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 |
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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 |