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Voting in 2023
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This article details each state's major voting deadlines and requirements for the November 7, 2023, general election.[1] Click a question below to learn more information about that topic. Want to learn about the races on your ballot? Click here to use Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool.
Click a state on the map below to learn more about voting laws and procedures in that state.
General information
What is the deadline to register to vote?
The table below displays the deadline for in-person, mail, and online voter registration. For mail registration, the type of deadline (postmarked or received) is included.
| Voter registration deadlines for general elections, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | In-person deadline | Mail deadline | Mail deadline type | Online deadline |
| Kentucky | 10/10/2023 | 10/10/2023 | Postmarked | 10/10/2023 |
| Louisiana | 10/18/2023 | 10/18/2023 | Postmarked | 10/28/2023 |
| Mississippi | 10/09/2023 | 10/10/2023 | Postmarked | None |
| New Jersey | 10/17/2023 | 10/17/2023 | Postmarked | 10/17/2023 |
| Pennsylvania | 10/23/2023 | 10/23/2023 | Received | 10/23/2023 |
| Virginia | 10/17/2023 | 10/17/2023 | Received | 10/17/2023 |
| Washington | 11/7/2023 | 10/30/2023 | Received | 10/30/2023 |
| Wisconsin | 3/31/2023 | 3/15/2023 | Postmarked | 3/15/2023 |
Can I vote early?
The table below displays the start and end dates for early voting in each state. States without dates in the table below do not allow for all voters to participate in early voting.[2]
| Early voting dates for November 7, 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Early voting start date | Early voting end date |
| Kentucky | 11/2/2023 | 11/4/2023 |
| Louisiana | 11/3/2023 | 11/11/2023 |
| Mississippi | None | None |
| New Jersey | 10/28/2023 | 11/5/2023 |
| Pennsylvania | Varies | 10/31/2023 |
| Virginia | 9/22/2023 | 11/4/2023 |
| Washington | 10/20/2023 | 11/7/2023 |
| Wisconsin | 3/21/2023 | 4/2/2023 |
Absentee/mail-in voting
What is the deadline to request an absentee ballot?
The table below summarizes the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines and the type of deadlines for general elections in 2023.
| Absentee/mail-in ballot request deadlines for general elections, 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Election date | In-person request deadline | Online request deadline | Mail request deadline | Mail request deadline type |
| Kentucky | 11/7/2023 | None[3] | 10/24/2023 | None[4] | Received |
| Louisiana | 11/18/2023 | 11/14/2023 | 11/14/2023 | 11/14/2023 | Received |
| Mississippi | 11/7/2023 | None[5] | None | None | None |
| Mississippi | 11/28/2023[6] | None | None | None | None |
| New Jersey | 11/7/2023 | 11/6/2023 | None[7] | 10/31/2023 | Received |
| Pennsylvania | 11/7/2023 | 10/31/2023 | 10/31/2023 | 10/31/2023 | Received |
| Virginia | 11/7/2023 | 11/4/2023 | 10/27/2023 | 10/27/2023 | Received |
| Washington | 11/7/2023 | None[8] | None | None | None |
| Wisconsin | 4/4/2023 | None[9] | 3/30/2023 | 3/30/2023 | Received |
What is the deadline to return an absentee ballot?
The table below summarizes the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines and the type of deadlines for general elections in 2023.
| Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines for general elections, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Election date | In-person return deadline | Mail return deadline | Mail return deadline type |
| Kentucky | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | Received |
| Louisiana | 11/18/2023 | 11/17/2023 | 11/17/2023 | Received |
| Mississippi | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | Postmarked |
| Mississippi | 11/28/2023[10] | 11/28/2023 | 11/28/2023 | Postmarked |
| New Jersey | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | Postmarked |
| Pennsylvania | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | Received |
| Virginia | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | Postmarked |
| Washington | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | 11/7/2023 | Postmarked |
| Wisconsin | 4/4/2023 | 4/4/2023 | 4/4/2023 | Received |
More on voting on November 7
Voting requirements and deadlines
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ This article includes information for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five permanently inhabited U.S. territories.
- ↑ In these cases, early voting is often restricted to absentee voting.
- ↑ Kentucky requires requests for absentee/mail ballots to be submitted through its online system.
- ↑ Kentucky requires requests for absentee/mail ballots to be submitted through its online system.
- ↑ Mississippi only allows certain voters to cast absentee/mail ballots. There is no specific request deadline.
- ↑ Runoff election date
- ↑ New Jersey does not allow online requests for absentee/mail ballots.
- ↑ Washington is an all-mail voting state. Every registered voter is automatically mailed a ballot. No request is necessary.
- ↑ Requests for absentee/mail ballots in Wisconsin must be made online or by mail.
- ↑ Runoff election date
