Vote By Mail

On May 8, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-64-20, which, among other things, orders the November 3, 2020, General Election to be conducted as an all-mail ballot election. Accordingly, all registered voters in California will receive a vote-by-mail ballot in the mail prior to the election

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/UOCAVA_Info/ElectronicBallotApplication-Eng.pdf

 Every voter receives a mail ballot. The ballot will be sent to the mailing address you provided for your voter registration file. To check the address on file, or to make any changes to your voter registration visit www.GoVoteColorado.gov.

Voting by mail is an option for voters to cast their ballot prior to Election Day. Voters can request a vote by mail ballot through the mail or in person.

The first day to file an application for a vote by mail ballot with the Election Authority is 6/16/2020.

All requests by mail must be received by the Election Authority by 10/29/2020.

All in-person early voting requests must be made by 11/2/2020.

Additional provisions and requirements apply to
Military and Overseas Citizens.

Absentee Voting

Information on Absentee Ballots for the 2020 General Election

Absentee ballots requests can begin to be submitted for the November 2020 General Election on June 16, 2020.

NEW! Currently registered voters can apply for an absentee ballot to vote-by-mail or traveling board by logging in to their my voter portal page on IndianaVoters.com.

To request an absentee-by-mail ballot, please complete this form ABS-Mail 2020 (EnEspanol) and return it to your county election officials. The deadline to return the form is October 22, 2020 by 11:59 p.m. local time.

• All registered voters in Indiana are eligible to vote absentee-in-person at the county election board office beginning 28 days before Election Day.  (
• In order to vote absentee-by-mail in the November 3, 2020 election, one of the following must apply (No reason is required to be marked or included when applying for a vote-by-mail ballot in the June 2, 2020, primary election pursuant to IEC Order 2020-37):
  1. You have a specific, reasonable expectation that you will be absent from the county on Election Day during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open (6 am until 6 pm).
  2. You have a disability.
  3. You are at least 65 years of age.
  4. You will have official election duties outside of your voting precinct.
  5. You are scheduled to work at your regular place of employment during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
  6. You will be confined due to illness or injury or you will be caring for an individual confined due to illness or injury during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
  7. You are prevented from voting because of a religious discipline or religious holiday during the entire 12 hours that the polls are open.
  8. You are a participant in the state’s address confidentiality program.
  9. You are a member of the military or a public safety officer.
  10. You are a “serious sex offender” as defined in Indiana Code 35-42-4-14(a).
  11. You are prevented from voting due to the unavailability of transportation to the polls.

Note:Voters voting absentee-by-mail are NOT required to show photo ID.

• In order to vote absentee-by-traveling board, one of the following must apply:
  1. The voter expects to be confined, due to illness or injury, or the voter expects to be caring for a confined person at a private residence, on Election Day.
  2. The voter is a voter with disabilities and believes their polling place is not accessible to them.
  3. The voter is physically unable to complete the ballot and sign the affidavit on their own.
• The ballot will be delivered to you by a bi-partisan absentee voter board who will be able to assist you with your ballot.
• Voters voting by traveling board are NOT required to show photo ID.

Absentee ballot applications and forms

• ABS-MAIL: Application for Absentee Ballot by Mail Only | EnEspañol
• County email addresses to send in an application for a general election ballot
• ABS-IN PERSON Application for In-Person Absentee Ballot | EnEspañol
• ABS-TRAVELING BOARD
• 2020 Military and Overseas Voter Guide
• Absentee Voter’s Bill of Rights

Voter Forms

Voter Registration Form

Voter Registration Form – Fillable PDF | Non-fillable PDF

Click here for Voter Registration FAQ

Early Voting Form

Early Voting Form – Fillable PDF | Non-fillable PDF

Click here for Early Voting FAQ

(These forms can be filled out online, but must be printed and mailed to your county election official)

Absentee Voter Forms
ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION used for 2020 Elections | Fill-In Application for 2020 Elections |
TOWN OR CITY ELECTIONS | SPECIAL ELECTIONS
Federal Post Card Application for Voter Registration and Absentee Ballot Request (FPCA) (available for UOCAVA voters only)
Ballot Instructions for Absentee Voters
Absentee Voters Instructions – Primary or General Election
Hand Count Ballots AND Ballots Counted by Electronic Voting Device

* INFORMATION NEEDED TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT

You may use the application form prescribed by the Secretary of State (Form 11-A) or provided to you by your county board of elections to apply for your absentee ballot. If you choose not to use the prescribed form, your written application need not be in any particular format, but it must contain all of the following information:

1. Your name;
2. Your legal signature;
3. The address at which you are registered to vote;
4. Your date of birth;
5. One of the following items showing proof of your identification:
   • Your Ohio driver’s license number (begins with two letters followed by six numbers);
   • The last four digits of your Social Security number; or
   • A copy of a current and valid photo identification, a military identification, or a current (within the last 12 months) utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck or other government document (other than a notice of voter registration mailed by a board of elections) that shows the voter’s name and current address.
6. A statement identifying the election for which you are requesting an absentee ballot;
7. A statement that you are a qualified elector;
8. If the request is for a partisan primary election ballot, your political party affiliation; and
9. If you want the ballot to be mailed to a different address than where you are registered, the address to which you want it mailed.

ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL

https://www.sos.state.oh.us/globalassets/elections/forms/11-a_english.pdf

All Ohio voters whose registration information is up-to-date have the opportunity to vote in any election from the convenience of their own homes by requesting an absentee ballot. Absentee voting has many benefits — You can vote early, it is convenient, it reduces the chance of lines at the polls on Election Day, and absentee ballots are the first votes counted on Election Night. Voters need only fill out and return an application and their absentee ballot will be mailed to them so they may make their selections at their leisure and return their ballot to the board of elections ahead of Election Day.

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is three days before the election in which you want to vote, but voters can submit their application any time. If mailed, absentee ballots must be postmarked by the day before the election in order to be counted. You can also return your absentee ballot in-person to your county board of elections before the close of the polls at 7:30pm on Election Day.

You can request your ballot for each individual election beginning on January 1 or 90 days before the date of an election, whichever is earlier, but you must complete and submit a separate application for each election in which you want to vote. Your request must be received by your local county board of elections by noon the third day before the election (usually a Saturday). However, you should submit your request as far in advance of the election as possible to ensure there is sufficient time for the board to mail you a ballot and for you to timely return that ballot.

STEPS TO REQUEST AND VOTE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT:

1. Complete the absentee ballot request form*.
2. Once you have completed your application by providing all of the required information print and sign it.
3. Mail the request form back to your own county board of elections.
4. Wait to receive your ballot in the mail from your county board of elections. If you have questions about your absentee ballot request, you should call your county board of elections or you can track the status of your ballot request as well as your voted absentee ballot through the Voter Toolkit.

5. Return your voted ballot.You can send it by S. Mail or deliver it in person to your county board of elections, but the return envelope containing your marked ballot must either be received by your county board of elections prior to the close of the polls on Election Day, or postmarked no later than the day before the election and received by the board of elections no later than 10 days after the election.

To make sure your absentee ballot is counted, it must be received by your board of elections by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day OR be postmarked by the day before Election Day.

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) estimates that it may take two to five days for your voted absentee ballot to be delivered to your board of elections by mail.

If you are returning your voted ballot during the week before Election Day, you should take it to USPS no later than the day before Election Day and ensure it receives a postmark as follows:

1. • If you use a postage label purchased at a USPS customer service window or vending machine, the date on the label is the postmark. This is the USPS-recommended way to postmark your ballot.
   • If you use postage stamps, ask that it be postmarked.

Absentee voting by MAIL STEP 1: All voters who vote absentee by mail or want to take their ballot with them from your office to vote it at home, will have to submit to you the absentee ballot application 5:02:10:01. STEP 2: This application* must include a copy of the voter’s ID OR the voter’s signature on the application must be notarized. You must have the original signature of the voter on this application and the application cannot be faxed or emailed to you unless that voter is a Uniformed and Overseas Voter covered under the UOCAVA act (see UOCAVA section below). *A voter would still be eligible to receive a ballot even if the two questions related to receiving a municipal or school ballot are not answered. The answers to these questions may be used if a voter is challenged. STEP 3: Verify that the voter is registered to vote within your jurisdiction. If the voter is registered with an “inactive status,” you must give them a voter registration application. They need to complete that and return it to you in a separate envelope from the absentee ballot. STEP 4: Enter the required information into the Absentee Log 5:02:10:06. Contents of the log can be found on page 5. STEP 5: Mail the following items to the voter or the voter may carry these out and vote the ballot and return it to you. • The absentee ballot is the regular ballot you will also use on Election Day. DO NOT put the official ballot stamp on the ballot before sending it. • Envelope for sending the ballot to the voter 5:02:10:03 • Instructions to absentee voters 5:02:10:04 • Official return envelope for ballots used in voting 5:02:10:05 (you are not required to put postage on this). • If you are sending to a UOCAVA voter, you use this envelope 5:02:10:08 (this is postage paid). • The official return envelope for UOCAVA voters is also found in 5:02:10:08 (this is postage paid). NOTES: • A voter voting by absentee may return the voted ballot back to you however he/she chooses – mail, drop off inperson, have another person drop it off, etc. • You are not required to pay for the postage for a voter to mail his/her absentee ballot back to you. • A power of attorney is not allowed for absentee voting or for voter registration.

https://sos-tn-gov-files.tnsosfiles.com/2020%20Absentee%20Request%20-%20August.pdf

1. Am I eligible to vote absentee by-mail?

You can vote absentee by-mail if you fall under one of the following categories:

• You will be outside the county where you are registered during the early voting period and all day on Election Day.
• You or your spouse are a full-time student in an accredited college or university outside the county where you are registered.
• You are on the permanent absentee list (see question 4 below).
• You reside in a nursing home, assisted living facility or home for the aged outside your county of residence.
• You will be unable to vote in-person due to jury duty.
• You are sixty (60) years of age or older.
• You have a physical disability and an inaccessible polling place.
• You are hospitalized, ill or physically disabled and unable to appear at your polling place to vote; and/or you have determined it is impossible or unreasonable to vote in-person due to the COVID-19 situation.
• You are the caretaker of a person who is hospitalized, ill, or disabled, and/or you have determined it is impossible or unreasonable to vote in-person due to the COVID-19 situation.
• You are a candidate for office in the election.
• You serve as an Election Day official or as a member or employee of the election commission.
• You are observing a religious holiday that prevents you from voting in person during the early voting period and on Election Day.
• You or your spouse possess a valid commercial drivers license (CDL) or Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card and you will be working outside the state or county of registration during the open hours of early voting and Election Day and have no specific out-of-county or out-of-state address to which mail may be sent or received during such time.
• You are a member of the military or are an overseas citizen. read more …

2. How can I request an absentee by-mail ballot?

You must submit a written request containing the information below to your local county election commission office by the seventh day before Election Day. You can use the absentee ballot request form to make sure all required information is provided.

You can submit your written request for an absentee ballot by mail, fax, or e-mail. If e-mailing your request, be sure the attached document contains the information below and your scanned signature.

1. Name of the registered voter
2. Address of the voter’s residence
3. Voter’s social security number
4. Voter’s date of birth
5. Address to mail the ballot
6. The election in which the voter wishes to participate. If the election involves a primary, the political party in which the voter wishes to participate.
7. Reason the voter wishes to vote absentee. If applicable, a copy of the CDL containing the CDL number or the TWIC card must be included in the voter’s request.
8. Voter’s signature

A request that contains this information will be processed and a ballot will be mailed to the voter.

NOTICE: A person who is not an employee of an election commission commits a Class E felony if such person gives an application for an absentee ballot to any person or commits a Class A misdemeanor if such person gives an unsolicited request for application for absentee ballot to any person. T.C.A. § 2-6-202(c)(3) and (4).

3. What if I do not provide all of the information required on the absentee by-mail ballot application?

The county election commission will return the application to you so you can make corrections and resubmit your application.

4. Do I qualify for the permanent absentee list?

You will receive an application for ballot for each election if your licensed physician signs a statement  stating that, in the their judgment, you are medically unable to vote in person. The statement must be filed not less than seven (7) days before the election and signed under the penalty of perjury.

5. When can I request my ballot?

You may request an absentee by-mail ballot no earlier than ninety (90) days before the election and no later than seven (7) days before the election. To be processed for the next election, the application must be received by the election commission no later than seven (7) days before the election.

The deadline for the August 6 election is Thursday, July 30.

Requests for the November presidential election cannot be received until August 5.

6. What if I do not receive or ruin my ballot and can no longer use it?

You should notify your county election commission.

7.What is the deadline to return my ballot so it can be counted?

You must mail your ballot in time for your county election commission to receive it no later than the close of polls on Election Day.

8. Can I hand deliver my ballot to the election office?

No. You must return your ballot by mail (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.).

9. Is any additional information if I registered to vote by mail?

Unless you are on the permanent absentee voting register or enrolled in the Safe at Home program, you must appear in-person to vote in the first election after you have registered by mail. If you have already voted in-person since you registered, then no additional information will be required to vote by mail.