pm the Friday after the election. If you want to check if your provisional ballot was counted or not, please go to the Kentucky state board of elections Provisional Voter Information page.
Employers must allow employees up to 4 hours to vote during their regular work shift.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available if you meet specific criteria. The last day to request your ballot varies, as does the deadline to return the voted ballot.
Please see below for more information.
You must have a reason to vote by mail, unless you are a military or overseas citizen. There are 12 reasons to vote by mail:
To request normal absentee ballots by mail, you must complete and return a request for absentee ballot indicating the reason you are not able to vote in person absentee or in person on Election Day.
You may request an absentee ballot as early as 60 days prior to the election. Your voted ballot must be witnessed and signed in order to be accepted.
Timeline to request an absentee ballot by mail
Deadlines for returning your voted ballots
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Voters who are physically unable to vote in person at the polls on Election Day and unable to vote in person at the registrar's office may be eligible for the special program for physically handicapped voters. Call your parish registrar of voters office and ask for more details to see if you are eligible. Disabled voters may go to the front of the line at their polling place.
Proof of disability is required to be filed with the Registrar of Voters either in person or through the mail. Proof of disability include:
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Voters who want to vote early for any election may do so in person at their parish Registrar of Voters office or at designated locations in the parish from 14 days to seven days before any scheduled election. You do not need a reason to vote early.
For more information on dates and locations for early voting, please use your state's resource.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/louisiana.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You to be registered 30 days prior to an election (20 days if registering online) to be eligible to vote in that particular election.
You can now register to vote online! If you submit your application online you must have a Louisiana driver's license or Louisiana special ID card number to complete the process. You will also need to enter the last four digits of your social security number on the form.
Polls will be open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm on all Tuesday elections, and from 7:00am to 8:00pm on all Saturday elections.
If you register to vote in person at a parish registrar of voters office, you are required to prove age, residency, and identity. You may submit your current state driver's license, birth certificate, or other documentation which reasonably and sufficiently establishes your identity, age, and residency.
If you don't have a photo ID you can also bring a utility bill, payroll check or government document that includes your name and address.
To register to vote online you must have either a Louisiana driver's license or ID card to complete the form.
To vote, you must present a valid photo ID.
Acceptable photo ID includes:
If you do not have any form of ID, you can still vote by signature on a voter affidavit.
You can also get a free Louisiana Special ID at the Office of Motor Vehicles by showing your voter information card.
In order to be a poll worker in Louisiana, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in Louisiana is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
There are several reasons why you may vote a provisional ballot.
Such as:
For all these instances, you may vote a paper provisional ballot for federal offices, you will not be allowed to vote on the voting machines for state, local or municipal offices, propositions or constitutional amendments.
Provisional ballots are counted by 3 days after the election. If you would like to know if it was counted, please utilize your state's resource. Voters should wait at least 7 days after an election to check the status.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 3 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
You do not need to have a specific reason or be unable to vote at the polls on Election Day to receive an absentee ballot.
You can request an absentee ballot online here beginning 3 months before Election Day. If you don't want to request a ballot online, you can contact your municipal clerk either in person on through the phone. A ballot will then be mailed to your address.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 3 days before the election.
To be counted, voted absentee ballots must be received by the municipal clerk by 8pm on Election Day.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are visually impaired, physically disabled, or are unable to read or write, you can be assisted. Accessible voting systems help voters who may have difficulty voting to cast their ballots over the phone. Please ask for more details about this process at your polling location.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You may vote absentee at the clerk's office as soon as absentee ballots are available. Absentee ballots are available 30 days before the election at the municipal clerk's office.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/maine.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
If you are a student, you have the right to register in the municipality where you attend school, if you have established residency there. You must meet the same residency requirements as all other potential voters, but may not be asked to meet any additional requirements. If you are a student who is not a resident of the municipality in which you attend school, you cannot register in that municipality.
If you are incarcerated in a correctional facility or in a county jail, the municipality where you are incarcerated is not always your voting municipality, unless you resided in that municipality prior to incarceration. If you are incarcerated in a correctional facility you may apply to register to vote in any municipality where you have previously established a fixed and principal home to which you intend to return.
You may have a non traditional residence, including, but not limited to a shelter, park or underpass. Your residency is not subject to challenge on the sole basis that it is non traditional.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) mailed registration applications must be received by October 19th, 2020 for the Tuesday, November 3rd General Election. However, you are able to register in person up until and on Election Day.
When registering in person you must show proof of identity and residency.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
All polls open between 6am and 10am until 8pm.
When filling out your voter registration card, you must provide either your states driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number.
If you are a new voter in Maine, you must send a copy of either your Maine driver's license or a utility bill or a government document that states your name and address with your voter registration form.
If you are registering less than 21 days before an election, you must register in person at your town office or city hall, through any motor vehicle branch office, in most state & federal social service agencies, or at voter registration drives. You will need to provide proof of identity and residency.
If you are already registered to vote, you do not need to provide identification to receive a ballot. If you are registering on Election Day, you will need to provide proof of identity and residency.
In order to be a poll worker in Maine, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Maine are optical scan and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If your eligibility to vote is questioned on Election Day, you are allowed to cast a challenged ballot. A challenged ballot must be counted the same as a regular ballot. The validity of a challenged ballot need not be determined unless it affects the results of an election.
Provisional ballots are to be counted within a "reasonable time" after the Election. Check with your County Clerk for more information.
Maine allows voters to vote using Ranked Choice Voting for all Governor, State Legislative and Congressional races. Ranked choice voting allows voters to rank the candidates in the order of their preference. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes, an instant runoff happens and the candidate with the least support is eliminated. This process continues until only one candidate remains.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status, contact your
Mail-in voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is 14 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received or postmarked by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all active registered Maryland voters will be mailed an application for a mail-in ballot for the General Election. Applications for ballots go out beginning in late August, with additional mailings for voters who register after that date. Voters are encouraged to return the application as soon as possible to ensure they receive their ballot in enough time to mail it back. Voters may also download and print applications in English or Spanish or request their ballots online here. Ballot applications must be received by the State Board of Elections by October 20, 2020.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Maryland's voting system accommodates voters with disabilities by offering an audio ballot. Using headphones, the voter listens to the ballot and records the vote using a keypad. Both the headphones and keypad are provided. To assure the privacy of the voter, the voting unit's screen is blank while the audio ballot feature is being used.
A magnified ballot is provided for voters who have low vision.
An adjustable screen is available to accommodate voters who prefer or need to sit while voting.
To use one of the accessibility options, ask an election judge for a particular option. A voter will not be required to provide an explanation or fill out additional paperwork. Election judges will be available to answer questions and, if needed, provide assistance. If you need assistance voting, you may select someone to assist you in the voting process. Maryland law prohibits a voter's employer or agent of the employer or an officer or agent of the voter's union from serving as a voter's assistant. An election judge may assist you, but only in the presence of another election judge of a different political party.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting for the Tuesday, November 3, 2020 General Election begins October 26th and ends November 2nd. Voting includes Saturday and Sunday and takes place between 7am - 8pm.
You may vote in person at an Early Voting Center in your home county from October 26 to November 2, between 7 am and 8 pm. On Election Day, you may vote in person at any of those centers as well as additional vote centers in your county. Most precinct polling places will be closed. Please be sure to check with your local Board of Elections or the State Board of Elections to ensure you know your correct voting locations.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/maryland.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to register to vote you must be:
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
You can now register to vote online! Just fill out this form before 9pm on the registration deadline to complete your application.
The voter registration application must be received by a Maryland election office no later than 9 p.m., 21 days before an election. If your application is complete and you are found to be qualified, a Voter Notification Card will be mailed to you. You are not registered until you receive your Voter Notification Card.
The polling place hours of operation are from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
When registering to vote, you will need to provide either your current, valid state driver's license or MVA ID card number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on your voter registration form.
You will be asked to provide identification at the polling place if you fit specific criteria.
The criteria are:
If you registered to vote by mail after January 1, 2006, you most likely satisfied the identification requirement during the registration process. If you did not satisfy the requirement, your county election board will have notified you and requested information to satisfy the identification requirement. You can satisfy the identification requirement by providing one of the following:
In order to be an Election Judge, you must be:
You cannot be an election judge if you are a:
Why should you be an election judge?
If you'd like to apply to becoming an election judge, click here.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 all registered voters will be mailed a mail in ballot applications for the Tuesday, November 3, 2020 General Election. You may vote in person at an Early Voting Center in your home county from October 26 to November 2, between 7 am and 8 pm. On Election Day, you may vote in person at any of those centers as well as additional vote centers in your county. Most precinct polling places will be closed. Please be sure to check with your local Board of Elections or the State Board of Elections to ensure you know your correct voting locations.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your local board of elections.
Maryland voters use a voter-verifiable paper record voting system.
Voter-verifiable Paper Voting System: Voters will mark a paper ballot and then feed the ballot into a ballot scanner. The scanner will read the voter's selection and the ballot will drop into a locked ballot box.
The scanner uses technology that can identify the voters selections. When you mark your ballot by hand, the scanner will look for marks inside the ovals. If you make any other types of marks (check marks, etc.) the scanner will let you know that you need to correct your ballot. You can ask the scanner to return your ballot and make your corrections on a new ballot.
You will not get a receipt showing how you voted, however, you will continue to get your "I Voted" sticker to show you voted.
For more information on the new voting system, check out your state's resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A provisional ballot allows someone who thinks they are an eligible voter to vote. You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You might vote a provisional ballot if:
For instances where you voted a provisional ballot because you did not provide ID you must show ID or an ID number to your local board of elections before 10am on the 2nd Wednesday after election day.
Employers must grant employees up to two hours of paid leave to vote, unless polls are open 2 hours before or after regular working shift, or if employee has sufficient time to vote on his/her own. Employees must provide proof that they cast their vote to receive compensation for time off.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all registered voters may vote by mail in any 2020 election, no excuse required. A vote by mail application will be mailed to every voter who is registered by July 1st and has not already requested an absentee ballot for the State Primary in September. A second mailing will go out to all voters in September for the November General Election. You must return the vote by mail application by 4 business days before the election (October 28 for the General), though you are strongly encouraged to return your application as soon as possible to ensure you receive your mail ballot. For more information, contact your Secretary of the Commonwealth.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Polling places must be accessible to elderly and disabled voters. If you are permanently physically disabled and cannot cast your vote at the polling place, you may file a letter from your physician with your city or town clerk, stating that you are permanently unable to cast your vote at the polling place because of physical disability. A completed application for an absentee ballot for you to sign and return will be mailed to you by the city or town clerk at least 28 days before every primary and general election.
If you would like to vote in person, you may choose someone to assist you with entering the polling location, checking in, entering the polling booth, preparing the ballot, exiting the booth and checking out.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) early voting for the 2020 elections has been extended. Early voting for the November 3rd General election will take place October 17-30. Early voting locations will be posted at least one week before early voting begins.
Early voting is currently available in Massachusetts only for statewide general elections on even-numbered years. When available, early voting begins 11 days before and ends 2 days before Election Day.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/massachusetts.
For more information visit your election center or contact your local board of elections.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) the registration deadline for all 2020 elections have been extended. You now have until 10 days before the election to register to vote.
You can now register online! If you have a valid driver's license, learner's permit or non-driver ID issues through the Massachusetts RMV you can register using this page. If you do not have these forms of ID you can still use this page to fill out your form, print and mail the application to the appropriate election official.
You must register to vote at least 20 days before an election, 10 days before a special town meeting.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
For all elections, except local elections, the polls must be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
You must attach identification to your voter registration form if you are registering to vote for the first time. If you registered to vote by mail on or after January 1, 2003, you will be required to show identification when you vote for the first time in a federal election. However, you can also send in a copy of your identification with your voter registration form. Acceptable identification must include your name and the address at which you are registered to vote.
Examples include:
If you send in a copy of your identification with your mail-in voter registration form, it may not be returned to you. If you do not provide such identification, the Help America Vote Act of 2002 requires that you may only cast a provisional ballot which will be counted later, but only after your eligibility to vote has been determined.
If you provide your driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the voter registration form and those numbers are verified, you will not have to provide identification when you register to vote or at the polls. If you do not provide those numbers or if they cannot be verified (you will notified by your town or city clerk if that happens), then you have to provide identification either at town or city hall prior to the election or at the polls when you vote. Acceptable identification is a copy of any of the following:
If you are voting for the first time in a federal election, are an inactive voter or are casting a provisional or challenged ballot, you may be asked to provide ID at the polls. You are also required to show an ID if you're voting for the first time after registering by mail and did not include a copy of your ID in your mailed in registration form.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) some of the criteria for being a poll worker in MA has been updated for the 2020 election cycle. Please click here for the most recent information.
In order to be a poll worker in Massachusetts, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
If you have questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Massachusetts are optical scan and hand counted paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
Your name is not on the list. If you believe you're registered to vote, are at the correct polling place but your name does not appear on the voting list. You can ask the poll worker to contact the city or town hall to confirm your registration. If your registration is not verifiable, you may cast a provisional ballot.
Incorrect party enrollment. If you are voting in a party primary and believe that your party enrollment is incorrect as listed, you can vote a provisional ballot for the party you believe you are registered with.
Unable to provide ID. If you are not able to provide the proper ID, you may cast a provisional ballot. Your ballot will not be counted until you return with ID to the polling place or the office of your local election official by the close of polls.
Provisional ballots are counted 12 days after the election.
Voters employed in mechanical, manufacturing or mercantile businesses are allowed time off during the first two hours after the polls have opened only if an application for absence has been submitted.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 4 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
To request a ballot, use one of the links below:
Absent Voter Ballot Application
Absent Voter Ballot Application - Fillable Version
You may submit your application either in person or by mail to your City/Township Clerk's office.
After receiving your absentee ballot, you have until 8pm on Election Day to complete and return the ballot to your clerk's office.
Emergency Absentee Ballot:
If you have an emergency that prevents you from going to the polls you may request an emergency absentee ballot. Requests must be submitted after the deadline for regular absentee ballots has passed, but before 4pm on Election Day. The emergency must have occurred at a time in which it made it impossible to get to the polls.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Any action or physical barrier that prevents voters with disabilities from casting a ballot is unacceptable. To ensure that proper accessibility is maintained, federal and state laws require polling places to remove or make accommodations for any barriers that prevent voters with disabilities from voting.
Care should be taken to ensure that the polling place is accessible: doors should not be blocked, alternatives to stairs such as ramps or elevators should be available, and lighting and seating should be adequate. Furthermore, at least one voting station should be adapted to allow a person to vote while seated.
If you require assistance in casting a ballot, you may choose a person to help you provided that the person is not your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.
If you or someone you know requires special access to the polls, it's important to call the clerk's office ahead of time to make sure your voting site is free of obstructions. If your precinct is not accessible, you will be directed to an alternative site that is accessible. For more information, contact your local clerk. Hearing impaired residents with questions may contact the Department of State's Bureau of Elections by TTY at (517) 322-1477.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Beginning 45 days before the Election you can vote early in person or apply for an absentee ballot at your City/Township Clerk's office. You can apply for the absentee ballot and vote that ballot during the same visit! Early voting continues until 4pm the day before the Election.
If you prefer, you can bring your ballot home to vote, just be sure to return the ballot by 8pm on Election Day.
City/Township Clerk offices must be open for at least 8 hours the weekend before the Election to allow for registration and voting by absentee ballot. To check your specific clerk's hours, please click here.
Your next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/michigan
Contact your local Local Clerk & Recorder for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You can now register to vote online!
You can register to vote at any time through the 15th day before the Election. You can register to vote:
Starting 14 days before the Election, you must register to vote in person at the clerk's office with proof of residency. Proof of residency must be current and have your name and address on it. Examples of proof of residency:
Automatic Voter Registration
All eligible citizens who are not currently registered to vote will be automatically registered if they conduct any business with the Secretary of State office, unless they opt out. For more information, please contact your Secretary of State.
Election Day Registration
You may register to vote on Election Day if you are a new registrant or if you need to update your registration. In order to register on Election Day you must go to your City/Township Clerk's office (until 8pm on Election Day) to register and vote in that specific office. If you have already registered prior to Election Day you must vote at your assigned polling place.
Polling places will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Election Day.
If you hand-deliver your registration application the staff person helping you will take your form and you don't need to do anything else. If you are registering to vote for the first time in your state, and you mail in your application, you must provide a form of ID.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
The residential address you use for voter registration must be the same as the address on your driver's license. Submitting a change for a driver's license address will be applied to your voter registration and visa versa.
You must show a photo ID or sign an affidavit attesting that you do not have a photo ID in order to cast a ballot.
Voters with picture ID: Voters can satisfy the ID requirement by showing a Michigan driver’s license or a Michigan personal identification card.
Voters who do not possess either document may show any of the following forms of picture ID as long as it is current:
• Driver’s license or personal ID card issued by another state.
• Federal or state government-issued photo ID.
• U.S. passport.
• Military identification card with photo.
• Student identification with photo from a high school or an accredited institution of higher education.
• Tribal identification card with photo.
If you do not have a driver's license or other form of photo ID, you can get a state ID card at your local Secretary of State branch for $10. People over 65, people who have had driving privileges terminated due to physical or mental disability, or are blind do not need to pay this fee.
Voters who do not have acceptable picture ID or forgot to bring acceptable picture ID to the polls can vote like any other voter by signing an affidavit.
Questions regarding the voter identification requirement can be directed to your local city or township clerk’s office.
In order to be a poll worker in Michigan:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in Michigan is optical scan.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A voter may be asked to vote a provisional ballot if their name doesn't appear on the registration list.
Important: Before completing the provisional balloting process, if your name does not appear on the registration list you can consider registering in person at the clerk's office on Election Day. After you register you may vote a normal ballot.
If your name does not appear on the registration list and you do not re-register on Election Day, you may vote a provisional ballot. In order to get a provisional ballot you must:
You may ask election workers for help in filling out these forms.
After voting the provisional ballot, your answers on the forms will be looked at and it will be determined if your ballot will counted in the polls or if it must be saved in a provisional ballot security envelope and returned to the clerks office for review after the polls close. The determination will be made within six days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) voters do NOT need a witness for their absentee ballots. Voters who wish to register to vote when they cast their ballot by mail WILL need to verify their proof of residency if they register and vote by mail.
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. There is no deadline to request an absentee ballot except no ballots are issued the day before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 3pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
To return the ballot, you may mail or send via package delivery service (such as Fed Ex or UPS) or you may return the ballot in person.
With absentee voting, you can vote either in person before Election Day at a location designated by your county elections official or by mail. To vote by mail, fill out the form to request an absentee ballot. The ballot will then be mailed directly to you.
You do not need to be registered to vote to request an absentee ballot. A voter registration application will be included in the materials. You must show your witness an accepted proof of residence when registering.
To find out where your absentee ballot is in the process, please use your state's absentee ballot lookup.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you need help with voting, you can ask the election judges at the polling place for assistance in reading or marking the ballot. You may also bring someone to help you.
All polling places should be fully accessible with clearly marked accessible doors and parking spaces. If you cannot easily leave your car, you can ask for the ballot to be brought out to you. If you are unable to go to the polling place due to an illness or disability, you can vote by absentee ballot.
If you have limited vision, you may ask for voter registration and absentee ballot instructions in an alternative format. If you are hearing impaired, every county and most cities will have a TDD device for questions. Materials can be provided in braille, on audio tape, on CD or in large print. To order any brochures or to order a voter registration application and instructions on how to fill it out, contact the secretary of state's elections division at 651-215-1440 or toll free, at 1-877-600-8683. TTY: 1-800-627-3529.
If you need assistance completing the election materials, you may bring a family member, friend, neighbor or anyone you choose to help you vote. You may NOT bring your employer, your union, or a candidate for office to help you vote.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You can vote early at your local elections office. For most elections, early voting takes place during normal business hours beginning 46 days before the election.
For federal, state or county elections, early voting locations must be open the last Saturday before the election (10am-3pm), and the day before the election until 5pm.
If you are not registered before going to vote early, you may register in person as long as you show a proof of residence.
Some places may have additional early voting hours. Be sure to contact your local election official for more information.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/minnesota.
To find out information about local elections contact your local League of Women Voters or contact your local Board of Elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You may pre-register as a 17 year old, as long as you will be 18 by the next election date (special, township, primary, general). If a special election is scheduled before you turn 18 your registration will be returned to you and you are asked to wait until after the special election before registering again.
Registration temporarily closes 20 days before an election. You can still register to vote at your polling location on Election Day or at your Early Voting location. You will need to provide a proof of residence in order to register on Election Day.
You may also register online though the Secretary of State website. You must complete the online registration 21 days before the election.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Most polling places are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Please contact your county auditor or township clerk for details.
To register to vote by mail you need to provide your state driver's license number or state ID number. If you have not been issued a state driver's license or state ID, you will need to provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. If you have none of these, write NONE in box #10b of your voter registration application. This is required by law. To register at the polling place on Election Day, you must have authorized proof of residence.
This includes:
Photo IDs (may be expired)
Bills (delivered electronically or by mail)
You must re-register if your name or address changes or you have not voted in more than four years.
You only need ID to vote if you have not registered before arriving at the polling precinct or if you are a first time federal voter who registered by mail and whose registration was not verified. You must show one of the same IDs as are valid on Election Day registration.
In order to be a poll worker in Minnesota, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Minnesota are optical scan, paper ballots and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commissions (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
While there is no provisional voting, Election Day registration is available.
You have the right to take time off of work to vote. Employers cannot require you to use personal leave or vacation time. Your employer may ask that you let them know when you will be gone. Employees should only take as much time off as needed to vote and then return to work immediately.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) the criteria for requesting an absentee ballot has been updated to include a temporary or permanent physical disability, which may include but is not limited to a physician imposed quarantine due to COVID-19. Or, if someone is caring for a dependent that is under a physician imposed quarantine due to COVID-19. If you meet this new criteria, or any of the other criteria listed below, you can request your absentee ballot today or no later than 5 days before Election Day. Just be sure to return your voted ballot by the deadline (received by the Absentee Election Manager by 5pm the day before the election) to make sure your ballot is counted. If you have any questions, please contact your Secretary of State.
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 5 days before the election. Voted ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received up to 5 days after the election in order to be counted.
You are eligible to vote absentee if you are a qualified and registered voter who will be absent from your county of residence on Election Day, or are:
Please check with your voter registrar to determine if you are entitled to vote absentee and to learn the procedures for doing so. You can fill out an absentee ballot request form here.
U.S. military personnel and overseas citizens can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are permanently disabled, you can register to be on the voter disabled list and will automatically be sent a ballot. To register as a disabled citizen, you must get a signed statement from your physician stating you are permanently disabled. The new voting machines provide accessible voting for many disabled. If necessary, you can choose a person to assist you with your voting.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
The absentee in person voting dates for the November 3, 2020 election are October 24-October 31st. If you would like to vote absentee in person please go to your Circuit Clerk's office before 5pm on October 31st to cast your ballot.
Early voting does not exist in Mississippi. However, you may vote absentee ballot in person at your local circuit clerk's office (office hours vary, check with your local clerk's office).
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/mississippi.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
In person registration at the county clerk's office must be done at least 30 days before the election. In most cases, circuit clerks and municipal clerks are available to register voters between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
Mail in registration applications must be postmarked 30 days prior to the election.
Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
You will need to provide your driver's license number or the last 4 digits of your Social Security number on your voter registration form. If you do not have a driver's license number or Social Security number and you are registering by mail for the first time, you must include another form of ID with your application.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
Once you are registered, you generally remain registered indefinitely, unless you move or no longer meet one of the qualifications to vote.
Photo ID is required in order to vote. Expired photo IDs are acceptable as long as they are not more than 10 years old.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
If you do not have any of these forms of ID, you can obtain a Mississippi Voter ID Card at no cost. You can apply for a Mississippi Voter ID card at any Circuit Clerk's office during normal business hours. Or call 1-855-868-3745 for more information.
In order to be a poll worker in Mississippi, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Mississippi are DRE and paper ballots.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Known as an affidavit ballot, voters whose names do not appear in the poll book or do not have an acceptable form of ID are entitled to vote by affidavit ballot.
A voter who did not present photo ID because of a religious objection is entitled to have their ballot counted if they complete an Affidavit of Religious Objection in the Circuit Clerk's office within 5 business days after the election.
A voter who did not present photo ID is entitled to have their ballot counted if they present photo ID in the Circuit Clerk's office within 5 business days after the election.
Provisional Ballots are counted 5 business days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your registration status
ALERT: ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all Missouri voters may vote by mail for the November 3rd election. All voters may vote absentee with a notarization of the ballot envelope, and voters in at-risk categories for contracting or transmitting COVID-19 are eligible to vote absentee by mail WITHOUT getting the envelope notarized.
For more information, or to request an absentee ballot, click here.
The last day to request an absentee ballot is the second Wednesday before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
You may bring anyone you choose to assist you with voting if you cannot read or write, are blind or have some other physical disability and cannot vote your ballot. If you require assistance and do not bring a person to assist you, you are entitled to receive assistance from an election judge. You must request assistance, and upon your request, two election judges from different political parties will assist you. Depending on the number of judges present and voter turnout, there may be a wait for an election judge to assist you.
If you have limited mobility you can vote curbside or outside the polling place. You just need to ask someone at your polling location to have a poll worker bring your ballot out to you.
If you have a physical disability and your polling location is not accessible, you may request a different polling place assignment. Please contact your local election authority for more information.
If you have a question regarding a specific required assistance, please contact your local election authority to determine what assistance is available at your polling place.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
There is no early voting.
Please check out Absentee Voting to see how to vote before Election Day.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/missouri.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
In order to be registered to vote in an election, you need to be registered by the fourth Wednesday before the election. If you register after that time, you are registered to vote in the next elections.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The polls will be open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
When registering in person, you are required to present a form of personal ID.
Accepted forms or ID are:
If you do not have any of these accepted forms of ID, you may still cast a ballot if two supervising election judges, one from each major political party, attest they know you.
You must show an acceptable form of ID (doesn't have to be photo ID) and sign the poll book to get your ballot.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
You can see samples of acceptable forms of ID here.
If you do not have any acceptable forms of ID, you may vote a provisional ballot. You can learn more about provisional voting here.
You may be eligible for a free Missouri nondriver license for voting purposes. You can contact the Missouri Department of Revenue to find out how you can get a free nondriver license at any time. The Missouri Secretary of State can help you get the official documents you need to obtain your free nondriver license. You can request help here.
In order to be a poll worker in Missouri, you must:
To sign up fill out his form or check with your local county board .
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Missouri are optical scan and punch card.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Punchcards: With a punchcard system, when you sign in at the polling place, the poll workers will give you one or more cards. These cards are usually about 8 inches by 3 inches, with small rectangles that can be punched out. You take your cards to a small private table. You'll see a booklet mounted on a frame. The frame will have a place for you to slide your first card in. Make sure that it's in all the way and lined up correctly. If you're not sure, ask one of the poll workers to make sure you've got it right. The table also has a little device (often a metal stylus or stick) that you use to punch holes next to the name of the person or ballot measure you want to vote for. Give it a firm punch, so it pushes out that little cardboard rectangle or chad. You may have to look at the booklet carefully so that you punch the right hole lined up with the person you want to vote for. Often there is a little arrow that helps you find the right hole. Some punchcards have the names of the candidates written right on the cards. You may need to vote on more than one card. Look it over carefully, so you put the right card in the right slot. Some punch card systems use both sides of the card, so look on the back of each card too. Check to see that all the holes are punched all the way through and there are no little pieces of cardboard (chad) hanging from your card. When you are done, pick up all your cards. There may be an envelope to put your cards in. Take your cards over to the ballot box and put the cards into the box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If your name does not appear on the poll book and you are eligible to vote at that precinct, you may be entitled to vote a provisional ballot. Every effort will be made to determine your eligibility and your correct polling place so you can cast a regular ballot.
Provisional Ballots are counted two weeks after the election.
Employers must grant employees up to three hours paid leave to vote, unless polls are open three consecutive hours before or after regular working shift. Employees must request this time prior to Election Day, and the employer may specify when during the working day employees may take time off.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 1 day before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
If you are a registered voter, you may vote by absentee ballot. To vote absentee, you must first apply for an absentee ballot. Applications are available during a period beginning 75 days before Election Day and ending at 12:00 pm on the day before the election.
You may pick up an application at your local election office or at the secretary of state's Office, or you may call either office and ask to have an application mailed to you. Mail the application or drop it off at your local elections office. Once you have submitted your application, your absentee ballot will be mailed to you, unless you indicate on the application that you would prefer to have someone pick it up for you. Once you have marked your ballot, return it to your local election office before the polls close on Election Day in the secrecy envelope provided.
You can track your absentee ballot on your state's website.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you have a physical disability or are unable to read or write, you may ask an election judge to help you mark your ballot for you. With the permission of the election judge, a friend or relative can go into the voting booth with you and help you vote.
Every polling place in Montana is required to have at least one specialized voting machine enabling people with disabilities to vote independently.If you would like to designate an agent to assist you with the voting process, contact your local elections office to ask for an application for the designation of an agent.
If you cannot enter your polling place, an election judge will assist you with curbside voting.
You may also apply for an electronic ballot that can be marked on your personal computer, printed and returned by mail or in person to the election office. Please check with your local elections office for more information.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource or your states resource.
Early voting takes place in the form of in-person absentee voting that allows voter, as soon as absentee ballots are available, to receive, mark and submit an absentee ballot in person at the election office or by mail to the election office.
However, ballots are not counted until election day. Early-in person absentee voting does not require a reason and starts as soon as ballots are available – by not later than 30 days before an election. For more information about times and locations please contact your local election officials.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/montana.
Check your state's resource for more information on local election dates and information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Regular registration closes at 5pm, 30 days before election day. Voters can late-register at the county election office beginning 29 days through the noon the day before Election Day.
Poll hours of operation vary. Polling places open between 7:00 am and 12:00 pm and close at 8:00 pm. Contact your local elections official for exact times.
When filling out the registration form, you must provide either a driver's license number, or the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you have neither a driver's license or Social Security number, provide (in-person) or enclose (by mail) a copy of another form of ID.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
Before you receive your ballot you must present a current photo ID, such as a driver's license or US passport.
If you do not have a photo ID, you can show any of the following to cast your ballot. All must have your name and current address in order to be valid.
If you do not have any of these forms of ID, you can still vote by requesting and filling out a Polling Place Elector ID form. Or you can vote a provisional ballot.
In order to be a poll worker in Montana, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Montana are optical scan and paper ballot.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You will be asked to vote a provisional ballot for at least one of the following reasons:
If necessary, you must provide clear and convincing evidence either on Election Day or by 5pm the day after the election in order to verify your identity and/or eligibility to have your provisional ballot counted. You may provide this information in person, by fax, by email or by mail postmarked by the day after election day.
Provisional Ballots are counted 6 days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Early voting (formerly known as absentee voting) is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is the second Friday before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
You can apply for an early voting (formerly known as absentee) ballot by contacting your county clerk in person, by personal agent, by mail or by fax. You can print the early voting application request form from your state's website. To apply for early voting, you should complete the form and then mail or fax it to your county clerk.
You may also send in a hand-written request. You can obtain an early voting ballot by writing to your county clerk or election commissioner with the following information:
All county election offices will accept early voting applications up to 120 days prior to a statewide election. However, regular early voting ballots are not sent out or voted until 35 days before the election. The last day to request an early voting ballot to be mailed is the second Friday before the election. All early voting ballots whether personally delivered, delivered by agent or delivered by mail or other carriers must arrive by the closing of the polls on Election Day: 8:00 pm central time and 7:00 pm mountain time.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you cannot read, are blind or have a physical disability, you may request assistance in marking your ballot. You may have a friend or relative assist you, or you may request the assistance of two election board workers, each from a different party.
If you do not understand the language spoken at the polling place or in which the ballot is written, you may use an interpreter at the polling place.
If you are physically unable to enter the polling place, you main remain in your vehicle and vote outside.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is available from 30 days before a statewide election and 15 days before a special election.
For more information on early voting, please see the section on Absentee Ballot Process.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/nebraska.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote in Nebraska, you must be:
Note: If you have recently moved to Nebraska, or moved to another state after the registration deadline, then you may only vote a Presidential ballot. By law, your residence is that place at which you have established a home, where you are habitually present, and to which, when you depart, you intend to return. Leaving for temporary purposes, such as military service or school attendance, need not result in a change of residence for voting purposes. However, any permanent change in your residence or address will require you to re-register to vote.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Mail in registrations must be mailed and postmarked on or before the third Friday before an election.
You can register in person at the County Clerk/Election Commissioner's office before 6pm on the second Friday before an election
You can now register to vote online! You will need your driver's license or state ID card in order to fill out the application. Online applications must be submitted on or before the third Friday before the election.
Polling locations will be open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm central time and 7:00 am to 7:00 pm mountain time.
You do not need to show identification when you register to vote in person.
If you register to vote for the first time in Nebraska by mail, you must provide a copy of a current and valid photo ID, or a copy of a utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document which is dated within 60 days before date of presentation showing your name and address.
No identification is required unless you are a first-time voter who registered by mail and did not provide verification with your registration application. Please check with your local election officials to determine what form of ID is needed at the polls.
In order to be a poll worker in Nebraska, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Nebraska are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC)
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Provisional voting is available ballots are done being counted by 7 days after the election.
Provisional ballots are eligible for verification in correct precinct. You can check the status of your provisional ballot by using your state's resource.
Employers must grant employees from one to two hours paid leave to vote, unless polls are open two consecutive hours before or after regular working shift. Employees must request this time prior to Election Day, and the employer may specify when during the working day employees may take time off.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 14 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day, or postmarked by Election Day and received 7 days after the election, in order to be counted.
All registered voters may request to vote by mail. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5pm, 14 days before the election. All absentee ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day, or postmarked by Election Day and received 7 days after the election, in order to be counted.
If you are voting for the first time by mail, you must provide a copy of an acceptable form of ID either with your registration application or absentee ballot request form. You must provide proof of identity and residency. Acceptable forms of ID are:
IDs establishing residency may include:
You may request to become a permanent absentee voter. You need to provide written notice to your County Clerk and ask to receive an absentee ballot for all elections you are eligible to vote in.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
You have the right to request assistance in voting if necessary. For more information, you can utilize your state's resource and the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is available and takes place at locations throughout the state beginning 14 days before an election. Please contact your local county clerk's office for specific dates and times.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/nevada.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Note: Recent legislation has provided for automatic restoration of the right to vote for those who have been honorably discharged from prison, probation or parole, with certain exceptions related to the seriousness of the crime committed.
Election Day registration is available! All mailed registration applications must be postmarked 28 days before an election. Online registrations are due the Thursday before the election.
You can now register to vote online! You must have a driver's license or ID card issued by the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles in order to complete this form. If you do not have either of these, you must register to vote by mail or in person.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polling place hours of operation are from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
You should show ID when you register. If not, you will be required to show ID at the polls. ID must show proof of residence, proof of identity, and a picture is required.
Examples of recommended identification include
If the current photo identification does not include your current address please bring
If your name appears on the list at the polling location, you do not need to show any ID in order to vote.
If you are a first time voter, and did not provide an acceptable form of ID with your registration from, you may be asked to show ID at the polls, such as:
Other forms of ID may be used. Please check with your County Clerk for more information.
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in Nevada, you must:
Students 16 years or older who are enrolled in high school may be appointed if they meet all other voter requirements. You will be entitled to compensation. To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in Nevada is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you say you are registered and able to vote at that polling location, but your name does not appear on the voter registration list. Or, if the polling place has extended hours due to a court order or other order extending the time established for the closing of the polls.
Provisional ballots are counted 6 working days after the election.
Employers must grant employees up to three hours paid leave to vote, unless polls are open three hours before or after regular working shift. If you live equal to or less than 2 miles away from your polling place, you are granted 1 hour of civil leave. Greater than 2 and equal to or less than 10 miles grants the employee 2 hours. Greater than 10 miles grants the employee 3 hours. The time off should be paid.
To verify your registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) there have been changes to the absentee voting criteria. Voters who either have COVID-19, are caring for someone who has COVID-19, or believe that voting in person will expose them to COVID-19 can apply for, and receive an absentee ballot. To receive your absentee ballot you must sign the "disability" affidavit on the application. Voters are encouraged to apply for their absentee ballot ASAP in order to receive it in advance of the September election. All absentee ballots must be received by 5pm on Election Day to be counted. If you have any questions please contact your City or Town Clerk.
Absentee ballots are available from your town or city clerk approximately 30 days before an election. A person may vote by absentee ballot if:
To request an absentee ballot, you may download the application. You can also submit a request in writing. You must include all the information that is on the application. Don't forget your name, voting address, mailing address and your signature.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
All polling places have accessible equipment for voting. The vast majority of polling places are handicapped accessible.
Any voter after appearing at the polling place location prior to the closing of the polls, who declare to the moderator under oath that said voter is unable to access a polling place due to disability shall, upon the voter's request, have the required documents delivered to the voter outside the guardrail by the town clerk or assistant. The absentee ballot delivered by the town clerk or assistant shall be processed using the same procedures as any other absentee ballot.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
There is no early voting.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/new-hampshire.
Contact your local Town or City Clerk for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
If you would like to be listed in the registration database before Election Day, your registration form must be received by your local Board of Elections 6-13 days before Election Day (depending on local schedules).
If you apply to register less than 30 days before or on Election Day you will have a different registration form than those who register more than 30 days before the election.
You may register to vote at the polls on Election Day. You will be asked to proof of age, citizenship and address in order to register.
For more information about registering to vote, please contact the Secretary of State.
The polling place hours of operation vary in New Hampshire. In general, polling places open between 6:00 am and 11:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. Contact your local election officials for hours in your community.
When registering to vote, you are required to provide proof of identity, age, citizenship, and domicile (where you live).
Proof of identity, age, citizenship and domicile can be shown by providing one or more of the below options:
Identity, age, and citizenship can be proven by affidavit if you do not have documents for these.
If you go to register more than 30 days before an election, and you do not have proof of where you live, you will be asked to come back later with that proof before you register. If you register less than 30 days before the election, or on Election Day and you do not have proof of where you live you will be given a ballot. You will be asked to return within several weeks with paperwork, if you can get such documents (check with the ballot officials for specific time frame in your town and for the list of documents you might provide). No penalty applies if you fail to return with the documents.
If you register within 30 days of an election or on Election Day:
A photo ID will be requested of you, but you may sign a simple affidavit and have your photo taken.
Acceptable Federal and State Photo IDs (may be expired within the last five years, unless you are over 65 and then no expiration restrictions apply)
Student Photo IDs (issued or expiration date within 5 years)
Other
If you are over 65 years old you may use a photo ID regardless of its expiration date. Voters younger than 65 years old may not use a photo ID that has been expired more than 5 years.
If you do not have an approved photo ID you may get a free photo ID for voting purposes only by presenting a voucher from your town/city clerk to any New Hampshire DMV office that issues identification.
In order to be a poll worker in New Hampshire, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your town or city clerk.
The voting systems used in New Hampshire are optical scan and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Because there is Election Day registration, there is no provisional ballot process.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 7 days before the election. If returning your Mail-In Ballot in person it must be received by your County Board of Elections before close of polls on Election Day. If returning your Mail-In Ballot by mail, it must be postmarked no later than Election Day and received by your County Board of Elections no later than 48 hours after the time of the closing of the polls for the election.
You may apply for a vote by mail ballot by completing an vote by mail ballot application and mailing the application to your county clerk. The application must be received by the County Clerk seven days before the election.
You may also apply in person to the county clerk until 3:00 p.m. the day before the election.
The County Clerk cannot accept faxed copies of an vote by mail ballot application unless you are a Military or Overseas voter, since an original signature is required.
If you applied for a vote by mail ballot and were required to show identification, you should have received a request for identification in your vote by mail ballot material. The identification requirement, however, does not apply to any vote by mail voter who receives a ballot because of temporary illness or a temporary or permanent disability or any absentee military or overseas civilian voter.
If returning your Mail-In Ballot in person it must be received by your County Board of Elections before close of polls on Election Day. If returning your Mail-In Ballot by mail, it must be postmarked no later than Election Day and received by your County Board of Elections no later than 48 hours after the time of the closing of the polls for the election.
If you requested a Mail-In Ballot but wish to vote at the polls on Election Day you may request an Opt-Out Form from your county clerk.
If you have any questions, you can call 1-877-NJ-VOTER (1-877-658-6837).
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request a vote by mail ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Most polling places in New Jersey are accessible to voters with disabilities. You may call your county board of elections to determine if your polling location will be able to meet your specific needs.
If you are permanently disabled, unable to go to the polls to vote, or wish to receive information on an absentee ballot, you may check a box in the lower left hand corner of the voter registration form and information will be forwarded to you.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
In person absentee voting is allowed and no excuse is required. Early voting begins 45 days before the election and ends at 3pm the day before the election.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/new-jersey.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Beginning March 17, 2020, if you are on parole or probation you are eligible to to vote!
You are not eligible to register to vote if you are serving a jail sentence as a result of a conviction of an indictable offense under state or federal law or have been adjudged mentally incompetent. However, in New Jersey, ex-felons can register to vote. Any person who is no longer in prison, or has completed his or her term of probation or parole can register to vote.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The registration deadline to vote is 21 days before Election Day.
Evening registration is available please check with your in the commissioner of registration for dates and times.
Registration forms are also available in various State agencies and at Division of Motor Vehicle offices and can be obtained while transacting agency business.
You can view a quick video about the registration process here.
Polls are open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm.
If you registered to vote by mail in your county after January 1, 2003 and have never voted in a federal election in the county, you are required to provide your county commissioner of registration with identification. If you registered by mail before January 1, 2003, you are not required to show identification to register.
If you did not provide identification to the county commissioner of registration or if the identification information could not be verified (i.e., your drivers license number or the last four digits of your social security number), you must show ID at the polls when you go to vote.
Acceptable Identification includes:
Identification is not required unless you are a first time voter who registered by mail and did not provide ID verification with application. If you registered to vote by mail in your county after January 1, 2003, and never voted in a federal election in the county, you are required to provide your county commissioner of registration with identification.
If you show identification, you will vote via the voting machine. If you do not show identification, you will vote via provisional ballot and have until the close of business on the second day after the election, to provide identification to the applicable county election office. You will be given a hand-out at the polling place that will tell you which county election office to contact.
In order to be a poll worker in New Jersey, you must:
Citizens of all ages, including college and high school students, are encouraged to apply. To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in New Jersery is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
Provisional ballots are paper ballots that are used at the polling place on election day under the following circumstances:
Provisional ballots are counted before the Monday after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 14 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
You can request an absentee ballot through your county clerk, by mail, by phone, or online.
Be sure to return your absentee ballot to the county clerk's office or to a polling location on or before Election Day. Absentee ballots must be delivered by 7pm on Election Day to be counted. For other questions, check the Secretary of State Website.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures is available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
You may request assistance in voting at the polls if you are blind, physically disabled, unable to read or write or a member of a language minority. Any person of your choice may assist you, except your employer, an agent of the employer, an officer or agent of your union, or a candidate whose name is on the ballot.
If you are blind or visually impaired you may request an absentee ballot be sent electronically so you may use your own non-visual or low vision technology to mark your ballot. Fill out an absentee ballot application and be sure to provide your email address for delivery of the electronic ballot.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource. Or, you can contact your Bureau of Elections at sos.elections@state.nm.us.
You may vote early at your County Clerks office beginning 28 days before an election. Early voting at alternate sites begins on the third Saturday before the election in many counties. Early voting information may be found at this state website.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/new-mexico.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
To determine if you qualify to have your voting rights restored following a felony conviction you can contact the NM Department of Corrections, Division of Parole and Probation (505-827-8830) or a comparable agency in the state in which you were convicted.
You may register to vote online! You will your social security number and driver's license number or state ID number in order to complete the form.
Mailed and online registration closes 28 days before an election. However, it is now possible to register to vote, update your voter registration, and vote during early voting! In person registration occurs at select locations (including your county clerk office) through the Saturday before the Election.
Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
If the voter registration application is submitted by mail and it is the first time you have registered in your county or in the state, you must submit a copy of an acceptable form of ID.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
Submitting this identification information will allow you to avoid showing personal identification at your polling place on Election Day.
If you wish to register to vote online you will need a current or expired New Mexico State ID or driver's license.
No ID is needed for voting UNLESS you registered to vote for the first time by mail and did not provide a copy of a current and valid photo ID along with a current utility bill or bank statement, you will need to show some form of ID at the polls.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
If you cannot provide any of the above forms of ID you may vote a provisional ballot.
NOTE: Some municipal jurisdictions do have voter ID rules in place that require ID to be provided in order to vote in city elections. This includes the city of Albuquerque and the city of Rio Rancho. Please contact your county clerk for more information.
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in New Mexico you must:
You will be entitled to compensation and political affiliation may be considered.
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have any questions, please contact your county clerk.
The voting machine systems used in New Mexico are optical scan.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You will be issued a provisional ballot if your name does not appear on the roster or you do not provide the required identification.
You can check the status of your provisional ballot here.
You have until 5pm two days after the Election to provide proper identification for their provisional ballot to be counted.
Employers must grant employees up to two hours paid leave to vote, unless polls are open two hours before or three hours after regular working shift. The employer may designate the hours to be taken, but it may not include lunch or rest hours.
To verify your voter registration status
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all voters will be able to vote absentee in the upcoming election! Fill out the absentee ballot application as soon as possible to ensure you receive their ballot. All absentee ballots must be postmarked by election day, and received by November 10th to be counted.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Most polling places are now accessible to the handicapped. If yours is not, you may ask to have your records transferred to a nearby accessible polling place where the ballot will be the same as in your election district. You may also vote by absentee ballot. If you have a long-term or permanent illness or disability, you can apply for a permanent absentee ballot and you will automatically receive one before each primary and general election. For additional information, please visit your state's Board of Election.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting begins 10 days before the election and continues through two days before the election (not voting the day before Election Day). Each county has multiple voting sites available. Each voting site has different hours, so check www.nyearlyvoting.org to determine the best voting site for you.
For more information on your specific counties early voting rules, please visit the LWVNY early voting website!
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/new-york.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
You can register any time during the year, your form must be delivered or mailed at least 25 days before the next election for it to be effective for that election. Please contact the New York State Board of Elections for specific times and locations.
You may be able to register to vote online! If you are currently in the DMV system you may be able to register and/or update your registration online. You will need a valid NY driver's license number and be willing to create an account through the DMV to complete your registration.
If you do not have a New York driver's license you can use the paper form to complete your registration.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polling places will be open from 6:00 am to 9:00 pm.
To register to vote you must have either a verifiable state driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have either of these, and you are registering for the first time by mail, you may provide a copy of another acceptable form of ID.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
If you do not provide identification with this form, you will be asked for it the first time you vote. Forms of current and valid photo identification include but are not limited to:
If you are a new voter who is registering by mail, you will be required to show identification when you go to vote for the first time. If you are already registered at the board of elections or a state agency, you should not have to show identification at the polls. It is advisable for all new voters to bring identification when voting for the first time.
Acceptable IDs to to vote are:
In order to be a poll worker in New York:
To sign up visit your state's resource or contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your local board of elections.
The voting machine systems used in New York are Imagecast, ES&S DS200, ES&S Automark, Shoup Lever Machine and AVM Lever Machine.
Imagecast: the most accessible machine - audio and tactile interfaces, voters can listen to the options over headphones or view an LCD screen with an image of the ballot that can be adjusted for size and contrast. A "Sip-N-Puff" is also available for those voters with limited hand dexterity.
ES&S DS200: a portable electronic voting system that uses an optical scanner to read marked paper ballots and tally the results. These results are tabulated at the polling place and notifications are sent out immediately of any voting errors.
ES&S Automark: a voting machine designed for those that are blind, vision impaired, or another visual disability that would make it hard or impossible for them to make a ballot. Furthermore, the machine provides language assistance to those who speak English as a secondary language or for those who have reading difficulties. This machine is also equipped with the "Sip-N-Puff" voting device.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the voting machine summary of the New York State Board of Elections.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
Provisional voting is available and ballots are counted no more than 14 days after a General or Special Election and no more than 8 days after a Primary.
Provisional voting is available if the ballot was cast in the correct precinct.
Employees are allowed to take off up to 3 hours of work, without loss of pay, to allow for time to vote. You may take the time off at the beginning or end of your working shift, as your employer may designate, or as otherwise mutually agreed.
You must tell your employed no less than two days before Election Day that you plan to take time off to vote.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 7 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
No excuses are needed to request a mail-in absentee ballot. For non-military voters, you must request an absentee ballot for each election you want to vote absentee. The below information is for non-military voters, for more information on military or overseas voting procedures, please see our Overseas and Military Voters section.
To receive a mail-in ballot you must complete the State Absentee Ballot Request form. Or, you can now request your absentee ballot online!
You, or a near relative (spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, mother-in-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-in-law, stepparent, or stepchild), a legal guardian or a member of a multipartisan assistance team (MAT) may submit the ballot request.
A signed copy of this form must be received by the county board of elections no later than 5pm on the last Tuesday before the election.
Forms delivered by any other person will not be processed.
Completed absentee ballot request forms may also be delivered by mail Find your county board of elections contact information here. The request form must be received by the Tuesday before the election, and not postmarked by that date.
When completing the State Absentee Ballot Request Form you must provide:
Once you receive your ballot, you may vote the ballot in the presence of two witnesses (or one witness if the witness is a notary-public). Note: For the November 2020 general election only, only one witness is required for an absentee ballot. Once voted, you must seal the ballot in the return envelope and complete the information on the back of the return envelope. The witnesses must complete and sign the envelope in the space assigned to them. If someone assists the voter, they must sign and date the certificate as well.
The voted ballot must be returned no later than 5pm on the night of the election. You may mail or hand deliver the envelope to the board of elections' office. If the ballot is received after 5pm it will only be counted if they are received by mail and have a postmark that is dated on or before the day of the election and they are received by 5pm three days following the election.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Voting assistance and curbside voting are offered to disabled voters.
CURBSIDE VOTING
Aged and disabled persons allowed to vote outside voting enclosure. In any primary or election any qualified voter who is able to travel to the voting place, but because of age, or physical disability and physical barriers encountered at the voting place is unable to enter the voting place or enclosure to vote in person without physical assistance, shall be allowed to vote either in the vehicle conveying such person to the voting place or in the immediate proximity of the voting place.
VOTING ASSISTANCE
Assistance to voters in primaries and general elections. In a primary or general election, a registered voter qualified to vote in the primary or general election shall be entitled to assistance in getting to and from the voting booth and in preparing his ballots in accordance with the following rules:
Any voter shall be entitled to assistance from a near relative of his [her] choice.
Any voter in any of the following four categories shall be entitled to assistance from a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union:
-One who, on account of physical disability, is unable to enter the voting booth without assistance;
-One who, on account of physical disability, is unable to mark his ballots without assistance;
-One who, on account of illiteracy, is unable to mark his ballots without assistance;
-One who, on account of blindness, is unable to enter the voting booth or mark his ballots without assistance.
Please visit your state's resource for additional information. You can also utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
One-stop early voting begins on the third Thursday before the election and ends at 5pm the last Saturday before the election. One-stop absentee voting takes place at either the County Board of Elections office or an alternate site if your County Board office is not able to handle in-person voting.
For specific locations of where you can vote, please click here.
If you are not registered by the registration deadline, you may register during the one-stop early voting period and vote that same day. In order to register during the one-stop early voting period, you must show proof of address. This can include a valid and current photo ID or any document showing your name and current address.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/north-carolina.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must:
You may now register to vote online! If you are a DMV customer with a North Carolina driver's license or DMV-issued ID, you may now register to vote online.
Voter registration forms must be either postmarked or delivered in person by 5 pm 25 days before Election Day.
You may register to vote at your polling location during the one-stop early voting period (ends Friday before the election). To register during early voting you must prove your eligibility and provide proof of residence. You must show a current name and address ID such as:
Any other type of government-issued photo ID is acceptable as long as the card has your current name and current address. The ID may be expired, but the name and address must be current.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application and mail to your county Board of Elections. Or you can register during the Early Voting period.
The polling place will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
To register, you must complete and sign a voter registration application. To complete the form, you must provide your full name, residential address, date of birth and citizenship status. Once completed, you must mail the form to the board of elections in your county. The board of elections will then send you a voter registration card. If you register to vote at your polling location during the one-stop early voting period (ends the Saturday before the election). To register during early voting you must prove your eligibility and provide proof of residence.
You must show a current name and address ID such as:
Any other type of government-issued photo ID is acceptable as long as the card has your current name and current address. The ID may be expired, but the name and address must be current.
Identification is required of first-time voters who register by mail and do not provide proof of identification with their application. If you have voted in previous elections, or registered in person, no ID is needed to vote.
If you do need to show ID at the polls, acceptable forms include any of the following with your name and current address:
In order to be a poll worker in North Carolina:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in North Carolina are optical scan, DRE, and hand-counted paper ballots.
Optical Scanning: With this system, you will recieve a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. In some places, you can check your card or paper right there at the polling place by feeding it into a card-reading machine to make sure you have voted the way you want to. When you are finished filling out all the cards. You may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that counts the votes. When Election Day is over, the computer counts how many votes were cast for each candidate.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) : This is the newest kind of system in use in the US. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen, like a TV or computer screen. The poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session. These devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these bigscreen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to votefor (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Some of these machinese have a key pad, and/ or have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for. You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad. The votes are stored on a computer device like a disk or a cartridge. At the end of the day, results from the disk or cartridge can be printed and read at the polling place or transferred to a central location.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used on Election Day. Paper ballots are mostly used for absentee ballots. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box. At the end of the day, votes are counted by poll workers reading the ballots.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You may be asked to vote a provisional ballot if:
If you are asked to vote a provisional ballot, that ballot will be held aside until you can prove your eligibility to vote.
Examples of reasons for provisional voting:
Once you vote your provisional ballot you will receive a PIN number in order to check the status of your ballot. You can begin checking the status of your ballot 10 days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. Absentee ballots are available 40 days before the election and must be postmarked by the day before the election in order to be counted.
Absentee voting is easy and available for all voters in North Dakota. Absentee voting related forms include the following:
Applications for absentee ballots may be delivered to the appropriate county auditor or election official by mail, in person, or by fax. For more information, please consult with your voting assistance officer, the Secretary of State's office, or your county auditor's.
According to North Dakota law, absentee ballots are to be made available by the 40th day before the election. Absentee ballots must be returned and postmarked by the day before the election.
Some Special Circumstances to consider:
In North Dakota, you are not required to provide a reason when requesting a ballot to vote absentee.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
To find out more about federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
To find out more about state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are a disabled voter you may be accompanied by, and receive assistance from, another person of your choice in the voting booth, unless the person is an employer, officer or agent of your union, a candidate running in that election, or a relative of a candidate.
The polling place building should have several routes through it, and sufficient signs should be in place to direct you to the most accessible route to the polling location.
For more information you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is available and no excuse is required. Please check with local county election officials for specific dates and times.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/north-dakota.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
For the purposes of voting, a person may have only one residence, shown by an actual fixed permanent dwelling, or any other abode. Residency in North Dakota is defined as:
For a copy of the voter's affidavit, please visit your state's resource.
There is no voter registration.
Most polls are open 7am- 7pm. Some polls may open earlier or close later. It is best to check with your local county election officials before Election Day.
No registration is necessary.
You will need to show a form of ID in order to vote. If you do not have an acceptable form of ID, you may still cast your ballot by signing a declaration or affidavit at the polls. Acceptable forms of identification must include, name, date of birth and your street address. P.O. Boxes do not establish residency and CANNOT be accepted.
Acceptable forms of identification are:
If you are voting absentee, acceptable forms of ID are:
If you don't have the acceptable form of ID, you can get one from your local Drivers License Center.
In order to be a poll worker in North Dakota, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in North Dakota are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
There is no need for provisional voting, since there is no voter registration process.
The law encourages employers to provide time off to vote when an employee's regular work schedule conflicts with the times polls are open. This policy however is voluntary.
There is no voter registration.
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 3 days before the election. Absentee ballots must be received before the close of the polls on election day, or postmarked no later than the day before an election and received no later than 10 days after the close of the polls.
A qualified Ohio voter does not have to state a reason to vote by an absentee ballot, and a voter with only a Social Security number or an Ohio license number as identification can cast a regular ballot.
If you are properly registered to vote, you submit your written request to the board of elections of the county in which your voting residence is located. Your request must contain certain information (discussed below) and your original signature. You may, but are not required to, use the application form provided by the Ohio Secretary of State.
You do not need to submit an official absentee ballot application. You need to request an absentee ballot by written request, and it must contain all of the following information:
Absentee voting begins 29 days before an election. Absentee ballots must be received before the close of the polls on election day, or postmarked no later than the day before an election and received no later than 10 days after the close of the polls. Once absentee ballots are available for voting, you may either vote in person at the county board of elections office, or receive and return the absentee ballot via U.S. Mail, or overnight delivery services such as FedEx or UPS.
To receive your absentee ballot:
If you are hospitalized on election day, regardless of where you are hospitalized, you must submit a properly completed and signed request to the board of elections of the county where your voting residence is located by 3:00 pm on Election Day. To be eligible under this provision, you must be confined in a hospital because of an unforeseeable medical emergency. Your application must specify where, why and when you came to be hospitalized. You may include in your absentee ballot application a request that your county board of elections give your unmarked ballot to a designated relative. A relative includes: your spouse, father, mother, father-in-law, mother-in-law, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, son, daughter, adopted parent, adopted child, stepparent, stepchild, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece. Your relative would then deliver the ballot to you in the hospital and return it to the board office after you have voted it. If you are hospitalized in the same county where you are registered to vote, two representatives of the board of elections can deliver the ballot to you and return it to the board office.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
For more information on judicial candidates, click here.
Ohio polling places should provide touch screen voting machines and have audio adaptations for assisting the blind. There are also adaptations for voters with lack of muscle control.
If you have a disability you may also have assistance by two election officials (of different political parties) or by the person of your choice (except employer or union agent). Poll workers are urged to accommodate voters with disabilities in any way they can.
If the polling place is not accessible for you, when possible you may vote curbside. In these cases, two poll workers will take a voting device to the you.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting starts 28 days before the election. All registered voters may request and vote an absentee ballot in person at their county board of elections or voting center as designated by the county. For specific information on times and locations contact your board of elections.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/ohio.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
The registration deadline is 30 days before the election.
The polls will be open from 6:30 am - 7:30 pm.
When registering in person you must provide a current, valid state driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the application. If registering by mail and you do not provide your current state driver's license or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the application, please enclose with your application a copy of an acceptable forms of identification that shows your name and current address.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
You must provide proof of ID in order to vote.
The forms of identification that may be used include:
For utility bills, bank statements, government checks, paychecks, and other government documents, “current” is defined as within the last 12 months.
“Utility bill” includes a cell phone bill.
“Other government document” includes license renewal and other notices, fishing and marine equipment operator’s license, court papers, or grade reports or transcripts.
“Government office” includes any local (including county, city, township, school district and village), state or federal (United States) government office, branch, agency, commission, public college or university or public community college, whether or not in Ohio
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in Ohio, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource. If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Ohio are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A provisional ballot is used to record a vote if the voter's eligibility is in question and the voter would otherwise not be allowed to vote.
There are several scenarios where a voter may cast a provisional ballot:
Before your provisional ballot can be included in the official count of an election, the board of elections must confirm your eligibility to cast the ballot, as well as the validity of the ballot that you cast. If you cast a provisional ballot and provided acceptable proof of identity, you typically do not need to provide any additional information. However, if you cast a provisional ballot and did not provide acceptable proof of identity at the time of voting, you must appear in person at the board of elections no later than seven days following the election to provide such proof within the 10 days immediately following Election Day. Acceptable proof of identity includes:
Provisional ballots are counted until the 11th day after Election Day or until any hearing required under State Law with regard to the provisional voter is held, whichever is earlier.
Employers are prohibited from firing an employee who takes a reasonable amount of time to vote. Salaried employees should be eligible for paid time off to vote. Specifications of time vary by employer.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 7 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus) all voters casting an absentee ballot will NOT need to get their ballots notarized, however, you will need to submit a copy of your photo ID with the ballot.
Any registered voter in Oklahoma may request an absentee ballot with no excuse. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you is 5pm the Wednesday before the election. If you prefer to request an absentee ballot by mail, you may write a letter to your county election board. The letter must contain the following information:
You may apply for absentee ballots for one election, for several elections, or for all elections during the calendar year in which the application is submitted.
An absentee ballot must be received by the county election board before 7:00 pm on Election Day to be counted.
If you prefer, you may vote absentee in person at the county election board office from 8am-6pm on the Thursday and Friday before all elections. If the election is a state or a federal election, in person absentee voting is available from 9am-2pm on the Saturday before the election.
If you become incapacitated after 5:00 pm on the Tuesday before an election, you may receive an absentee ballot through special emergency procedures. You must make a written request to the county election board. The request must be accompanied by a statement from a doctor saying you are incapacitated and will be unable to vote in person on Election Day. Your request and the doctor's statement must be taken to the county election board office by the person you choose. This person becomes your agent. The county election board can provide a form to be used for both your request and the doctor's statement. The agent will receive your ballot and will deliver it to you. After you mark the ballot, the agent must return it to the county election board office before 7:00 pm on Election Day.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you have a disability you may ask for assistance from poll workers at your polling place. If you cannot enter the polling place because of physical disabilities, need help marking your ballot because of physical disabilities, have visual disabilities, or cannot read, you may be assisted by a person of your own choosing. In all these cases, the person who provides assistance to you must swear or affirm that your ballots will be marked in accordance with your wishes. If you are unable to vote inside the polling place, two precint officials will help you to vote outside the polling place.
You may also choose to vote independently by telephone. Telephone voting is available upon request at your polling place on Election Day. Please contact your county election boards to verify this device is located at your polling place. It should also be available at the county election board office during early voting. An election official dials into the telephone voting system and selects the correct ballot from a menu of options. You will then listen to the ballot over the telephone and make selections using the telephone keypad. You may review and, if necessary, change any selection and may hear all choices read back before finally casting the ballot.
For more information, you can utilize your state's resource and the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
In person absentee voting will be available at your County Election Board on the Thursday (8am to 6pm), and Friday (8am to 6pm) before each election. If it is a Federal or State election, in person absentee voting will also be available on the Saturday (9am to 2pm) before the election.
The next election date can be found here https://www.vote411.org/oklahoma.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You pay preregister to vote if you are at least 17 and a half years old, however, you cannot vote in an election until after your 18th birthday.
*If you were convicted of a felony, you may register to vote when you have fully served your sentence, or if you have been pardoned.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
You may submit your voter registration application form at any time, however, voter identification cards cannot be issued during the 24 days prior to an election. A valid application must be postmarked or delivered to either a motor license agency or designated voter registration agency more than 24 days prior to an election in order for you to participate in the election.
Polls will be open from 7am - 7pm.
When you register to vote you will need to provide your identification with your application. You can enter your state driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the form.
You must sign and date the oath printed on the form. When you sign the voter registration application you swear you are eligible to vote.
You must show ID in order to vote.
The type of ID you show must have the following information, and must be issued by the US Government, the State of Oklahoma or a federally recognized tribal government:
Examples include:
If you do not have proof of identity, you may only vote by provisional ballot.
In order to be a poll worker in Oklahoma, you must:
Political affiliation required. You will be entitled to compensation. To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
The voting system used in Oklahoma is optical scan.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commissions (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you do not show proof of identity, you may vote by provisional ballot. You must fill out and sign an affidavit that explains why the provisional ballot should be counted.
After election day, County Election Board officials will investigate the information provided and will either approve the provisional ballot or will reject it. In order for the provisional ballot to be approved, the information on the affidavit must match the information in your voter registration record.
Provisional ballots are counted after 5pm the Friday after Election Day.
Employees who begin their work less than 3 hours after the polls open and finish less than 3 hours before the polls close are entitled to 2 hours leave to vote. You must give notice the day before the election and must provide proof of voting to not have your pay reduced. The employer can set the time the employee can leave to vote.
To verify your voter registration status
All voters receive their ballots through the vote by mail process. Ballots will be mailed 14 to 18 days before an election.
If it is determined by the county elections official that a person does not receive daily mail service from USPS, the ballot is mailed 18 to 20 days before the election. Out of state voters that are not long term absentee voters have their ballots mailed no sooner than the 29th day before the election. Long term and military absentee ballots (including all out of country ballots) are mailed 45 days before the election.
You may apply for absentee voter status if you live out of state or if you know that you will be absent for the election (i.e., you will be out of town prior to the election and are putting your mail on hold.) Absentee ballots are available 45 days before the election. To apply for absentee voter status: obtain an absentee ballot request form from your county elections office or , fill out the form, and return it to your county elections office in person, via US mail or fax.
If you prefer, your absentee ballot request can remain valid for all future elections until you notify your county elections official otherwise or you move out of the county. Please specify this preference on the request form.
To be a long term absentee voter, you must be a resident of Oregon who is absent from your place of residence. Possible long term absentee voters could include a person temporarily living outside of the territorial limits of the United States and the District of Columbia or a spouse of a long term absentee voter.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are an Oregon voter with a disability, you can receive assistance to register to vote, vote your ballot, or return your ballot by contacting your county elections office office or by calling 1-866-ORE-VOTES. You can also request assistance from a caretaker, care provider or someone else you personally choose.
For more information on Oregon's resources for voters with disabilities please utilize your state's resource or the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You can vote early and in person at your county elections office. Please contact them for specific dates and times.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/oregon.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You must register to vote for an upcoming election at least 21 days before that election. You can also change or select party affiliation up to 21 days before the election.
You can now register to vote online! Just fill out the form found here to complete your registration. Note, online registration requires a current Oregon drivers license or state ID card.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
You can still vote in person in Oregon. Each County Elections Office provides privacy booths for voters who want to vote in person or voters who need assistance.
All ballots must be returned to a County Elections Office or designated drop site by 8pm on Election Day.
You must provide acceptable ID information to register to vote.
To register to vote, complete the voter registration form online, print it out and sign it. You can fill out the form online, but will still need to print, sign and mail it in. (Please use black ink.) Mail the form to your county elections official or drop it off in person.
If you have a current, valid Oregon driver's license or ID, you must provide that number on your voter registration form. If you do not have either of these items, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number on your voter registration form. If you do not have any of these items, you must affirm this on the voter registration form and provide a copy of one of the following with your voter registration form:
Your county elections office will mail you a card to let you know that your registration was received. If you are registering in Oregon for the first time, your completed voter registration form must be postmarked 21 days before the election in order to vote in that election. If you are unable to sign your name because of a disability, you should complete the "signature stamp attestation" form, which is available at your local county elections office.
Instead of using traditional polling places where voters go to cast ballots on Election Day, a ballot is mailed to each registered voter. You will need to sign the return envelope of your ballot. Your signature will be matched with your voter registration card to verify your identity.
Oregon has a vote by mail process and does not have traditional polling places that require staffing by poll workers. To find out how you can volunteer on Election Day, contact your local board of elections.
Oregon is a vote by mail state. You can find your ballot drop box location by utilizing Oregon State's ballot drop off directory.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your County Elections Office.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If there is a question about your eligibility as a voter or if you need to vote at a county elections office in a county other than the one in which you live, you will be issued a provisional ballot.
In order to get a provisional ballot, you need to fill out a provisional ballot request form at the county elections office. Provisional ballots are counted 14 days after Election Day. Your provisional ballot will not be counted until it is determined that you are eligible to vote.
After you have voted the ballot, you can call 1-866-ORE-VOTES or the county elections office in which you voted to find out if your ballot was counted. If it is determined that you are ineligible to vote in this election, the completed provisional ballot request form will serve as your voter registration for future elections.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration
Oregon has a vote by mail process. Instead of using traditional polling places where voters go to cast ballots on Election Day, a ballot is mailed to each registered voter. The ballot is then voted and returned to the county election office to be counted.
Ballots will be mailed any time between 14 to 18 days before the election. After it is voted, the ballot may be mailed or hand-delivered to the county election office. In order to be counted, the ballot must be received by the county election office or designated drop site no later than 8:00 pm on Election Day. Postmarks do not count.
If you are a registered voter, your ballot will be automatically sent to you. You can call 1-866-ORE-VOTES or contact your county election office to make sure your vote was received.You will need to sign the return envelope of your ballot. Your signature will be matched with your voter registration card to verify your identity.
All registered voters are eligible to request to vote by mail beginning in April 2020! You can request your mail ballot online, through a paper form (found in English and Espanol), in person at your County Election office or through a signed letter to your County Election Office.
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 7 days before the election. For most elections, the deadline to return your ballot is 5pm the Friday before the election. For Presidential elections, ballots received by 8pm on Election Day will be counted.
You may now request your absentee ballot online! You can vote absentee if you are:
A complete list of who can apply for an absentee ballot can be found here. After applying, you can track the status of your ballot here.
The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is one week before the Election Day.
When you apply for an absentee ballot you must provide a driver's license number or a Social Security Number. If you don't know have a driver's license or a Social Security Number you must present a copy of an acceptable photo ID.
If you are a UOCAVA voter, a voter with a disability or voters over 65 and affected by the Voting Accessibility for Elderly and Handicapped Act you do not need to provide any ID to apply for your absentee ballot.
Deadlines for returning your voted absentee ballot:
The deadline to return your ballot is 8pm on Election Day.
If you have an emergency and did not apply for an absentee ballot by the deadline you may download and apply for an Emergency Absentee Ballot. This application must be notarized before it is submitted. More information about Emergency Absentee Ballots can be found here.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Any voter who requires assistance to vote by reason of blindness, disability, or inability to read or write may be given assistance by a person of the voter's choice, other than the voter's employer or agent of that employer or officer or agent of the voter's union. The Judge of Elections cannot assist a voter with disabilities.
For those voters who have a disability or are elderly and assigned to an inaccessible polling place, you may request an Alternative Ballot. An Alternative Ballot may be cast with the county board of elections by 8 p.m. (or the close of polls) on Election Day. You can request an Alternative Ballot is available by:
Applications for alternative ballots must be submitted to your County Board of Elections no later than 5pm on the Tuesday before Election Day.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
There is no early voting. If you meet any of the below requirements you may vote before Election Day through an Absentee Ballot or mail in ballot process.
You can find the absentee ballot information here, and the vote by mail information here.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/pennsylvania.
Contact your local Board of Elections, for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Please note to vote in a primary you must be registered and enrolled in a political party.
The deadlines for registering is 15 days before each election.Click here to fill out your application. Or, you can print your registration form here.
The polling places are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
If you have a state driver's license, you must provide your driver's license number on your registration form. If you do not have a state license you must supply the last 4 digits of your social security number. If you do not have a Social Security Number, write none in the space provided for this number.
Unless your are a first time voter, you do not need to show any ID to vote a regular ballot on Election Day.
First time voters are required to show some form of ID, but it does not need to be a photo ID. Acceptable forms of ID are:
All voters may be asked to show ID at the polls, however, you cannot be stopped from voting a regular ballot if you do not provide a valid ID.
In order to be a poll worker in Pennsylvania, you must be:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Pennsylvania are optical scan, DRE, and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You may vote a provisional ballot if:
You are required to vote by provisional ballot if:
Provisional ballots are counted 7 days after Election Day. You can check the status of your provisional ballot using the information provided to you on the provisional ballot identification receipt, call 1-877-VOTES-PA or visit the department of state. Provide your provisional ballot identification number.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
All registered voters are eligible to request to vote by mail beginning in April 2020! You can request your mail ballot online, through a paper form (found in English and Espanol), in person at your County Election office or through a signed letter to your County Election Office.
You must provide your PA driver's license or photo ID to register online.
All mail-in ballot applications must be received by 5pm the Tuesday before the election in order to be considered for the next election. If your request is approved you will receive a mail ballot with instructions from your County Election Office.
After applying, you can track the status of your ballot here.
You can request to be added to the annual mail-ballot request list where you receive an application to renew your mail ballot request each year. Once your application is approved, you will automatically receive ballots for the remainder of the year and you do not need to send an application for each election. Contact your County Election Office for more information.
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 21 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
If you are a registered voter, you may vote by mail (absentee voting) only if:
For more information visit your state site. You may pick up an application yourself, have another person pick one up for you or call your local board and request that an application be sent to you.
The application must be filled out, witnessed or notarized and delivered to the local board so that it is received no later than 4:00 pm on the 21st day before the election. The completed application may be mailed, dropped off by you or personally delivered by a person acting at your request.
If emergency circumstances arise after the regular mail ballot application deadline, you may apply for an emergency mail ballot at your local board of canvassers. You can apply up until 4 p.m. on the day before an election. Your emergency mail ballot must be received by the state Board of Elections no later than 9 p.m. the day of the election.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are blind, disabled or unable to read or write, you may be given assistance at the polls by a person of your choice as long as that person is not your employer or agent of your employer, or officer or agent of your union.
Every polling place is situated in a building which can be entered and exited by persons who are disabled or elderly. If you are disabled or elderly and the assigned polling place is inaccessible, the local board must provide alternative means for you to cast a ballot on Election Day. DRE machines will be available for the handicapped.
If you are blind, visually impaired, or disabled, you may apply for a braille or tactile mail ballot. You must be a registered voter in Rhode Island and submit an application for a mail ballot in addition to the request for a braille or tactile ballot for each election.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early Voting is now available! Early voting takes place in the 20 days before the Election and takes place at your city or town hall during their regular business hours. Just be sure to bring your photo ID with you in order to cast your ballot. Otherwise, early voting is very similar to Election Day voting at your polling location.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/rhode-island.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You must be registered 30 days before an election to vote in a municipal or state election.
To vote in a Presidential election, you may register and vote on Election Day at designated polling places, but you may only vote for the offices of the President and Vice President, not in state, local or other federal races.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Please note: All polling place locations will close at 8pm. Most places will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, opening hours may vary, but all polls close at 8:00 pm.
If you are a first time voter, you must provide your valid state driver's license number or valid state ID number issued by the state division of motor vehicles. If you do not have a valid state driver's license or state ID number, you must provide the last four digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have a driver's license, state ID or Social Security number; if these numbers cannot be verified; or if you fail to complete this item on the registration form, you will be required to present one form of identification at the time of registration prior to voting or at the time of voting.
A copy of a current and valid photo ID provided by a third party in the ordinary course of business that includes your name and photo. Examples:
Or a copy of any of the following documents, provided that they include the name and current address of the registering voter and it is dated since the date of the last General Election, unless the document is inteded to be permanent such as a pardon or discharge:
You can bring one of the IDs listed above to the polling place on Election day, or mail a copy of the ID to the local board of canvassers before Election Day.
Voters must show a photo ID at the polls.
Acceptable IDs include:
Registered voters who don't have an acceptable current and valid photo ID can get a free Voter ID the Secretary of State office in Providence during normal business hours. To find more information on where to get a free Voter ID and for information on how to get a Voter ID visit the Secretary of State website.
No eligible voter will be turned away at the polls. Voters who do not bring an acceptable ID to their polling place can vote using a standard Provisional Ballot. The ballot will be counted if the signature they give at the polling place matches the signature on their voter registration.
In order to be a poll worker in Rhode Island, you must be:
You are ineligible to be a poll worker if:
To sign up, contact your local board of canvassers.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Rhode Island are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You may use a provisional ballot if:
Provisional ballots are counted 48 hours after Election Day. Provisional ballots are eligible for verification if cast in the correct precinct.You may then determine the disposition of their ballot by visiting your board of elections.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 4 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
You may vote by absentee ballot if you are:
To request an absentee ballot by mail, request the application and either email, mail or fax your county voter registration office. You will then be mailed an application. Complete the application, sign and return the completed application to you county voter registration office by 5pm on the 4th day before the election. You may return the application in person or by mail, email or fax. You will then be mailed an absentee ballot.
To check the status of your absentee ballot, please use your state's tool.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Assistance in marking a ballot is allowed only if you are blind, illiterate or physically handicapped. If you are entitled to receive assistance you may choose anyone to assist except your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union.
If you, because of physical handicap or age (65 or older,) cannot enter the polling place in which you are registered to vote, or are unable to stand in line to vote, you may vote outside that polling place in the closest available parking area utilizing the vehicle in which you have driven or have been driven to the polls.
Each precinct offers an accessible voting machine featuring an audio ballot, headphones and braille.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
You can vote early in person by visiting your county voter registration office and completing an application for absentee ballot. You may then vote absentee in person until 5pm on the day before the election.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/south-carolina.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You must be registered 30 days prior to Election Day. You can now register to vote online! You must have a South Carolina driver's license or DMV ID in order to complete this form. You can register to vote any time online, however, you must complete the form before the 30 day deadline in order to vote in the next election. If you register online after 30 days before the election you'll be able to vote in the following election.
Mail applications must be postmarked at least 30 days before the election to be eligible.
There is no length of residency requirement in South Carolina in order to register to vote.
The polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
If you are registering for the first time by mail, you must attach a copy of a current valid photo ID or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck or other government document that shows your name and address in the county where you wish to vote.
If you do not provide this identification information by mail, you will be required to provide it when you vote.
You must show an acceptable form of photo ID in order to vote.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
If you do not have one of the above photo IDs, you can get one for free by:
If you do not have a photo ID on Election Day you may be able to vote a provisional ballot after showing your non-photo voter registration card. You must have a reasonable impediment to obtaining a photo ID in order to vote the provisional ballot. Reasonable impediments include:
To vote under the reasonable impediment exception:
If you do not have a photo ID and do not have a reasonable impediment to obtaining one, or you forgot to bring it with you to the polls, you may still vote a provisional ballot. However, for your vote to be counted you must provide one of the photo IDs to the county election commission prior to certification of the election (usually the Thursday or Friday after the election).
In order to be a poll worker in South Carolina, you must be:
You will be entitled to compensation. You can fill out the application to become a poll worker here!
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in South Carolina is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You can cast a provisional ballot if:
All provisional ballots are kept separate and not counted on election night. You will be given written instructions on the time and place of the provisional ballot hearings and, if the voter registration office can determine you were registered, the provisional ballot will be counted.
Provisional Ballots are counted before the Friday after a General Election or the Thursday after a Primary or Runoff Election. You can check the status of your provisional ballot online.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 1 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot. You must request an absentee ballot application from your County Election Official or fill out an absentee ballot request here. You will then be sent a paper absentee ballot to vote.
The County Election Official must receive your application no later than 5pm the day before the election.
If you are confined because of sickness or disability, you may apply in writing and obtain an absentee ballot by authorized messenger. The authorized messenger delivers the ballot from the County Election Official to the qualified voter and then delivers the marked ballot to the County Election Official. Any application for a ballot by authorized messenger must be received before 3pm the day of the election.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you cannot mark a ballot because you have a physical disability or cannot read, you may ask any person to help you vote.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Voters who qualify to vote absentee may also go to the office of the county auditor, complete an absentee ballot application and vote in the office.
The next election date is Tuesday, June 2, 2020 (Primary). The registration deadline is Monday, May 18, 2020.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The deadline for registration is 15 days before any election. Your application must be received by the auditor by this deadline if you are to vote in the next election.
Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
You are required to show your state driver's license or provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number when registering to vote.
You must show an ID at the polls when you go to vote.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
If you do not have a photo ID, you can sign a personal ID affidavit.
In order to be a poll worker in South Dakota, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in South Dakota are optical scan and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC)
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you are not authorized to vote, are successfully challenged, or are otherwise denied the ability to vote and you maintain that you are currently registered to vote in that precinct, you may cast a ballot which shall be called a provisional ballot.
You must complete an affirmation for a provisional ballot. Provisional Ballots are counted 7-17 days after the election.
You will receive notification of whether your provisional ballot was counted or not and if not, an explanation of why it was not counted. By voting a provisional ballot, your vote may not be secret if you are the only one voting on a provisional ballot in that precinct.
Employees are entitled to paid leave on Election Day between the time the polls open and when they close, unless the person has two consecutive hours during the time the polls are open in which he or she can vote before or after work.
To verify your registration status
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 7 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
First-time voters who register to vote by mail cannot vote by absentee ballot; they must vote in person. To vote by mail, you:
You may request a by mail ballot by writing to your county elections office or fill out an absentee ballot request here. You may also email your request with an attached document including a scanned signature.
You may request an application for by mail ballot no earlier than 90 days before the election and no later than seven days before the election.
The county elections office must receive the ballot by mail no later than the close of Election Day.
Once the election office issues an absentee by mail ballot to you, you can only vote by mail. If you notify the elections office that you have spoiled your ballot or have not received the ballot, the elections office shall supply you with subsequent voting supplies. The county elections office will reject the old application and send a new application to you immediately by mail to be completed and returned again. The by mail ballot must be received by the county elections office through the postal mail, it can not be hand delivered.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Polling places are generally accessible and the voting machines comply with HAVA. If you have disabilities, you are allowed to bring someone to help you vote.You may also request assistance from poll workers. Such assistance will be provided by two poll workers, one from each party.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
Early voting is available and no excuse is required. The early voting period for generally begins 20 days before and ends 5 days before Election Day. For the Presidential Preference Primary, the early voting ends 7 days before the election. There is no Early Voting on holidays, however, Saturday Early Voting is available.
You should bring your voter registration card plus an acceptable photo ID when you vote early.
In a city election where there is not any opposition on the ballot there is no early voting.
For more information on early voting, contact your local county election commission office.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/tennessee.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
*If you have been convicted of a felony, your ability to register and vote depends on the crime you were convicted of and the date of your conviction. You can find more information about voting after a felony conviction here.
You must register 30 days before the election. You can now register to vote online!
Each county sets their own polling place hours. Contact your local elections commission to find out the times for your community.
If you register to vote online, you will need an ID issued by the State Department of Safety and Homeland Security. Otherwise, identification is not required during registration but must be provided at the polls.
See "ID Needed for Voting" for more information.
If you register to vote by mail, the first time you vote you must present an acceptable form of ID. Examples of acceptable IDs are:
Voters who register by mail must vote in-person the first time they vote after registering.
A photo ID is required when you vote. All voters must present an ID containing your name and photograph when voting at the polls, whether voting early or on Election Day.
Any of the following IDs may be used, even if expired:
IDs that are not acceptable:
Who is exempt?
If you do not have a photo ID you may get a free photo ID from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security at a driver service center. You will need proof of citizenship (such as a birth certificate), two proofs of Tennessee residency (such as a voter registration card, utility bill, vehicle registration/title, or bank statement), and if your name differs from that on your primary ID, proof of the changed name (such as a certified marriage certificate, divorce decree, certified court order, etc.). If you do not have a photo on your driver's license and no other form of valid photo ID, you may visit a driver service center to have your photo added to your license for free upon request.
If you do not bring a valid photo ID to the polling place you may vote a provisional ballot. You will then have two business days after Election Day to return to the election commission office to show a valid ID.
For more information visit the Tennessee Secretary of State website.
In order to be a poll worker in Tennessee, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state's tool.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Tennessee are Optical Scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you claim to be registered but are not on the list, you can receive a provisional ballot for later verification. Ballots are eligible for verification if votes are cast in the correct precinct.
Tennessee does not provide a limited provisional ballot.
Provisional ballots are counted within 4 business days after Election Day.
Employers must grant employees up to three hours paid leave to vote, unless polls are open three hours before or after regular working shift. Employees must request this time by noon the day before Election Day, and the employer may specify when during the working day employees may take time off.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 11 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 7pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
To qualify for an absentee ballot, you must be:
You must request an application for ballot by mail (ABBM) from an early voting clerk in the county where you are registered, or from the secretary of state's office. Once received, read the instructions carefully, complete the ABBM form and return to the early voting clerk in your county by mail, common carrier or fax. The application must be received by the early voting clerk before the early voting in person period begins (usually the 17th day before the election).
The Early Voting Clerk must receive your marked ballot by 7pm on Election Day or by the 5th day after Election Day if your ballot is submitted from outside the US.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you have a sickness or physical condition that prevents you from voting without personal assistance or voting could negatively impact your health, you are eligible to vote using the early voting by mail materials on election day, at the main early voting polling place, or at your precinct polling place.
If you are physically unable to enter the polling place, an election official may deliver the ballot to you at the entrance or curb of the polling place. If you are physically unable to mark your ballot, or cannot read the ballot, you are eligible for assistance. You may choose anyone as an assistant except your employer or an officer of your union, or an agent of either. The assistant must take an oath of assistance administered by an election official. The assistant may read the ballot to you and mark your ballot. If you do not choose your own assistant, two election officials (of different political parties in the General Election) may assist you. Poll watchers and inspectors can observe the assistance by election officials.
An interpreter may be used if you and the election official cannot speak the same language. The interpreter must be a registered voter of the county, must take the oath of assistance and may interpret for any number of voters. Under HAVA, all Texas counties must provide one direct electronic voting machine (DRE) at each polling place for use by voters with visual disabilities, so they may cast their ballot without assistance. These machines are equipped with headphones and a keypad.
To find out more about how you may receive support while voting, click here.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
If you are a person with a disability and have questions about your voting rights, call Disability Rights Texas’ Voting Hotline at 1-888-796-VOTE (8683)
Early Voting for the Tuesday, November 3, 2020 General Election begins October 13th and ends October 30th. Weekend voting will take place.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/texas.
You can also contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
Mobile phones and tablets are prohibited in the voting booth, but the law allows you to take the Voters Guide with you. You can also use the interactive version here at VOTE411.org to print your choices to take with you.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
If you have recently moved:
If you moved within the same county where you are currently registered, you must file the new address information in writing with your voter registrar or you may submit the in county change online. If you miss this deadline, you may return to your old precinct to vote, but you will be required to complete a statement of residence confirming your new address in your new precinct.
If you moved to a new county, you must re-register in your new county of residence to be eligible to vote in the election. If you miss this deadline, you may be eligible to vote a limited ballot. A limited ballot is available only during the early voting period. The limited ballot application will also act as a voter registration application. Contact your county voter registration official for more information.
For more information on how to update your registration, click here.
There is no length of residency requirement before registering to vote in Texas. To vote in an upcoming election, the properly completed voter registration form must be postmarked 30 days before the upcoming election to be valid. In person registration must also be completed 30 days before an election.
You may request a postage-paid application by filling out the application form. A voter registration application will be mailed to you soon after. You must mail the voter registration application to the voter registrar in your county of residence. You may also pick up a voter registration application at many post offices, libraries, Texas department of public safety offices, or Texas department of human services offices throughout the state.
If you moved within the same county where you are currently registered, you must file the new address information in writing with your voter registrar or you may submit the in county change online. If you miss this deadline, you may return to your old precinct to vote, but you will be required to complete a statement of residence confirming your new address in your new precinct.
If you moved to a new county, you must re-register in your new county of residence to be eligible to vote in the election. If you miss this deadline, you may be eligible to vote a limited ballot. A limited ballot is available only during the early voting period. The limited ballot application will also act as a voter registration application. Contact your county voter registration official for more information.
If you are a student who spends several weeks or months a year in different locations, but you want to vote in Texas, you will need to decide which place in Texas is the geographic location you consider to be your permanent home. This location should be where you intend to return after any temporary absence. When you are describing your residence on the voter application, you are making a factual statement to the best of your knowledge and belief. You are presumed under Texas law to be in the best position to make a factual determination concerning where your residence is for registration purposes. However, you cannot register in more than one location; if you register in one county but put another Texas county as your home on the application, your application will be forwarded to the Texas county of your residence.
On election day the polling place will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
In order to register to vote you must include your state driver's license number or personal ID number issued by the State Department of public Safety on the application form. If you do not have either of these numbers you may provide the last four digits of your social security number on the form. If you don't have a social security number you must check the box stating you do not have this information
All citizens wishing to vote must be on the official list of registered voters. Voters may use one of seven forms of photo ID. IDs may be expired up to four years. Persons seventy years of age or older may use an expired ID.
Acceptable forms of ID are:
Driver license
Texas Election Identification Certificate (EIC)
Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
Texas license to carry a handgun issued by DPS
US military identification card containing the person’s photograph
US citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
US passport (book or card)
Registered voters without photo ID, who cannot reasonably obtain one, may sign a form and present the original or a copy of one of the following documents with the voters name and address to vote a regular ballot:
Voter registration card
Certifiedbirthcertificate
Current utility bill
Bankstatement
Government check
Paycheck
Any other government document such as an out of state driver’s license or ex- pired Texas driver’s license.
The form is called a “Voter’s Declaration of Reasonable Impediment or Difficulty.” The voter must mark on the form one of the following reasons for not providing a photo ID.*
Lack of transportation
Disability or illness
Lack of birth certificate or other documents needed to obtain an acceptable form of photo ID.
Work schedule
Family responsibilities
Lost or stolen identification
Acceptable form of photo ID applied for but not received
*ID address does not have to match the voter registration address.
A student ID is not a form of vailid voter ID.
Once you sign the form and show your ID you will be able to cast a normal ballot at your polling place.
The name on your photo ID and the list of registered voters must match. If your name is substantially similar (if it's slightly different, is a common variation of your formal name, contains an initial, middle name or former last name or your first, middle or last name is in a different field on the ID than on the list of registered voters) you may still be able to vote a normal ballot. However, you must also submit an affidavit stating that you are the same person as is listed on the list of registered voters.
If you do not have any of these forms of ID, you can get an Election Identification Certificate to present at the polling place. To find out more about these certificates, click here.
In order to be a poll worker in Texas:
You will be entitled to compensation
For information about student elections clerks, aged 16 or older, visit your state resource.
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Texas are optical scan, DRE and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
The following vendors are currently certified by the State of Texas:
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. Provisional Ballots are counted between 7-13 days after the election.
You are eligible to vote a provisional ballot if:
If you claim to be registered, but your name is not on the list of registered voters, the presiding judge shall call the voter registrar to determine if you are registered. If registration can be confirmed, and you can show identification, you may vote a regular ballot, or be directed to the correct precinct if you are in the wrong precinct. You may vote a provisional ballot, but you must be informed that it will not be counted if:
Provisional voters will receive a notice in the mail by the 10th day after the election letting them know if their provisional ballots were county, and if they were not counted, the reasons why.
Texas does offer a limited ballot, but it is not considered a provisional ballot. Limited ballots are available if you have moved from one Texas county to another and are registered to vote in the former county of residence, but your voter registration in the new county will not be effective by election day due to the 30 day required period between registration and the election. This limited ballot is available only during early voting by personal appearance or by mail. The limited ballot contains only offices or propositions to be voted on statewide, or offices or propositions of territorial units of which you were a resident both before and after your move.
Employers must grant employees paid leave to vote on Election Day, unless polls are open two hours before or after regular working shift.
To verify your voter registration status
Almost all registered voters will receive their ballots in the mail before Election Day. The voted ballot must be postmarked the day before Election Day in order to be counted.
If you are registered to vote, you may vote by absentee ballot. A separate absentee ballot application must be filled out for each election. All completed forms should be mailed to your county clerk's office.
For regular absentee voting, the ballot application must be received no later than the Thursday before the election.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are blind, have a disability, or are unable to read or write English, you may be helped by a person of your choice. This person cannot be your employer, an agent of your employer, or an officer or agent of your union. The person helping cannot in any way request, persuade, or induce you to vote for or against any particular candidate or issue.
If you are a voter with a disability you may vote by mail (ballots must be postmarked by the day before the election for it to count), or via email or fax. Please contact your County Clerk for more information.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
In person early voting is allowed and no excuse is required. Early voting begins two weeks before Election Day and ends the Friday before Election Day. The polls will be open for at least 4 hours each early voting day and will close at 5pm on the last early voting day.
In order to vote during the early voting period, you must show a valid voter ID. This is either a form of ID that has you name and photo or two forms of ID that bear your name and show evidence of your residence. To see the complete list of acceptable ID, please visit your state's website.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/utah.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
The voter registration deadline is 11 days before the election.
You may now register to vote online! Just be sure to complete the registration form at least 11 days before the election in order to vote on Election Day.
Voter registration is valid for life, unless you move, change your name, or wish to affiliate with a different party. To change your voter registration status for any of the above reasons, simply fill out a new voter registration forms.
Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8 pm.
A driver's license or state ID number is required to register to vote. If you do not have either of these identification documents, please fill in the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. If you do not have either write none in the space provided.
In order to vote you need a valid voter ID. This is either a form of ID that has your name and photo or two forms of ID that have your name and proof of residence.
Accepted forms of ID include:
Or, provide two forms of the following:
In order to be a poll worker in Utah, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting system used in Utah is DRE.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
You may vote a provisional ballot if:
All provisional voters will be asked for photo ID and/or proof of current residence at the polls.
You will be given instructions on how to view the status of your provisional ballot. If you have any questions please call the Lieutenant Governor's Office at 801-538-1041 or 1800-995-VOTE, or contact your County Clerk. Provisional ballots are counted no later than 14 days after the election.
Employers must grant employees up to two hours of paid leave to vote, unless polls are open three outside of regular working shift. The employer may specify the hours during which the employee may be absent.
To verify your voter registration status
Utah is primarily a vote-by-mail state, meaning that almost all registered voters will receive their ballots in the mail before Election Day. Mail in ballots must be postmarked by the day before the election in order to be counted. Or you can drop your ballot off on Election Day at you Voting Center or any Ballot Drop Boxes in your county. Please contact your County Election Official for more information.
Not sure if you can vote by mail? Click here to enter your address and see if you're eligible to vote by mail.
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 1 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted.
You can request an absentee ballot through phone, fax, email, mail, in person or online. All requests must be submitted by 5pm or the close of the Town Clerk's office on the day before the election.
There are several ways for you to vote absentee by mail.
Vote at Home on Election Day. If you are sick or disabled a ballot can be delivered to your home on election day. You must request an absentee ballot before 5pm on the day before the election. On election day, two justices of the peace will deliver a ballot to you and then will bring the ballot back to the polling place so it can be counted.
Vote by Mail. Any voter can request that the town clerk mail them an early voter absentee ballot. Once voted, you can return the ballot to the clerk in the envelope included with the ballot. The clerk must receive the ballot by the close of the polls on Election Day to be counted. You can request a ballot at any time before an election and clerks will mail absentee ballots within the 45 days before the election.
Hand Delivered Ballots. A voter may pick up a ballot at the town clerk's office at any time beginning 45 days before the general or primary election. You can deliver the voted ballot in a sealed envelope to the clerk on or before election day. The ballot can be returned to the clerk or delivered to the polling place by the voter or any person the voter authorizes to return the ballot for them. However, you can only pick up your own ballot from the clerks office.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Polling places must allow all voters to conveniently and privately cast their votes. This means that polling places should be accessible to all voters, including people with physical and mental disabilities, as well as the elderly. If you find a polling place that is not, you should notify the secretary of state's office, who will work with the town to ensure that steps are taken to make it accessible. If you have a unique accessibility need, you should give the town reasonable advance notice so that the town can take steps to accommodate your needs.
If you are sick or disabled, you can ask that election officials bring a ballot to your car, as long as the car is next to the polling place. Two election officials will bring the ballot to the car and assist you if you request it, and then they will return to the polling place and place the completed ballot in the ballot box or optical scan machine. All voters have the right to have someone assist them in voting and voters may bring in devices, such as a magnifying glass to help them vote.
If you require assistance and have brought someone with you to help, simply tell the election officials that you have someone to help you with the voting process. The person providing assistance can be anyone of your choosing, as long as the person helping is not your employer or union representative. You should not have to reveal that you have a disability or why you may need assistance. The person helping can do such things as read the ballot to you, help fill out the paper ballots or use the voting machine.
If you need assistance and did not bring someone to the polls to help, two election officials will provide whatever assistance is needed. When you check in to vote, simply tell the election workers that you need assistance. With no questions asked, you must be provided that assistance.
If you spoil a ballot (mark the ballot improperly), or decide to change how you voted before putting the ballot in the ballot box or optical scan machine, you may ask for a new ballot. Every person is allowed to ask for a new ballot, up to three times, but can only cast one vote. If you vote for more than the number of candidates allowed in a particular race, the optical scan machine will reject the ballot to give you the chance to correct the ballot so your votes will count. In towns that count by hand, there will be reminders by the ballot box asking you to check your ballot to correct any over-votes. You can ask for help in putting your ballots into the ballot box or optical scan machine.
The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) required states to implement voting systems that are accessible for individuals with disabilities and permit voters who are blind or visually-impaired to cast their votes privately and independently. The vote-by-phone system purchased by the State of Vermont is designed to meet this mandate. When you go to your polling place and check in at the entrance checklist, indicate that you wish to use the vote-by-phone system. A poll worker uses a designated telephone to call the system, enters the poll worker and ballot access IDs to bring up the appropriate ballot, then gives the phone to you and leaves the voting booth. The system reads the ballot to you and, after you make ballot selections using the telephone key pad, the system prints out a paper ballot at the office of the secretary of state. The paper ballot is automatically scanned and can be played back to you for verification upon your request. You may decide to cast it or discard it and re-vote.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People with Disabilities resource.
Early voting is also available with no excuse required. You may vote at your town clerk's office in person any time 45 days before a primary or general election or 20 days before a municipal election.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/vermont.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
Election Day registration is available at the polls. If you would like to register to vote by mail or online, there is no specific deadline. However, it is recommended you submit your application between 2-4 weeks before an election to ensure your application is processed before the election.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
All polls are open from between 5am and 10am and close at 7pm.
If you are registering for the first time by mail or online, you must include a photocopy of an acceptable form of ID.
These include a:
You must also include your driver's license number or the last four digits of your Social Security Number on the application in order for it to be approved.
If you are registering for the first time in Vermont you must take the Voter's Oath. The Vermont voter registration form contains the voter's oath that must be taken.
First-time voters that registered by mail and did not provide verification are required to show identification at the polls.
In order to be a poll worker in Vermont, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Vermont are optical scan, paper ballots and vote by phone.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
Vote by Phone: The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) required states to implement voting systems that are accessible for individuals with disabilities and permit voters who are blind or visually-impaired to cast their votes privately and independently. The vote-by-phone system purchased by the State of Vermont is designed to meet this mandate. When you go to your polling place and check in at the entrance checklist, indicate that you wish to use the vote-by-phone system. A poll worker uses a designated telephone to call the system, enters the poll worker and ballot access IDs to bring up the appropriate ballot, then gives the phone to you and leaves the voting booth. The system reads the ballot to you and, after you makes ballot selections using the telephone key pad, the system prints out a paper ballot at the office of the secretary of state. The paper ballot is automatically scanned and can be played back to you for verification upon your request. You may decide to cast it or discard it and revote.
The vote by phone system permits you to practice voting on the system prior to Election Day. You will be able to use any touchtone telephone to call into the system and practice voting to familiarize yourself with the contests and candidates on your ballot. To try out the system and practice voting your ballot, call your local county clerk to get the ballot access 3 digit # for your voting district. Then call (866) 486-3838 to listen and practice voting on the same ballot that you will hear and vote on Election Day. You can call in and practice as many times as you want.
All phone calls are answered by a computer system located at a secure location controlled by authorized election officials. The computer will only permit access to the system from phone numbers that have been entered into the system prior to the election, and only after the proper poll worker and ballot access ID numbers have been entered. The vote-by-phone system will be pre-tested before every election to ensure accurate programming. The system makes no use of the Internet or any other data network, so the system cannot be hacked. The only system input comes from DTMF tones, the distinct sounds generated by the telephone when its buttons are pressed. The vote-by-phone system produces a voter-verified paper ballot for every vote cast and the process can be monitored by observers.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A provisional ballot is only used if a person trying to vote at the polling place is not on the checklist and cannot affirm they registered to vote by the deadline.
Provisional ballots are counted 2 days after the election.
Time off to vote is subject to the employer, there is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 11 days before the election. Voted ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by 12pm 3 days after the election in order to be counted.
ALERT: Due to COVID-19 (coronavirus), voters mailing absentee ballots for the November General Election do NOT need a witness. Please contact the Board of Elections for more information.
You may now request an absentee ballot online! Just fill out and submit this form before the deadline (5pm 11 days before the election).
All voters are eligible for absentee voting either in-person or by mail for 45 days before the election. You can request your absentee ballot at any time during the year.
Voted mail ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and be received by your local registrar by noon on the third day after the election in order to be counted.
You can check the status of your absentee ballot with the Absentee Ballot Status Look Up tool.
As a reminder, first time voters who registered through the mail may vote absentee, but you must mail a copy of one of the below forms of ID with your absentee ballot:
Emergency Absentee Voting
You can apply for an emergency absentee ballot if you:
If you meet these requirements, you can have a designated representative request an absentee ballot through the day before the election. You must complete the application and deliver it to the local registrar's office by 2pm the day before the election. Voted ballots must be returned before the polls close on Election Day.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Any person, regardless disability status, has the right to register to vote at any office or agency that provides such a service. These offices include but are not limited to: Department of Health (VDH), Department of Social Services (DSS), Department of Mental Health (DMHRSAR), Department for Rehabilitation Services (DRS), Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (VDDHH), and the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI).
Your local registrar's office also has registration forms and should be able to accommodate any special needs. In addition, you can download a voter registration form from the state board of elections website.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
All voters are eligible for absentee voting either in-person or by mail for 45 days before the election, and can request mail ballots be sent to you for an entire year.
First time voters in their county or city, who registered by mail, are qualified to vote by mail only if one of six excuses apply.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/virginia.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to register and vote, you must be:
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The registration deadline to vote in the general election is 22 days before the election. If there is a special election the registration deadline is 13 days before the election and if the Governor calls an election the deadline is 7 days.
You can now register to vote online! Complete the registration application to begin the process.
To verify your voter registration status please use your state's voter verification tool.
Polls are open from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm.
You must provide your Social Security number on the application, but no ID is required.
Clickhere to download your state's registration form.
You must show an ID at the polls in order to vote.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
For a more detailed list of acceptable IDs, click here.
Visit www.workelections.com to find localized information for becoming a poll worker in your area.
In order to be a poll worker in Virginia:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your local election office.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions. Provisional ballots are counted 7 calendar days after the election.
There are several reasons a voter may vote a provisional ballot:
The election official will tell you when and where the Electoral Board will meet and will give you a phone number to call and find out the status of your provisional ballot.
Voters who do not bring a form of ID to the polls will be given the opportunity to vote a provisional ballot. Once you complete the provisional ballot, you will be given written instructions from the election official on how to submit a copy of your ID so that your vote can be counted. All information on how to submit the proper ID will be given at this time.
You will have until noon on the Friday following the election to deliver a copy of the ID, or sign and submit an ID Confirmation Statement, to the local election board in order for the provisional ballot to be counted. You can submit your ID, or signed ID Confirmation Statement, through fax, email, in person or through the USPS or a commercial delivery service. The copy of the ID, or signed ID Confirmation Statement, must be delivered by noon on Friday, a Friday postmark does not count.
The General Election Day in November is a State Holiday; however, for other workers, time off to vote is subject to the employer. There is no requirement for employers to grant time off to vote for employees.
To verify your voter registration status
Your ballot is mailed to you at least 18 days before each election. In order to receive your ballot your voter registration address must be current. You can update your address online with MyVote.
Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.
You may request an absentee ballot as early as 90 days before an election. No absentee ballots are issued on election day except to a voter who is a resident of a health care facility. The request for an absentee ballot must be made to your county auditor or elections department. You can also fill out an absentee ballot request for here.
NOTE: Absentee ballots must be signed and postmarked or delivered to the county election officer on or before election day.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on campaign contributions, please go to your state's site.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If you are unable to cast your ballot due to a disability, you may assign a person of your choice, or two election officials, to enter the voting booth and record the votes your direct.
Federal law requires that every voting center have a voting system that is accessible to all individuals with disabilities. The law requires that the system provide individuals with disabilities the same opportunity to vote privately and independently as other voters. When possible, the county auditor must use voting centers that are accessible to all voters. In instances where a voting center does not meet accessibility standards, additional assistance must be available. The accessibility standards include:
Please contact your county elections department to learn about multilingual services that may be available at your voting site. Assistance may be provided by a person of the voter's choice, or by two election officials of opposite political parties.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/washington.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
A voter who lacks a traditional residence may use the place he or she currently sleeps at night or spends most of their time. A mailing address could be a General Delivery address or, if permission is granted, the address of a shelter or a friend or a relative. For more information on residency requirements please click here.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The in registration deadline for in person, mailed or online registrations is 29 days before an election. New Washington State voters can still register to vote up until the 8th day before an election.
Washington is a mail in ballot state and does not have polling places. Your county election officials can provide information about voting centers/election offices.
ID is necessary to register. If you register by mail and do not have a state driver's license, state ID card, or a Social Security number, you will be required to provide another form of ID when you cast your ballot.
Other forms of ID include:
If you do not provide one of the above items either before or at the time of voting, your ballot will be treated as a provisional ballot.
ID is only required if you use an audiovisual unit at a voting center.
Acceptable forms of ID for voting include:
A voter who does not have ID may vote a provisional ballot.
Washington has a vote by mail process and does not have traditional polling places that require staffing by poll workers. To find out how you can volunteer on Election Day, contact your local board of elections.
Even though Washington is a vote by mail state, you can still vote in person on or before Election Day. Each county will have a voting center, which will be open during business hours beginning 18 days before the election and ending at 8pm on Election Day. You can find your voting center here.
Washington is a mail in ballot state. The public may observe the processing of mail ballots. You may contact your County Auditor to arrange times to observe. Ballots are tabulated on optical scan and digital scan tabulating equipment. The equipment must be able to determine the ballot format for every ballot. Bar codes on each ballot allow the tabulation equipment to immediately determine the ballot format of that ballot, which allows the equipment to correctly read the ballot.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
Those conditions include:
Provisional ballots are counted 14-21 days after the election. You may contact your county elections department to confirm that your ballot was counted.
To verify your voter registration status
Washington State votes by mail. Your ballot is mailed to you at least 18 days before each election. In order to receive your ballot your voter registration address must be current. You can update your address online with MyVote.
Your ballot packet will include a ballot, a secrecy envelope and a return envelope. If you need a replacement ballot contact your county election officials.
The ballot must be
You can still vote in person on or before Election Day. Each county will have a voting center, which will be open during business hours beginning 18 days before the election and ending at 8pm on Election Day. You can find your voting center here.
If you fail to sign the ballot declaration, or the signature on the ballot declaration does not match the signature in your voter registration record, your county elections department will contact you.
Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 6 days before the election. Voted ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received no later than 5 days after Election Day in order to be counted.
Reasons for voting absentee - you are:
To download the absentee ballot application, use your state's resource.
Your request for an absentee ballot must be received no later than the 6th day before the election. Unless you are voting absentee by mail because of illness or disability, the ballot must be mailed to an out-of-county address. You may apply as early as eighty-four days before the election, but the ballots are not ready for mailing to you until six weeks before the election.
Mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received no later than five days after Election Day in order to be counted. You can hand-deliver your ballot, but those must be received not later than the day before Election Day. You can track your ballot to see where it is in the process.
If you are a participant in the West Virginia Secretary of State's Address Confidentiality Program or you have a permanent, physical disability that prevents you from going to a polling place, you can apply for permanent absentee voting.
If you're in a hospital or other health care facility on Election Day or are a poll worker appointed to a precinct other than your own after Early Voting you can apply for emergency absentee voting. Some counties allow for emergency absentee voting in other situations, so be sure to check with your County Clerk for more information.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
If your health or disability does not permit you to go to the polls, you may get a mail in ballot. Be sure to apply early enough so that your application reaches the clerk at least six days before the election. If you are permanently unable to go to the polls, you may apply to be placed on the permanent absentee voting list to vote by mail. A doctor's statement must be filed with your application, but once approved, the clerk will automatically send you an absentee ballot before each election.
If you vote at the polls and need assistance, you may choose a person to assist you, or two poll workers of opposing political parties may read the ballot to you or help you mark your ballot (only poll workers may mark your ballot). If you need them in order to vote, you may use braille navigation, audio reading of the ballot or touch screen interfaces to help you cast you ballot.
If you are unable to enter the polling location, curbside voting is available, or you may request a precinct change. Please contact your County Clerk for more information.
You can also utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
The County Clerk is responsible for early voting. The locations will be in the County Courthouse, annex or on the property of the courthouse. The regular period of early voting begins 13 days before the election and ends 3 days before the election. Voting is available during regular business hours and on any Saturday on or between the 13th and 3rd days before the election.
Contact your county clerk for more information on times and locations.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/west-virginia.
Contact your local Board of Elections for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
If you are currently serving any portion of a felony sentence, including probation and supervision, you are not currently eligible to vote. Once your felony sentence is complete and your rights have been restored your right to vote is also reinstated, but you must re-register before casting a ballot.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The registration deadline is 21 days before the election. You can now register to vote online! Fill out the forms found here to submit your registration application.
For more information contact your local board of elections.
The polling place will be open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm.
If you register in person, you must bring proof of physical address. If you are registering by mail, fill out the application and remember to submit a copy of a current and valid ID or bring proof of identification with you to the polls.
Examples of a physical address include:
Valid proof of ID include:
If you are registering online you must provide your name (as it appears on your WV ID or drivers license), your birthday, your WV ID or drivers license number and the last four digits of your Social Security Number. If you do not have a WV ID number or Social Security Number, you can still fill out the rest of the form online, print, and submit to your County Clerk by mail or in person.
First time West Virginia voters who have registered by mail and did not provide verification with application must show identification at the polls.
If you registered by mail, you will have to take a current and valid photo ID or a copy of a current document with your updated name and address the first time you vote.
In order to be a poll worker in West Virginia, you must:
You will be entitled to compensation
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in West Virginia are Optical Scan, AutoMARK, Paper Ballots and DRE.
Optical Scan: An optical scan ballot is a specially designed paper ballot which is marked by the voter with a special pencil, then tallied by a computer reader. The layout is very similar to the standardized tests given in school, the voter darkens an oval next to a candidate's name in order to enter a vote.
AutoMARK:This voting system actually uses the Optical Scan ballot. The voter inserts the ballot into the machine and uses the AutoMARK touch screen to make his/her choices; when the voter is finished, the unit then marks the ballot for the voter and the voter retrieves his/her ballot and places it in a ballot box.
Paper Ballots: Paper Ballots are still marked with an x to select the preferred candidate and then counted at the polling place by a team of five election officials called a Counting Board.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for. You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
If there is a question about your eligibility to vote in an election, you may vote a provisional ballot.
You might vote a provisional ballot if:
The canvassing board will review the information associated with the ballot and will determine whether or not your vote can be counted. Provisional ballots are counted 5 days after the election. To check on the status of your provisional ballot, please use your state's tool.
Private and public employers must give employees time off to vote, unless the employee has 3 hours nonworking time available to vote or the employee fails to vote.
To verify your voter registration
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot is 5 days before the election. Voted ballots must be received by 8pm on Election Day in order to be counted.
Who Can Request an Absentee Ballot?
Any qualified elector who registers to vote in Wisconsin is eligible to request an absentee ballot.
How to Request an Absentee Ballot
Online. You may request an absentee ballot online by visiting myvote.wi.gov and clicking “Vote Absentee”. This request must be made no later than 5pm on the Thursday before the election.
By Mail. Download the application, complete the form and mail it to your municipal clerk's office. The application must be received no later than 5pm on the Thursday before the election.
In Person. You may vote early in person – at the clerk’s office or another site designated by the clerk. Dates and hours for early voting may vary, though it can begin no earlier than 14 days before the election and ends no later than the Sunday before the election. Please contact your municipal clerk for absentee voting hours.
If you have not previously provided a copy of your photo ID, photo ID must accompany your application.
Military and permanent overseas voters do not need to provide a photo ID with their request.
Deadline for Returning Your Absentee Ballot
Your complete absentee ballot must be delivered no later than 8pm on Election Day. The US Postal Service recommends you mail your absentee ballot one week before Election Day to ensure it arrives in time. You may hand-deliver you absentee ballot to your polling place by 8pm on Election Day.
Permanent Absentee Ballot
Voters who are indefinitely confined, meaning they have a difficult time getting to the polls due to age, illness, infirmity, or disability, may request that a ballot be automatically sent to them for each election. Indefinitely confined voters do not need to provide a photo ID with their absentee ballot request. Voters on the permanent absentee ballot list must vote in each election or they will be dropped from the absentee ballot rolls.
Each hospitalized voter can request a ballot (in writing), and the voter may appoint an agent to pick up the ballot from the hospitalized voter’s clerk’s office.If you know you will be in the hospital, request a regular absentee ballot in advance.
For information on federal campaign contributions, please visit Open Secrets.
For information on state campaign contributions, please visit your state's resource.
Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Wisconsin ensures that voting be accessible for individuals with disabilities, including non-visual accessibility for the blind and visually impaired, in a manner that provides equal access and participation (including privacy and independence).
Any voter who needs help at the polls has a right to assistance. By law, a polling place must be accessible to a person with disabilities. It is a good idea to check the accessibility of the polling place ahead of time. You may find the building not accessible or have trouble getting to the polling location inside the building. If so, you may request that a poll worker bring a ballot to the building entrance or bring a friend along to assist you. If your polling place is not accessible, notify your city, town or village clerk's office and the Wisconsin Elections Commission.
You can have help casting your ballot if you have problems reading or writing, have difficulty with the English language or have a disability which prevents you from being able to mark the ballot or operate the voting machine. Ask for help when you give your name and address to the poll worker. Anyone you choose can help you, except your employer, an agent of your employer, or (if you belong to a labor union), an agent of your labor union. The person who is helping you must give his name and address to the poll workers and must sign the back of your ballot.
For help with disability-related voting questions or help filing a complaint, please call the Disability Rights Wisconsin Voter Hotline: 844-DIS-VOTE (844-347-8683).
For more information, you can also utilize the Wisconsin Election Commission's Voting Accessibility page.
Early voting is available in the form of in-person absentee voting. Each city, village and town is responsible for setting the dates and hours of in-person absentee voting for their municipality, though it can begin no earlier than 14 days before the election and ends no later than the Sunday before the election. To find the dates and hours for in-person absentee voting where you live, contact your municipal clerk.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/wisconsin.
Contact your local Municipal Clerk for information about local elections.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
You are ineligible to vote in Wisconsin if you:
More information about Ex Felon and Incarcerated Voters can be found here.
You will have to prove residency by providing adequate identification. See "ID Needed for Voter Registration" below for more information.
You can now register to vote online! The mail and online voter registration deadline is 20 days before the election (Election Day registration is available at your polling place). You can use the Mail in Voter registration form to register by mail. Contact your municipal clerk's office for more details.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
The polls will be open 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
To register to vote, you must show your state department of transportation issued driver's license or ID card number. If you have not been issued a state driver's license or ID, you must provide the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. Or, you may indicate that you have not been issued a state driver's license, ID, or Social Security number. Your registration cannot be processed until you provide this information.
You can now register to vote online! You will need a WI driver's license or ID in order to complete the online registration. If you do not have either form of ID you can either mail the registration papers or register to vote in person.
You must provide proof of residence in order to establish your current address. The following are acceptable proof of residence (must contain your current and complete name, a current and complete residential address, including a numbered street address, and the name of a municipality):
More proof of residence examples can be found here.
Photo ID is required before you may vote.
The following types of photo ID are acceptable and may be unexpired or expired after the date of the most recent general election:
The following types of ID are acceptable if they are unexpired:
You may show an ID card issued by a federally recognized Indian tribe in Wisconsin as well, if it is expired or unexpired.
The address on your photo ID card does not have to be current. The name on your photo ID card does not need to be an exact match for your name in the poll book.
If you are an absentee voter or have a sincere religious belief against being photographed, you may not need to show a photo ID in order to vote.
If you're in the military, live permanently overseas or are classified as a confidential elector, you do NOT need a photo ID to cast your absentee ballot.
If you are indefinitely confined (have difficulty traveling to the polling place due to age, physical illness, infirmity or disability), or live in a nursing home or care facility, you do NOT need to show your photo ID to vote.
For more information about photo ID please view your state's resource.
Free photo ID cards available.
If you need a photo ID card in order to vote, the DMV can help you get a free ID card. For more information on the process, please contact the DMV.
If you wish to obtain an ID for voting purposes, but have spiritual beliefs which prevent you from being photographed, you can receive a State ID card without a photo at any DMV office.
In order to be a poll worker in Wisconsin, you must:
You can find more information on becoming a poll worker here. To sign up, contact your local Municipal Clerk.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your municipal clerk.
The voting systems used in Wisconsin are optical scan, DRE, and paper ballots.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
Paper Ballots: Paper ballots are one of the oldest ways of voting in America. They are still used in a few places on Election Day. When you come to the polling place, you will get a paper ballot from the poll worker. You take it to the voting booth, and use a pen or pencil to mark a box next to your candidate and issue choices. You then drop the marked ballot into a sealed ballot box.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state-specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
A provisional ballot is a ballot that is marked by a voter but is not counted at the time it is cast. There are three cases where you may vote a provisional ballot.
Those case are:
Provisional ballots are not given if the voter is in the wrong polling place or when a person is attempting to register in person at the polling place but does not provide proof of residence.
The provisional ballot will not be counted unless the voter provides the required information to the poll worker by 8pm on Election Day or to the municipal clerk by 4pm on the Friday following the election. If proper documentation is received in time, the ballot will be counted.
Employers must give employees up to three hours to vote on Election Day while the polls are open. The employee must tell the employer of his/her intended absence. The employer may decide the time of day for the absence.
To verify your voter registration status
Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. We recommend that you apply for your ballot no later than 17 days before the election to allow enough time to process your application for the general election. However, for specific dates you should contact your county clerk. Absentee ballots must be returned by the county clerk's office no later than 7pm on Election Day.
No excuse is required for a registered voter to vote by absentee ballot. To vote absentee by mail you must apply for a ballot with your county clerk or you can fill out absentee ballot request form here.
You may apply for an absentee ballot at anytime during the calendar year in which the election is held, but not on the day of the election. We recommend that you apply for your ballot no later than 17 days before the election to allow enough time to process your application for the general election. However, for specific dates you should contact your county clerk.
Absentee ballots must be returned by the county clerk's office no later than 7pm on Election Day. Ballots can be returned in person or by mail.
You can vote absentee in person in the office of the county clerk or by mail 40 days before an election.
Overseas citizens and U.S. military personnel can find information on how to register to vote and request an absentee ballot at the Overseas Vote Foundation.
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Information on local, state and federal candidates and ballot measures may be available here.
To see a list of available races, visit the race index.
Voters with disabilities have the opportunity to vote privately and independently becasue each polling place is equipped with a voting machine that allows the voter to listen to the ballot and make selection using a key pad.
In addition, assistance for disabled voters is given at the poll when requested. If you have a disability you may also vote by absentee ballot. Any qualified elector may request a ballot be mailed to another qualified elector.
For more information, you can utilize the American Association of People With Disabilities (AAPD) resource.
In person absentee voting takes place at the county clerk office 40 days before an election. It is not available on election day.
For more information on times and locations contact your county clerk.
The next election dates can be found here https://www.vote411.org/wyoming.
Contact your local Board of Elections for more information.
To be eligible to vote you must be:
The deadline for voter registration is 14 days before an election. Election Day registration is available at the polls.
Not registered? Use our registration tool to fill out your application!
Polling place hours of operation are from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.
When registering to vote (by mail or in person,) you may provide the a from of acceptable identification.
Acceptable ID include:
You can also show two of the following in any combination:
Wyoming is exempt from the federal motor voter law and does not offer voter registration at the driver's license division. However, you may register at the polls on Election Day with acceptable ID.
No form of identification (including a registration card,) needs to be shown at the polls when voting. You are only required to show identification when registering to vote.
Wyoming allows qualified voters to register at the polls on Election Day by bringing an acceptable form of ID to the polls:
You can also show two of the following in any combination:
In order to be a poll worker in Wyoming, you must:
To sign up, contact your local board of elections.
You can find your polling place by utilizing your state resource.
If you have further questions on your polling place location, please contact your county clerk.
The voting systems used in Wyoming are optical scan and DRE.
Optical Scan: With this system, you will receive a card or sheet of paper, which you take over to a private table or booth. The card has the names of the various candidates and ballot measures printed on it. With a pen or pencil you fill in a little box or circle or the space between two arrows. When you are finished filling out all the cards, you may bring the cards over to a ballot box, where poll workers will show you how to put the cards in the box. Or in some places, you may feed the completed cards or papers into a computer device that checks your card or paper right there at the polling place to make sure you have voted the way you want to and counts the votes.
Direct Recording Electronic (DRE): This is the newest kind of system in use in the U.S. All the information about who and what you are voting for is on an electronic screen like a TV or computer screen.
There are many variations of DREs because lots of companies are inventing new ones, and many cities, counties and states are trying them out. Usually, after you have signed in, the poll workers will give you a card that you slide into a device to start your voting session.
Some of these devices will show all of the candidates and ballot choices on one big screen. Often, with these big screen devices you push a button next to the name of the candidate you want to vote for (or yes or no on a ballot measure). On other DREs, the screen is set up to show pages. On each screen or page, there will probably be one thing to vote on. For example, on one screen or page, you might vote for president. Then you might move to the next page to vote for senator. Often these small-screen devices have a touch screen, where you touch the screen next to the name of the person you want to vote for. Other devices have a key pad. And some have a keyboard, so you can write in the name of someone you want to vote for.
You let the system know you are finished voting by pushing a button, touching the screen or entering something on a keypad.
You can learn more about voting systems by checking out the Elections Assistance Commission's (EAC) resource.
You are a Military or Overseas voter if you are in uniformed services, living overseas OR a spouse or dependent of a uniformed services voter. To get registered and vote, you can utilize Overseas Vote Foundation.
If you have additional questions about elections and voting overseas you can use our state specific elections official directory or contact the Overseas Vote Foundation.
You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.
Those conditions are:
Provisional ballots are counted the Friday after the election. You may contact your county elections department to confirm that your ballot was counted.
Employers must grant employees up to one hour of paid time off to vote during polling place hours, if the employee does not have 3 consecutive hours either before or after work that the polls are open.
To verify your voter registration status, contact your