This article lists each state's absentee/mail-in voting deadlines for the November 3, 2020, general election. For additional information about absentee/mail-in voting, see this article.
Request deadlines
How to use this interactive table: The table comprises five columns:
State
In-person request deadline (the last day voters can submit absentee/mail-in voting requests in person, if applicable)
Online request deadline (the last day voters can submit absentee/mail-in voting requests online, if applicable)
Mail request deadline (the last day voters can submit absentee/mail-in voting requests by mail)
Mail postmark or receipt deadline (whether the mail request deadline is a postmark or receipt deadline)
Each of the five columns can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically. To sort a column, click the column heading. To search for a state, enter the state name in the search bar above the upper right-hand corner of the table.
By default, the table displays 10 states at a time. To see additional states on subsequent pages, use the navigation prompts under the bottom right-hand corner of the table. To change the number of states displayed on a single page, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table.
State
In-person request deadline
Online request deadline
Mail request deadline
Mail postmark or receipt deadline
Iowa
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
Postmarked
New Hampshire
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Virginia
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
Received
North Dakota
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Puerto Rico
September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020
Postmarked
Tennessee
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Hawaii
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Missouri
October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020
Received
Northern Mariana Islands
October 9, 2020
Received
Utah
Georgia
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
Received
Illinois
November 2, 2020
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
Received
Maryland
November 3, 2020
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
Received
Massachusetts
October 28, 2020
October 28, 2020
October 28, 2020
Received
West Virginia
October 28, 2020
October 28, 2020
October 28, 2020
Received
North Carolina
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Michigan
November 2, 2020
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
Received
District of Columbia
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Alabama
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
Received
Arkansas
November 2, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Arizona
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
Received
California
November 3, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Delaware
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
Received
American Samoa
November 2, 2020
October 19, 2020
Received
Guam
October 31, 2020
October 31, 2020
Received
New York
November 2, 2020
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Postmarked
Colorado
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
Received
Florida
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
Received
Idaho
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
Received
Alaska
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
October 24, 2020
Received
Texas
October 12, 2020
October 23, 2020
Received
South Dakota
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Indiana
October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
October 22, 2020
Received
Kentucky
October 27, 2020
October 9, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Kansas
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Louisiana
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
Received
Maine
October 30, 2020
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
Received
Mississippi
Minnesota
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Montana
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Nebraska
October 23, 2020
October 23, 2020
Received
New Jersey
November 3, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
New Mexico
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
Received
Nevada
October 20, 2020
October 20, 2020
Received
Ohio
October 31, 2020
October 31, 2020
Received
Oklahoma
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Oregon
Pennsylvania
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
South Carolina
October 30, 2020
October 24, 2020
Received
Rhode Island
October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020
Received
Vermont
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Virgin Islands
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Received
Wyoming
November 2, 2020
Washington
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
Received
Wisconsin
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
October 29, 2020
Received
Connecticut
November 2, 2020
November 2, 2020
Received
Return deadlines
How to use this interactive table: The table comprises four columns:
State
In-person return deadline (the last day on which a voter can return a completed absentee/mail-in ballot in person, if applicable)
Mail return deadline (the last day on which a voter can return a completed absentee/mail-in ballot by mail)
Mail postmark or receipt deadline (whether the mail return deadline is a postmark or receipt deadline)
Each of the four columns can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically. To sort a column, click the column heading. To search for a state, enter the state name in the search bar above the upper right-hand corner of the table.
By default, the table displays 10 states at a time. To see additional states on subsequent pages, use the navigation prompts under the bottom right-hand corner of the table. To change the number of states displayed on a single page, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table.
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