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Alabama Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated July 25, 2008Mail-in Deadlines
General Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee ballot application: received by October 30, 2008
Absentee ballot due: postmarked by November 3, 2008 (by mail) - received by 5pm on November 3, 2008 (in person)
Arizona Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesPrimary Election: Tuesday, September 2, 2008
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request:
Received by October 24, 2008 (for general election)
Received by August 22, 2008 (for primary election
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 7pm Election Day
http://www.azsos.gov/election/
Arkansas Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 28, 2008 (by mail or fax)
Absentee Ballot Return:
Received by 7:30 pm on November 4, 2008 (by mail - CANNOT fax ballot)
Received by close of business November 3, 2008 (in person
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections.html
California Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by October 28, 2008 (general election)
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 8 pm on Election Day
State Elections Website http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm
County Election Officials: http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections_d.htm
Colorado Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request:
Received October 28, 2008 if ballot is mailed
Received October 31, 2008 if ballot is picked up in person
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 7pm Election Day
State Contact Information: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/
County Clerk and Recorders: http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?tid=147
Connecticut Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesVoter registration: postmarked by October 21, 2008
Absentee ballot application: no specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back.
Absentee ballot due: received by 8pm Election Day
State Elections Website: http://www.ct.gov/sots/site/default.asp
Delaware Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesAbsentee ballot application: Received by October 31, 2008
Absentee ballot due: Received by 8pm on Election Day
State Elections Website: http://elections.delaware.gov/
County Department of Elections: http://elections.delaware.gov/locations.shtml
District of Columbia Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Due: Postmarked by November 4, 2008
State Election Website: http://www.dcboee.org/
Florida Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Voter registration: Postmarked by October 6, 2008
Absentee ballot application: Received by October 29, 2008
Absentee ballot due: Received by 7pm Election Day
State Election Website: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/
Supervisor of Elections: http://election.dos.state.fl.us/SOE/supervisor_election_list.shtml
Georgia Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Voter registration: Postmarked by October 6, 2008
Absentee ballot application: Received by October 31, 2008
Absentee ballot due: Received by 7pm Election Day
State Election Website: http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/
Idaho Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 29, 2008
Absentee Ballot: Received by 8 PM on election day, November 4, 2008
State Elections Website: http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm
Illinois Absentee Voter Guide
NOTE: If you are a first-time voter and you register by mail, you must vote in person the first time you vote. You cannot vote by absentee ballot. You can vote on election day or you can vote absentee-in-person at your local local election authority anytime between September 25 and November 3, 2008. Call ahead to confirm location and hours of operation.Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 30, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls on Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.elections.il.gov/
Local Election Authorities: www.elections.il.gov/ElectionAuthorities/ElecAuthorityList.aspx
Indiana Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by October 27, 2008
Absentee Ballot: Received by close of polls on November 4, 2008.
Website: www.indianavoters.com or http://www.in.gov/sos/elections
Iowa Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by 5 PM on October 31, 2008
Absentee Ballot: Postmarked before election day; received by noon on November 10, 2008
State Election Website: www.sos.state.ia.us
Kansas Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received October 31, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 7pm election day
State Election Website: http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections.html
County Election Officials: http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections_registration_ceo.asp
Kentucky Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by Ocotber 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by November 4, 2008 at 6pm
State Election Website: http://elect.ky.gov/
Louisiana Absentee Voter Guide
CAUTION: If you are a first time voter in your parish, and you registered by mail, you must vote in person the first time you vote. You may vote on Election Day or during the early voting period, but you cannot vote by absentee ballot.Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received October 31, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received November 3, 2008
State Election Website: http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/tabid/68/Default.aspx
Maine Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back.
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 8pm on Election Day
State Election Website: www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/
Maryland Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: 4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2008 (mailed)
11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2008 (faxed).
Absentee Ballot Return: 8 p.m. election day (in person)
Postmarked on or before election day (by mail)
State Election Website: http://www.elections.state.md.us/
Massachusetts Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received noon November 3, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received before close of polls
State Election Website: www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleidx.htm
Michigan Absentee Voter Guide
CAUTION: First-time voters who register by mail MUST vote in person the first time they vote. They may not vote by absentee ballot. This restriction does not apply to overseas voters, voters who are handicapped or voters who are 60 years of age or older. (Voting in person on one governmental level clears the restriction on the other levels. For example, if a voter subject to the restriction votes in person at a school election, the voter would be free to obtain an absentee ballot for the first state election in which he or she wishes to participate.)Mail-in Deadlines
General Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by November 1, 2008 - 2pm
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 8pm on Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.michigan.gov/sos
Minnesota Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: No deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back.
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls on Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp
Mississippi Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: At least two weeks before the election
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 5pm November 3, 2008 (by mail)
Received noon November 1, 2008 (in person).
State Election Website: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/
Voter Registrars: http://www.sos.state.ms.us/Elections/VoterRegistrars.asp
Missouri Absentee Voter Info
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008Voter Registration Received by 5pm on October 7, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request Received 5pm October 29, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return Received by close of polls
Montana Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by May 30, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received before close of polls Election Day
State Election Website: http://sos.mt.gov/ELB/Voter_Information.asp
Nebraska Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received 4pm October 27, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 8pm election day
State Election Website: http://www.sos.state.ne.us/
Nevada Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated June 18, 2008Mail-in Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received 5pm October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 7pm election day
State Election Website: http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/voter/
New Hampshire Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated July 03, 2008Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back.
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 5pm on Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.sos.nh.gov/electionsnew.html
New Jersey Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated August 01, 2008Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 28, 2008 by mail; OR
Received by November 3, 2008 by 3pm IN PERSON
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by November 4, 2008 by 8pm
State Election Website: www.NJElections.org
New Mexico Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated August 05, 2008Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: November 4, 2008
Voter registration form: postmarked by October 7, 2008
Absentee ballot application: received by October 30, 2008
Absentee ballot due: received by 7pm on Election Day
State Elections Website: http://www.sos.state.nm.us/
County Clerks Information: http://www.sos.state.nm.us/sos-CClerk.html
New York Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated August 05, 2008Mail-in Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Postmarked by November 3, 2008
State Elections website: http://www.elections.state.ny.us/
North Carolina Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: Received between September 15th and October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballots Due: Received by 5pm the day before the election
Absentee One-Stop Period: October 16, 2008 - November 1, 2008
Elections Website: http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/
County Board of Elections: http://www.app.sboe.state.nc.us/NCSBE/about/directors.asp
North Dakota Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated August 05, 2008Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail the voted ballot back
Absentee Ballot Return: Postmarked November 3, 2008
State Election Website: http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/
County Election Officials: http://www.nd.gov/sos/forms/doc/county-elec-officials.rtf
Ohio Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by noon November 1, 2008 (Saturday before election day)
Absentee Ballot Return: Postmarked prior to election day and received within ten days of election day
State Election Website: www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/ElectionsVoter/ohioElections.aspx
Oklahoma Absentee Voter Guide
Last updated August 04, 2008Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received October 29, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 7 pm Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.ok.gov/~elections/
County Election Boards: http://www.ok.gov/~elections/cebinfo.html
State Contact Information
Oregon Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 31
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 8pm Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.oregonvotes.org/
County Election Offices: www.oregonvotes.org/other.info/clerk.htm
Pennsylvania Absentee Voter Guide
General Election: November 4, 2008Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 5pm October 31, 2008
State Election Website: http://www.votespa.com
Rhode Island Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesStatewide primary: September 9, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by 4pm on October 14, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 9pm on Election Day
General Election: November 4, 2008
State Election Website: http://www.elections.state.ri.us/
South Carolina Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 31
Asentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls election day
State Election Website: www.scvotes.org
South Dakota Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received 3pm on election day (yes, really)
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls on election day
State Election Website: http://www.sdsos.gov/
Tennessee Absentee Voter Guide
CAUTION: If you register to vote by mail you must vote in person the first time you vote. You cannot vote by absentee ballot.Mail-in Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls
State Election Website: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/index.htm
Texas Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls, Election Day
State Election Website: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/index.shtml
http://www.votexas.org/
Utah Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Application: Received by October 31, 2008
Absentee Ballot Due: Postmarked by November 3, 2008 and received by noon November 10, 2008
Elections Website: www.leaveyourprint.com or www.elections.utah.gov
Vermont Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-in DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received 5pm November 3, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received 7pm election day
State Election Website: http://vermont-elections.org/soshome.htm
Virginia Absentee Voter Guide
WARNING: If you register to vote by mail, you must vote in person the first time you vote unless you are a full time college student, absent due to active duty military, residing overseas, physically handicapped, age 65 or over. This restriction doesn't apply if you are voting a "presidential only" ballot.Mail-In Deadlines
General Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 28, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls on Election Day
State Election Website: www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms
Washington Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the form and for you to mail it back
Absentee Ballot Return: Postmarked on or before Novemer 4, 2008
State Election Website: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/
West Virginia Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by October 29, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by close of polls
State Election Website: http://www.wvsos.com/elections/
Wisconsin Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: Received by 5:00 PM October 30, 2008
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 8:00 PM election day
State Election Website: http://elections.state.wi.us/index.asp
Wyoming Absentee Voter Guide
Mail-In DeadlinesGeneral Election: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballot Request: No specific deadline, but allow enough time for them to mail you the ballot and for you to mail it back
Absentee Ballot Return: Received by 7:00 PM election day
State Election Website: http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Elections.aspx OR http://vote.wyoming.gov/