2020 General Election Deadlines (By State)

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1		VOTER REGISTRATION:										REQUEST BALLOT:									RETURN BALLOT:
2	STATE	MAIL (Method)	MAIL (Date)	MAIL (Time)	EMAIL	FAX	EMAIL/FAX (Time)	ONLINE	ONLINE (Time)	FWAB	NOTES	MAIL (Method)	MAIL (Date)	MAIL (Time)	EMAIL	FAX	EMAIL/FAX (Time)	ONLINE	ONLINE (Time)	NOTES	MAIL (Method)	MAIL (Date)	MAIL (Time)	EMAIL	FAX	EMAIL/FAX (Time)	ONLINE	NOTES

3	AL	Postmarked by	Oct 19		N/A	N/A		N/A				Received by	Oct 29		N/A	N/A		N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		Nov 03
4	AL																				Received by	Nov 10		N/A	N/A
5	AK	Postmarked by	Oct 04		Oct 04	Oct 04		N/A				Received by	Oct 24		Oct 24	Oct 24		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Mail	Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
6	AK																				Received by	Nov 13						If ballot Mailed back from within US
7	AK											Received by	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.			Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax	Received by	Nov 18						If ballot Mailed back from outside US
8	AR	Postmarked by	Oct 04		N/A	N/A		N/A				Received by	Oct 27		Oct 27	Oct 27		N/A		Not all AR counties accept FPCA by Email or Fax, check with LEO	Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A
9	AR																				Received by	Nov 13		N/A	N/A		N/A
10	AS	Received by	Oct 09	4:30pm	Oct 09	Oct 09	4:30pm	N/A				Received by	Oct 19		Oct 19	Oct 19		N/A			Received by	Oct 19		N/A	N/A		N/A
11	AZ	Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A				Received by	Nov 03	6:59 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	6:59 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03
12	CA	Postmarked by	Oct 19		N/A	Oct 19		Oct 19				Received by	Oct 27		Oct 27	Oct 27		Oct 27			Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
13	CA																				Received by	Nov 20						Special for COVID
14	CO	Received by	Oct 27	5pm	Oct 27	Oct 27	5pm	N/A			Only if Request ballot be sent by Mail
15	CO	Sent by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A			If request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax	Not required	Not required		Not required	Not required		Not required			Sent by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03
16	CO	Received by	Nov 11					N/A			If request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax										Received by	Nov 11
17	CT	Received by	Nov 02		*Nov 2	*Nov 2		N/A			*Ok to send FPCA by Email or Fax to preserve deadline, but must also Mail in original with ballot	Received by	Nov 02		*Nov 2	*Nov 2		N/A		*Ok to send by FPCA by Email or Fax to preserve deadline, but must also Mail in original with ballot	Received by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A
18	DC	Received by	Oct 13		Oct 13	Oct 13		N/A				Received by	Oct 31		Oct 31	Oct 31		N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A
19	DC																				Received by	Nov 13
20	DE	Postmarked by	Oct 19		Oct 19	Oct 19		Oct 19				Received by	Oct 30		Oct 30	Oct 30		Oct 30		Request ballot be sent by Mail	Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
21	DE											Received by	Nov 02	12:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	12:00 p.m.	Nov 02		Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax
22	FL	Postmarked by	Oct 06		N/A	N/A		N/A			extended 1 day	Received by	Oct 24	5:00 p.m.	Oct 24	Oct 24	5:00 p.m.	N/A		Request ballot be sent by Mail	Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A
23	FL																				Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.					If ballot Mailed back from within US
24	FL											Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax	Received by	Nov 13						If ballot Mailed back from outside US
25	GA	Received by	Oct 05		Oct 05	Oct 05		N/A				Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A
26	GA																				Received by	Nov 06
27	GU	Received by	Oct 23	8:00 p.m.	Oct 23	Oct 23	8:00 p.m.	N/A				Received by	Oct 31	5:00 p.m.	Oct 31	Oct 31	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A
28	GU																				Received by	Nov 13
29	HI	Postmarked by	Oct 05		Oct 05	Oct 05		N/A				Received by	Oct 27		Oct 27	Oct 27		N/A			Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A
30	IA		Not required		Not required	Not required		Not required				Received by	Nov 02		Nov 02	Nov 02		N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 02		Nov 03	Nov 03	9:00 p.m.	N/A	NEW: Email/Fax ok for all overseas voters for Nov 3
31	IA																				Received by	Nov 09	12:00 p.m.
32	ID	Received by	Oct 09		N/A	N/A		N/A				Received by	Oct 23		Oct 23	Oct 23		N/A			Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
33	IL		Not required		Not required	Not required		Not required			*NOTE: IL technically requires registration for "intend to return" voters seeking a full ballot, but it's the same information and deadline as the Ballot Request deadline, so we put it there instead	Received by	Oct 4		Oct 4	Oct 4		N/A		Overseas citizens requesting full ballot if not currently registered (intend to return only)	Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A	Some LEOs say they accept ballots by email or fax, but IL state law requires mail only. Email/fax ballots are subject to challenge, so we recommend mail only
34	IL											Received by	Oct 24		Oct 24	Oct 24		N/A		Military & family members; will receive full ballot	Received by	Nov 17
35	IL											Received by	Oct 24		Oct 24	Oct 24		N/A		Overseas citizens requesting federal ballot only, or (intend to return only) full ballot if currently registered
36	IN	Received by	Oct 26		Oct 26	Oct 26		N/A				Received by	Oct 22	11:59 p.m.	Oct 22	Oct 22	11:59 p.m.	N/A		Request ballot be sent by Mail	Postmarked by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03	12:00 p.m.	N/A
37	IN											Received by	Nov 02	12:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	12:00 p.m.	N/A		Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax	Received by	Nov 03	12:00 p.m.					If ballot Mailed back from within US
38	IN																				Received by	Nov 13	12:00 p.m.					If ballot Mailed back from outside US
39	KS	Postmarked by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A				Sent by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A			Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A
40	KY	Received by	Oct 05		Oct 05	Oct 05	4:00 p.m.	N/A				Received by	Oct 27	6:00 p.m.	Oct 27	Oct 27	6:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	6:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
41	LA	Postmarked by	Oct 05		Oct 05	Oct 05		Oct 13				Received by	Nov 02	4:30 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	4:30 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A	Must get LEO prior approval to return ballot by Fax
42	MA		Not required		Not required	Not required		Not required				Received by	Oct 28		Oct 28	Oct 28				*New Dates! MA legis changed July 6, 2020, M.G.L.A. 54 § 89	Postmarked by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A
43	MA																				Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.					If ballot Mailed back from within US
44	MA																				Received by	Nov 13	5:00 p.m.					If ballot Mailed back from outside US
45	MD	Postmarked by	Oct 13	5:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		Oct 13	11:59 p.m.			Received by	Oct 20	8:00 p.m.	Oct 20	Oct 27	8:00 p.m.	Oct 20	8:00 p.m.	*New Dates! Request ballot be sent by Mail	Postmarked by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A	MD moved ballot request dates up by 1 week
46	MD											Received by	Oct 20	11:59 p.m.	Oct 20	Oct 27	11:59 p.m.	Oct 20	11:59 p.m.	*NEW! Request ballot be sent by Fax/Email/Online	Received by	Nov 13	10:00 a.m.
47	ME	Received by	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	N/A				Received by	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
48	MI	Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A				Received by	Oct 31	2:00 p.m.	Oct 31	Oct 31	2:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
49	MN	Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A				Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A			Postmarked by Received by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A	Changed back, no longer extended!
50	MO	Received by	Oct 30		Oct 30	Oct 30		Oct 30			Per FVAP, changed from Oct 7 deadline	Received by	Oct 30		Oct 30	Oct 30		Oct 30			Postmarked by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		Nov 03	NEW: Email/Fax/Online upload ok for all overseas voters for Nov 3
51	MO																				Received by	Nov 06	12:00 pm
52	MS	Postmarked by	Oct 24		Oct 24	Oct 24		N/A				Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A
53	MT	Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.			Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.		Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
54	NC	Received by	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.		*Online available as of Sept 1	Received by	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	*Online available as of Sept 1	Received by	Nov 12	5:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:30 p.m.	Nov 03	*Online available as of Sept 1
55	ND		Not required		Not required	Not required		Not required				Received by	Nov 02		Nov 02	Nov 02		N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 02		Nov 02	Nov 02	11:59 p.m.	N/A
56	ND																				Received by	Nov 09
57	NE	Postmarked by	Oct 16		Oct 16	Oct 16		N/A				Received by	Oct 23	6:00 p.m.	Oct 23	Oct 23	6:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	8PM CT/ 7PM MT	Nov 03	Nov 03	8PM CT/ 7PM MT	N/A	Must get LEO prior approval to return ballot by Email or Fax
58	NH	Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A				Received by	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
59	NJ	Received by	Oct 04		Oct 04	Oct 04		N/A			Request ballot be sent by Mail	Received by	Oct 04		Oct 04	Oct 04		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Mail	Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00pm	N/A	Can return ballot by Email or Fax but must also Mail in original ballot as same time
60	NJ	Received by	Oct 13		Oct 13	Oct 13		N/A			Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax	Received by	Oct 30		Oct 30	Oct 30		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax
61	NM	Postmarked by	Oct 05		Oct 05	Oct 05		N/A				Received by	Oct 20		Oct 20	Oct 20		N/A		*New dates for 2020 only, see N.M. Stat. § 1-12-72 . Request ballot be sent by Mail	Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	Changed from Nov 2 at 5pm
62	NM											Received by	Oct 27		Oct 27	Oct 27		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax
63	NV	Postmarked by	Oct 06		Oct 27	Oct 27		Oct 29				Received by	Oct 20		Oct 20	Oct 20		Oct 20			Postmarked by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A
64	NV																				Received by	Nov 10
65	NY	Received by	Oct 09		*Oct 9	*Oct 9		N/A			Overseas citizens; *Ok to send FPCA by Email or Fax to preserve deadline, but must also Mail in original	Received by	Oct 27		*Oct 27	*Oct 27		N/A		*OK to send FPCA by Email or Fax to preserve deadline, but must also Mail in original	Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A	FVAP wrong on NY dates
66	NY	Received by	Oct 24		*Oct 24	*Oct 24		N/A			Uniformed Services and eligible family members; *Ok to send FPCA by Email or Fax to preserve deadline, but must also Mail in original										Received by	Nov 16		N/A	N/A		N/A
67	OH	Received by	Oct 05		Oct 05	Oct 05		Oct 05				Received by	Oct 31	12:00 p.m.	Oct 31	Oct 31	12:00 p.m.	N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 02		N/A	N/A		N/A
68	OH																				Received by	Nov 13
69	OH																				Received by	Nov 03	7:30pm					*If sent by courier
70	OK	Postmarked by	Oct 09		Oct 09	Oct 09		N/A				Received by	Oct 27	5:00 p.m.	Oct 27	Oct 27	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A
71	OR	Postmarked by	Oct 13		Oct 13	Oct 13		Oct 13	11:59 p.m.		Advise against registering to vote with OR's online system as may send ballot by mail only	Received by	Oct 29		Oct 29	Oct 29		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Mail	Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
72	OR											Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A		Request ballot be sent by Email/Online or Fax
73	PA	Received by	Oct 19		Oct 19	Oct 19		Oct 19			Advise against registering to vote with PA's online system as will still need to send in FPCA to request ballot	Received by	Nov 02		Nov 02	Nov 02		N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 02	11:59 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
74	PA																				Received by	Nov 10	5:00 p.m.
75	PR	Postmarked by	Sep 15		Sep 15	Sep 15		N/A				Postmarked by	Oct 05		Sep 20	Sep 20		N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 03		N/A	N/A		N/A
76	RI	Received by	Oct 04		Oct 04	Oct 4		N/A			New Rules! Email FPCA ok and no need for mailed followup. FVAP wrong	Received by	Oct 13		Oct 13	Oct 13		N/A		New Rules! Email FPCA ok and no need for mailed followup. FVAP wrong	Received by	Nov 10		Nov 10	Nov 10		N/A	New Rules! Ballot return by Email ok. FVAP wrong.
77	SC	Postmarked by	Oct 05		Oct 04	Oct 04		Oct 04				Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		Nov 03			Sent by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A
78	SC																				Received by	Nov 05	5:00 p.m.
79	SD	Received by	Oct 19		N/A	N/A		N/A				Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		N/A			Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
80	TN	Received by	Oct 27		Oct 27	Oct 27		N/A				Received by	Oct 27		Oct 27	Oct 27		N/A			Received by	Nov 03	8PM ET/ 7PM CT	N/A	N/A		N/A	TN is in 2 time zones
81	TX	Postmarked	Oct 14		Oct 14	N/A		N/A			Only if requesting full ballot; Don't use fax-must mail in original and be received within 4 business days; FVAP is wrong	Received by	Oct 23		Oct 23	*N/A		N/A		*Don't use fax--must mail in original and must be received withing 4 business days	Postmarked by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	Fax only if active duty or family located in hostile fire/imminent danger/combat zone
82	TX	Received by	Oct 23		Oct 23	N/A		N/A			If requesting federal ballot only; Don't use fax-must mail in original and be received within 4 business days										Received by	Nov 09
83	UT	Received by	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	Oct 23	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	Oct 29	FVAP is wrong, new UT statutes	Received by	Oct 29		Oct 29	Oct 29		N/A			Sent by	Nov 02		Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
84	UT																				Received by	Nov 16	5:00 p.m.
85	VA	Received by	Oct 15	5:00 p.m.	Oct 15	Oct 15	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Overseas citizens *extended 2 days	Received by	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	Oct 23	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Postmarked by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
86	VA	Received by	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	Oct 23	Oct 23	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Uniformed Services and eligible family members										Received by	Nov 06	12:00 p.m.
87	VI	Received by	Oct 04		Oct 04	Oct 04		N/A				Received by	Oct 16		Oct 16	Oct 16		N/A			Received by	Nov 13		Nov 13	Nov 13		N/A
88	VT	Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	N/A		N/A				Sent by	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	Nov 02	Nov 02	5:00 p.m.	N/A			Received by	Nov 02		Nov 2	N/A	5:00 pm	N/A	*Email return available for overseas voters in countries with suspended mail service to the US
89	WA	Received by	Nov 03		Nov 03	Nov 03		Nov 03				Not required	Not required		Not required	Not required		Not required			Postmarked by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A
90	WA																				Received by	Nov 23						FVAP wrong
91	WI	Postmarked by	Oct 14		N/A	N/A		N/A			Overseas citizens	Received by	Oct 29	5:00 p.m.	Oct 29	Oct 29	5:00 p.m.	N/A		Overseas citizens	Received by	Nov 03	8:00 p.m.	N/A	N/A		N/A
92	WI		Not Required					N/A			Uniformed Services and eligible family members	Received by	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	5:00 p.m.	N/A		Uniformed Services and eligible family members
93	WV	Received by	Oct 13		Oct 13	Oct 13		N/A				Received by	Oct 28		Oct 28	Oct 28		N/A			Received by	Nov 09		Nov 03	Nov 03	7:30 p.m.	N/A
94	WY	Received by	Oct 19		Oct 19	Oct 19		N/A				Received by	Nov 02		Nov 02	Nov 02		N/A		*To use FPCA to request a ballot, must have registered to vote while in WY. If registered to vote with an FPCA, must re-register every year and subject to requirements re: registration	Received by	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	Nov 03	Nov 03	7:00 p.m.	N/A	NEW!
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