Voting Database

There has been a lot of scary information going out about our upcoming election, from measures to slow down the mail to hinder mail-in ballots to a flood of misinformation about voter fraud to the President encouraging people to vote twice (which would create the voter fraud that currently doesn’t exist). From now until November 3rd, we will be using this space for information about how to vote safely in your state or territory. Our advice is to vote as early as your state allows. As a dyed-in-the-wool procrastinator, I know keeping this task first and foremost can be difficult, especially among our twin chaoses of the continuing pandemic and economic crisis. But putting the right people in charge is the way to make it through.

We’ve gathered as much information we could find for all 50 states, so check the table below for the dates you need to be aware of.

And, to see whether you are registered to vote, or register if you’re not, you can visit www.vote.org


 
State New Voter Registration Absentee Ballot Requests Mail-in Ballots Sent Out Absente Ballot Returns AIP/Early Voting Begins Secretary of State
AL 19-Oct 29-Oct 19-Sep 2-Nov 9-Sep https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes
AK 4-Oct 10/26
(11/2 for fax or online)
9-Oct 11/3
(rec. by 11/13)
19-Oct https://www.elections.alaska.gov/
AZ 5-Oct 23-Oct 7-Oct 3-Nov 7-Oct https://azsos.gov/
AR 5-Oct 10/27
(11/2 for in person)
18-Sep 11/2 for in person, 11/3 for mail in 19-Oct https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/
AS 6-Oct 19-Oct Not Specified 3-Nov Contact local election office https://www.americansamoa.gov/election-office
CA 10/19
(10/20 online)*
27-Oct 3-Oct 11/3
(received by 11/20)
TBA https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices/
CO 10/26* 26-Oct 12-Jan All voters get a mail ballot 26-Oct https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/
CT 10/27* 2-Nov 3-Oct 11/3
(11/2 in person)
None https://portal.ct.gov/sots
DE 10-Oct 2-Nov 19-Sep 3-Nov None https://elections.delaware.gov/index.shtml
DC 10/13
(10/14 in person)*
27-Oct Not Specified 3-Nov 17-Oct https://www.dcboe.org/
FL 5-Oct 10/24
(10/31 in person)
24-Sep 3-Nov 24-Oct https://dos.myflorida.com/elections/
GA 5-Oct 30-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov 12-Oct https://sos.ga.gov/index.php/elections
GU 23-Oct 30-Oct Not Specified 3-Nov 5-Oct https://gec.guam.gov/
HI 5-Oct 27-Oct 14-Oct 3-Nov 20-Oct https://elections.hawaii.gov/
ID 10/9* 23-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov Various https://sos.idaho.gov/elections-division/
IL 10/6
(10/18 online)*
10/29
(11/2 in person)
24-Sep 3-Nov 10/19
(10/24 at election authority office)
https://www.elections.il.gov/
IN 5-Oct 10/22
(11/2 in person)
19-Sep 3-Nov 6-Oct https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/2403.htm
IA 10/24* 30-Oct 6-Oct 3-Nov 5-Oct https://sos.iowa.gov/
KS 13-Oct 27-Oct 14-Oct 3-Nov 14-Oct https://sos.ks.gov/elections/elections.html
KY 5-Oct 27-Oct 14-Sep 3-Nov Various https://elect.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
LA 10/5
(10/14 online)
30-Oct 19-Sep 2-Nov 20-Oct https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/default.aspx
ME 10/13* 31-Oct 4-Oct 3-Nov 12-Oct https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/
MD 13-Oct 10/27
(10/30 online)
13-Oct 3-Nov 22-Oct https://elections.maryland.gov/
MA 24-Oct 28-Oct 13-Oct 3-Nov 17-Oct https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/
MI 10/18* 30-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov 2-Nov https://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633---,00.html
MN 10/13* 2-Nov 18-Sep 3-Nov Various https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/
MS 5-Oct None 24-Sep 11/2
(10/31 in person)
21-Oct https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/default.aspx
MO 7-Oct 21-Oct 22-Sep 3-Nov Check https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/
MT 5-Oct 2-Nov 9-Oct 3-Nov 4-Oct https://sosmt.gov/elections/
NE 10/16
(10/23 in person)
23-Oct 29-Sep 3-Nov 5-Oct https://www.nebraska.gov/featured/elections-voting/
NV 10/6
(10/29 online)*
20-Oct 14-Oct 3-Nov 17-Oct https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections
NH 10/27* 2-Nov 4-Oct 2-Nov None https://sos.nh.gov/Elections.aspx
NJ 13-Oct 10/27
(11/2 in person)
19-Sep 3-Nov None https://nj.gov/state/elections/index.shtml
NM 10/6* 20-Oct 12-Oct 3-Nov 10/6
(10/17 in person)
https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/
NY 9-Oct 10/27
(11/2 in person)
2-Oct 3-Nov 24-Oct https://www.elections.ny.gov/
NC 10/9*
(same day EV only)
27-Oct 4-Sep 3-Nov 15-Oct https://www.ncsbe.gov/index.html
ND No registration required 2-Nov 24-Sep 2-Nov Various https://vip.sos.nd.gov/PortalList.aspx
OH 5-Oct 31-Oct 5-Oct 11/2
(11/3 in person)
6-Oct https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/
OK 9-Oct 27-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov 29-Oct https://www.ok.gov/elections/
OR 13-Oct 29-Oct 14-Oct 3-Nov None https://sos.oregon.gov/voting-elections/Pages/default.aspx
PA 19-Oct 27-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov None https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/Pages/default.aspx
RI 4-Oct 13-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov 14-Oct https://elections.ri.gov/
SC 10/4
(10/2 in person)
30-Oct 4-Oct 3-Nov 5-Oct https://www.scvotes.gov/
SD 19-Oct 2-Nov 18-Sep 3-Nov 18-Sep https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/
TN 5-Oct 27-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov 14-Oct https://sos.tn.gov/elections
TX 6-Oct 23-Oct 19-Sep 3-Nov 13-Oct https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/
UT 10/23* 29-Oct 13-Oct 3-Nov 20-Oct https://elections.utah.gov/
VT 11/3* 2-Nov 19-Sep 3-Nov 20-Oct https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/
VA 13-Oct 10/23
(10/31 in person)
19-Sep 3-Nov 18-Sep https://www.elections.virginia.gov/
USVI 3-Oct 27-Oct Not Specified Not Specified 5-Oct https://www.eac.gov/voters/us-virgin-islands-elections-office
WA 3-Nov Not Specified 16-Oct 3-Nov Not Specified
WV 13-Oct 28-Oct 18-Sep 3-Nov 21-Oct https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/default.aspx
WI 10/14* 10/29
(10/30 in person)
17-Sep 3-Nov Various https://elections.wi.gov/
WY 10/19* None listed 19-Sep 3-Nov None