Postmarks & Deadlines - A Survey of Six Battleground States

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1		Postmarks & Deadlines for Applications and Mail Ballots - A Survey of Six Battleground States
2		Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project Compiled by: Ali Bloomgarden, Garrett Jensen, Alexandra Popke, Mikaela Pyatt, and Ashley Richards Last Updated: October 21, 2020
3		Note: Asterisk (*) indicates information learned from phone interview with an election official.
4	State	Battleground	Election Office Name	Voter Registration Deadline (days before election) Note: Many States do not specify whether mail in registration applications need to be recieved or postmarked by the deadline. We assume that if it is not specified, the State intends for the registration to be recieved by this deadline.	Voter Registration Deadline (date)	Pending litigation potentially affecting the voter registration deadline for the General Election? (as of October 14 2020) Note: For more up-to-date litigation, please see the COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker.	Can Any Voter Request an Absentee/Mail Ballot?	Absentee/Mail Ballot Application Can Begin	Absentee/Mail Ballot Application Received by Election Office Deadline (date)	Absentee/Mail Ballot Mailing Out (days before election)	Absentee/Mail Ballot Mailing Out (date)	Absentee/Mail Ballot Postmark By Deadline (days before election)	Absentee/Mail Ballot Received by Mail by Election Jurisdiction Deadline (days after election)	Absentee/Mail Ballot Received by Election Jurisdiction Deadline (date)	Pending litigation potentially affecting mail ballot deadlines for the General Election (applying, receiving, postmark)? (as of October 14 2020) Note: For more up-to-date litigation, please see the COVID-Related Election Litigation Tracker.

5	Arizona	X	Secretary of State	In Person: 29 days before Election Day, or on the next immediate business day if the deadline falls on a legal holiday or weekend. By Mail: 29 days before Election Day (postmarked) or on the next immediate business day if the deadline falls on a legal holiday or weekend. Online: 29 days before Election Day	In Person: October 15, 2020 By Mail: October 15, 2020 (postmarked) Online: October 15, 2020 UPDATE: The voter registration deadline for the General Election has been extended to 11:59 p.m. on October 15, 2020 by a court order. All voter registration forms must be received by that time.	N/A as of October 14, 2020	No excuse required	All registered voters are automatically sent mail ballot applications. Voters can apply to be on the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) any time until deadline, OR can request one-time mail ballots 93 days before the election, starting August 2.*	In Person/By Mail/Online/By Email: October 23, 2020 by 5:00pm	24 to 27 days	Begins October 7, 2020	0 days	0 days	In Person/By Mail: November 3, 2020 by 7:00pm	Yazzie et al v. Hobbs
6	Florida	X	Division of Elections	In Person: 29 days before Election Day By Mail: 29 days before Election Day (postmarked) Online: 29 days before Election Day	In Person: October 5, 2020 By Mail: October 5, 2020 (postmarked) Online: October 5, 2020 Note: Deadline was extended to October 6, 2020 after the online voter registration website crashed on October 5, 2020.	Namphy v. DeSantis	No excuse required	Voters can apply to vote by mail at any time. This application remains for 2 year cycles. Voters can renew cycle with a check mark on the mail ballot request form or call in.* All registered voters in Broward, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Pinellas and Seminole counties are automatically sent mail ballot request applicaions.	In Person/By Mail/Online/Telephone/Email/Fax: October 24, 2020 by 5:00pm Online:	33 to 40 days	September 24 – October 1, 2020	0 days	0 days	In Person/By Mail: November 3, 2020 by 7:00pm (A 10 day extension exists only for overseas voters)	Grimes v. Fla. Department of State
7	Michigan	X	Bureau of Elections	In Person: Election Day at your city or township clerk office. The voter registration deadline is 15 days before Election Day, if a voter submits an application form through a voter registration drive or delivers it to a county clerk or secretary of state office. By Mail: 15 days before Election Day (postmarked) Online: 15 days before Election Day	In Person: November 3, 2020 at your city or township clerk office, otherwise October 19, 2020 By Mail: October 19, 2020 (postmarked) Online: October 19, 2020	N/A as of October 14, 2020	No excuse required	All registered voters were automatically sent mail ballot applications to vote by mail in the August Primary and November General Election.	In Person: November 2, 2020 by 4:00pm (must complete mail ballot in the office) By Mail: October 30, 2020 by 5:00pm Online: October 30, 2020	45 days	Begins September 19, 2020	0 days*	0 days	In Person/By Mail: November 3, 2020 by 8:00pm	Michigan Alliance for Retired Americans v. Benson Johnson v. Benson RNC v. Benson
8	North Carolina	X	State Board of Elections	In Person: The Saturday before Election Day if voting early in person, otherwise 25 days before Election Day. By Mail: 25 days before Election Day (postmarked); if the postmark is missing or unclear, the application will still be processed if it is received 20 days before Election Day. Online: 25 days before Election Day	In Person: October 31, 2020 if voting early in person (individuals who are not registered to vote in a county may register at early voting sites during early voting period). Otherwise the deadline is October 9, 2020. By Mail: October 9, 2020 (postmarked) Online: October 9, 2020	N/A as of October 14, 2020	No excuse required	No statutory start date.*	In Person/By Mail/By Fax/By Email: October 27, 2020 by 5:00pm	60 days	Begins September 4, 2020	0 days	9 days	In Person (any voting site): November 3, 2020 by 7:30pm In Person (county election office): November 3, 2020 by 5:00pm* By Mail: November 3, 2020 (postmarked) and November 12, 2020 at 5:00pm (received)	Stringer v. North Carolina
9	Pennsylvania	X	Department of State, Secretary of the Commonwealth	In Person: 15 days before Election Day By Mail: 15 days before Election Day (received) Online: 15 days before Election Day	In Person: October 19, 2020 By Mail: October 19, 2020 (received) Online: October 19, 2020	N/A as of October 14, 2020	No excuse required	Not more than 50 days before an election (XIII-d), but applications received prior will be processed 50 days prior. All registered voters in Allegheny County are automatically sent a mail ballot request application.	In Person/By Mail/Online: October 27, 2020 by 5:00pm	It is up to the county to determine from mid September to early October*	It is up to the county to determine from mid September to early October*	0 days	3 days	In Person: November 3, 2020 by 8:00pm By Mail: November 3, 2020 by 8:00pm (postmarked) and November 6, 2020 by 5:00pm (received)	Pennsylvania Democratic Party v. Boockvar NAACP Penn. State Conference v. Boockvar Disability Rights Penn. v. Boockvar Delisle v. Boockvar Crossey v. Boockvar
10	Wisconsin	X	Elections Commission	In Person: Election Day at voters' polling place, or the Friday before Election Day at voters' clerk's office or other designated location. By Mail: 13 days before Election Day (postmarked) Online: 13 days before Election Day	In Person: November 3, 2020 at voters' polling place, or October 30, 2020 at voters' clerk's office or other designatd location By Mail: Octobe 14, 2020 (postmarked) Online: October 14, 2020	DNC v. Bostelmann	No excuse required	All registered voters are automatically sent mail ballot applications.	In Person: October 29, 2020* By Mail: October 29, 2020* Online: October 29, 2020 by 5:00pm	47 days	No later than September 17, 2020	0 days	0 days	In Person: November 3, 2020 by 8:00pm By Mail: November 3, 2020 by 8:00pm (recieved)	DNC v. Bostelmann (consolidated with many cases)
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