Get the application online. You must be able to print your application. Call or email your county voter registration office. You will be mailed an application. Step 2: Complete, sign and return the application to your county voter registration office as soon as possible by email, mail, fax, or personal delivery. Step 3: Receive your absentee ballot in the mail. Voters who have applied early will be mailed their absentee ballot approximately 30 days before the election. Step 4: Vote and return the ballot to your county voter registration office either by mail or personal delivery.
Place the ballot in the "ballot here-in" envelope and place the "ballot here-in" envelope in the return envelope. Be sure to sign the voter's oath and have your signature witnessed. Anyone can witness your signature. A notary is not necessary. Registered voters may cast their vote by absentee if they are unable to appear at the polling place on the day of a primary, election or referendum due to one or more of the following reasons:. Including this statement with correspondence you send with unsolicited absentee ballot applications constitutes compliance with Conn.
A person who willfully violates any provision of Chapter of the Connecticut General Statutes shall be guilty of a class D felony. Registered voters may cast their vote by absentee if they are unable to appear at the polling place on the day of a primary, election or referendum due to one or more of the following reasons: 1 All voters are eligible to vote by absentee ballot for any Primary, Election or Referendum held before November 3, ; 2 active service in the U.
These are criminal violations. Remember, you must sign the application form if you assist with a ballot application! If you are planning on distributing absentee ballot applications to others, you or any other distributor must register with the Town Clerk before distributing 5 or more applications.
If you object to the photograph requirement for religious reasons, you can instead sign an additional affidavit of religious exemption. If you filled out a challenged voter affidavit in order to vote on Election Day, you will receive a verification letter from the Secretary of State requesting confirmation that you voted in the election.
If you do not respond in writing to the Secretary of State within 30 days of the date it was mailed, the Attorney General will conduct an investigation to determine whether fraudulent voting occurred.
You can pre-register to vote in New Hampshire if you will turn 18 by the next election. New Hampshire has semi-open primaries. Undeclared voters can choose to vote in either primary. New Jersey offers in person early voting. Early voting begins 4 days prior to non-presidential primary elections, 6 days prior to presidential primary elections, and 10 days prior to general elections, and ends 2 days before the election.
You can pre-register to vote in New Jersey when you turn New Jersey has closed primaries. For congressional and state primary elections, voters can choose to affiliate with a party at the polls on Election Day if the voter is unaffiliated.
New Jersey does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. New Mexico offers in-person early voting.
Early voting begins the 28th day before the election and ends the Saturday before the election. Expanded early voting is available in many counties beginning on the third Saturday before the election. You can pre-register to vote in New Mexico if you will turn 18 by the next election. New Mexico has closed primaries. New Mexico does not offer same-day registration on Election Day. Approved excuses include: - Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City absent from the five boroughs, on Election Day.
New York offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins on the tenth day prior to an election and ends on the second day prior to the election. You can pre-register to vote in New York when you turn New York has closed primaries. Voters may change their enrollment in a political party up to twenty five days before the general election, which will be effective immediately. Any change of enrollment after February 16 and seven days before the June primary will be effective on the seventh day following the June primary.
New York does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. The injunctions will remain in effect until so ordered by the courts. North Carolina offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins on the third Thursday prior to an election and ends at 3pm on the last Sunday prior to the election. You can pre-register to vote in North Carolina when you turn North Carolina has semi-closed primaries. Unless a recognized party chooses to have its primary open to unaffiliated voters, only voters registered with a particular party may vote in that party's primary.
North Carolina does not offer same-day registration on Election Day. ID is required to vote in North Dakota. If an individual is not able to show a valid form of identification but asserts qualifications as an elector, the individual may mark a ballot that will be securely set aside.
When the individual provides valid identification to the proper election official prior to the meeting of the canvassing board, the set aside ballot will be presented to the canvassing board for proper inclusion in the tally.
North Dakota offers in-person early voting. Early voting is typically available for the fifteen days immediately before an election, though exact dates vary by county. North Dakota has open primaries. However, voters are not allowed to cross party lines on the primary ballot and may only vote for candidates from one political party. North Dakota has no voter registration. You simply need to bring valid proof of identification and residency to the polls on Election Day in order to vote. ID is required to vote in Ohio.
Once the information is reviewed and verified by the board of elections, your ballot will be counted. If you do not provide the documents or information listed above, you can still vote a provisional ballot.
However, in order for that ballot to be counted, you must return to the board of elections no later than seven days following Election Day to provide a qualifying form of identification. You can pre-register to vote in Ohio if you will turn 18 by the next general election. Ohio has semi-open primaries.
Unaffiliated voters can vote with an Official Questions and Issues Ballot if they do not wish to vote on people or become affiliated with a party. However, they can only vote to nominate candidates and cannot vote on issues or party central committees until they are Ohio does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. ID is required to vote in Oklahoma. Valid forms of ID include: - Oklahoma driver license - Oklahoma Identification Card - United States passport - United States military identification - Voter Identification Card issued by the County Election Board A document used for proof of identity for voting must have been issued by the United States government, the State of Oklahoma, or a federally recognized tribal government.
Valid forms of ID must contain the following information: - The name of the person to whom it was issued - A photograph of the person to whom it was issued with the exception of the voter identification card, which does not have a photograph - An expiration date that is after the date of the election, unless the identification is valid indefinitely - The law requires the voter's name on the proof of identity document to "substantially conform" to the voter's name in the Precinct Registry.
In other words, your name on your proof of identity must match your name in the Precinct Registry. If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you may vote by provisional ballot and sign a sworn affidavit.
Provisional ballots are sealed inside special envelopes and are not put through the voting device. After election day, County Election Board officials will investigate the information provided by the voter on the affidavit and either will approve the provisional ballot for counting or will reject it based on the outcome of that investigation.
A provisional ballot cast by a voter who declines or is unable to produce proof of identity shall only be considered verified and approved for counting if: - The voter's name on the affidavit substantially conforms to the voter's name in the voter registration database. This provision does not apply if the voter was not required to provide a driver's license number or the last four digits of the voter's Social Security number at the time of registration. Applicants who pre-register cannot vote until they turn 18 years old and the application has been approved by the applicant's County Election Board.
Applicants will be mailed a voter ID card upon approval of their registration. Applications received less than 25 days before an election, in which the applicant has turned 18 and is eligible to vote, will be held and processed immediately following the election.
Oklahoma has closed primaries. However, parties can choose to allow registered Independent voters to also participate in their primaries. Nonpartisan judicial offices, state questions and county questions often are included in primary elections.
All registered voters, including Independents, are entitled to receive those ballots. Oklahoma does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. Oregon does not offer in-person early voting. Vote-by-mail ballots are automatically sent to all registered voters and can be mailed or dropped off at any official ballot drop box location across the state before 8 p. You can pre-register to vote in Oregon when you turn Oregon has closed primaries.
At the primary election, voters who are not registered in one of the major political parties would receive a ballot containing nonpartisan contests, such as judicial elections, which all registered voters may vote on. Oregon does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline.
Pennsylvania has two types of mail voting. All voters are eligible to vote by mail in Pennsylvania; no excuse is needed. Voters can only vote absentee in Pennsylvania with an approved excuse. Approved excuses include being absent from your municipality or having a physical illness or disability.
ID is required to vote in Pennsylvania only for voters who are voting in a given election district for the first time. Government - U. Government - Firearm permit - Current utility bill - Current bank statement - Current paycheck - Government check If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you can vote a provisional ballot.
Within seven days after the election, the County Election Office will decide whether you were eligible to vote at the election district where you voted. If they determine you were eligible, they will count your provisional ballot.
Pennsylvania offers in-person early voting. As soon as ballots are ready, you can request, receive, mark and cast your mail-in or absentee ballot all in one visit to your county election office or other designated location. You can pre-register to vote in Pennsylvania if you will turn 18 by the next election.
Pennsylvania has closed primaries. Pennsylvania does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. Photo ID is required to vote in Rhode Island. Passport - ID issued by a U.
See the Secretary of State's website for additional information on the program and the documents required to obtain a voter photo ID card, or call You will have until the close of business the day after the election to provide information to the Board of Canvassers to help qualify the ballot.
Rhode Island offers in-person early voting. You can pre-register to vote in Rhode Island when you turn Rhode Island has semi-open primaries. Unaffiliated also known as independent voters can vote in any party primary but, by casting a vote in a party primary, you automatically become affiliated with that party. You will officially return to your unaffiliated status in 90 days.
Be sure to register by the deadline to vote in all other elections. The provision expanding absentee voting under the excuse of "Statewide Emergency" has expired. Photo ID is required to vote in South Carolina. If you're already registered to vote, you can go to your county voter registration and elections office, provide your date of birth and the last four digits of your Social Security Number, and have your photo taken.
If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you may vote a provisional ballot that will count only if you show your Photo ID to the election commission prior to certification of the election usually Thursday or Friday after the election.
A reasonable impediment is any valid reason, beyond your control, which created an obstacle to obtaining a photo ID. This ballot will count unless someone proves to the election commission that you are lying about your identity or about having the listed impediment. South Carolina offers in-person early voting. You may vote absentee in person up until 5pm on the day before election day. Voters can only vote early with an approved excuse. You can pre-register to vote in South Carolina if you will turn 18 by the next election.
South Carolina does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. Armed Forces ID - Current student photo identification card from a South Dakota high school or South Dakota accredited institution of higher education - Tribal photo ID If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you can sign a personal identification affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
South Dakota offers in-person early voting. You can pre-register to vote in South Dakota if you will turn 18 by the next election. South Dakota has semi-open and closed primaries. Only voters registered with the Republican Party may only vote in that party's primary.
Voters registered with the Democratic Party and unaffiliated voters may vote in the Democratic Primary. South Dakota does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline.
Approved excuses include: - You are sixty 60 years of age or older. Photo ID is required to vote in Tennessee. You may use the express service line at the driver service center to obtain your photo ID to minimize wait times. To obtain your ID, you will need the following: - Proof of citizenship such as a birth certificate - Two proofs of Tennessee residency such as a voter registration card, a utility bill, vehicle registration or title, or bank statement - If your name differs from that on your primary ID, proof of the changed name such as a certified marriage certificate, divorce decree, court order, etc.
If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you will 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 photo ID.
Upon returning to the election commission office, you will sign an affidavit and a copy of your photo ID will be made to be reviewed by the counting board. Tennessee offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins 20 days prior to the election and ends 5 days before the election, or ends 7 days before a presidential preference primary. You can pre-register to vote in Tennessee if you will turn 18 by the next election. Tennessee has open primaries. Any registered voter can participate in primary elections, regardless of political party Tennessee does not register political party.
Tennessee does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. Approved excuses include: You will be away from your county on Election Day and during early voting; You are sick or disabled; You are 65 years of age or older on Election Day; or You are confined in jail, but eligible to vote. Photo ID is required to vote in Texas. If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you will be allowed to complete a provisional ballot, and will then need to submit approved ID to the county voter registrar within 6 days for your ballot to be counted.
Texas offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins the 17th day before election day and ends the 4th day before election day. You can pre-register to vote in Texas when you turn 17 years and 10 months old and will be 18 years old by Election Day.
Texas has open primaries. A registered voter can select which primary election they vote in. Texas does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. ID is required to vote in person in Utah. The county clerk or election officer will determine the validity of the ballot.
Voting by mail has a different process for verifying voter identification. When voters register to vote for the first time, they are prompted to visit their county clerk's office to provide proof of valid identification. A mail ballot cannot be sent to a first time voter until identification is verified in-person. Once this identification is received and recorded, the voter is eligible to receive a mail ballot and will not need to provide photo identification when voting by mail in future elections.
Each time a voter submits a ballot by mail, the signature on that voter's ballot is verified against the signature that they provided their county clerk with when they initially registered.
If the signatures do not match, the clerk reaches out to the voter to request that they appear in-person at the clerk's office to verify proper identification before the ballot can be counted. Utah offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins 14 days before election day and ends the Friday before election day, but early voting can be extended to the day before election day by a municipal clerk.
You can pre-register to vote in Utah when you turn Utah has semi-open and closed primaries. Only voters registered with the Republican Party may vote in that party's primary for both state and presidential primaries.
Voters registered with the Democratic Party and unaffiliated voters may vote in the state Democratic Primary, while all registered voters regardless of party can vote in the presidential Democratic Primary. You must provide identification and proof of residence, and you will be able to vote a provisional ballot. ID is not required to vote in Vermont. If you are a first-time voter who registered by mail you will have to show ID to vote.
If you go to your polling place without an approved form of ID, you can register to vote at your polling place. Vermont offers in-person early voting. Early voting is available 45 days before a primary or general election and 20 days before a municipal election that uses the Australian ballot.
You can pre-register to vote in Vermont if you will turn 18 by the next general election. Vermont has open primaries. You can also register at your town or city clerk's office on days preceding the election during regular business hours and on Election Day during polling hours. ID is required to vote in Virginia. Virginia offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins 45 days before election day. You can pre-register to vote in Virginia when you turn 17 if you will turn 18 by the next general election.
Virginia has open primaries. Any registered voter may participate in any political party's primary election. Virginia does not offer Election Day registration, so be sure to submit your voter registration before the deadline. ID is required to vote in person in Washington.
Valid Forms of ID include: - driver's license - state identification card - student identification card - tribal identification card - employer identification card If a voter does not have a valid ID, they may submit a provisional ballot which will be counted if the signature on the ballot matches the signature on their voter registration.
Washington offers in-person early voting. Early voting begins 18 days before an election and ends the day before an election. You can pre-register to vote in Washington when you turn Washington has open presidential primaries. Voters are not asked for party affiliation when registering to vote, and are only asked for a party declaration in presidential primaries -- however, this has no bearing on how a voter may vote in future presidential primaries.
For all other primaries, Washington uses a top-two primary system that allows voters to choose among all candidates running for each office.
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