Voting Deadlines 2016

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Check your registration, ballot request, and ballot delivery deadlines today

State

 Registration deadline

Ballot request deadline

Ballot return deadline

 Notes

 
 
 
 
 

 Alabama

Postmarked by October 24, 2016

Received by

November 3, 2016

Postmarked by* November 8, 2016

*Ballots must be received by 12:00pm on the 7th day after the election.

 
 
 

Alaska

By Mail: Postmarked by October 9, 2016

By Email or Fax: Received by October 9, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by October 29, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by 5 PM, November 7, 2016

Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 8, 2016 Return by Online or Fax: Received by 8 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: (From outside U.S.)- General election ballots must be received by the 15th day after the election. (From within U.S.)- General election ballots must be received by the 10th day after the election.

 

 American Samoa

Received by

October 10, 2016

Received by

October 24, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

 

 

 Arizona

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Arkansas

Postmarked by October 9, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Postmarked by* November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by the 10th day after the election.

 

California

Return by Mail: Postmarked by October 24, 2016 Return by Fax: Received by October 24, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 8, 2016 Return by Fax: Received by November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by the 3rd day after the election, excluding holidays.

 

Colorado

Sent by*

7 PM, November 8, 2016

No Deadline

Sent by**

7 PM, November 8, 2016

*Registration: The FPCA must be received by the 8th day after the election. **Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by the 8th day after the election.

 

Connecticut

Received by

5 PM, November 7, 2016

Received by

November 7, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Delaware

By Mail: Postmarked by October 24, 2016 By Email or Fax: Received by October 24, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by 12 PM, November 4, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by 12 PM, November 7, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

 District of Columbia

Received by

October 11, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

 

 

Florida

Postmarked by October 18, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by November 2, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by November 8, 2016

Within U.S. Return by Mail: Received by November 8, 2016 Outside U.S. Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 8, 2016 Return by Fax: Received by November 8, 2016

*Ballot return: Ballots must be received by the 10th day after the election.

 

Georgia

By Email or Fax: Received by5 PM, October 11, 2016By Mail: Postmarked by*5 PM, October 11, 2016

Received by5 PM, November 4, 2016

Postmarked by**5 PM, November 8, 2016

*Registration: FPCAs must be received by the 3rd day after the postmark deadline. **Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by the 3rd day after the election.

 

Guam

Received by

8 PM, October 28, 2016

Received by

5 PM, November 5, 2016

Postmarked by* November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by the 15th day after the election.

 

Hawaii

Received by

October 10, 2016

Received by

4:30 PM, November 1, 2016

Received by

6 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Idaho

Received by

5 PM, October 14, 2016

Received by

5 PM, October 28, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Illinois

Not Required

Overseas Citizens Signed by October 8, 2016 Uniformed Services and eligible family members Signed by October 29, 2016

 

Signed by*

November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by the 14th day after the election.

 

Indiana

Received by

October 31, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by October 31, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by 12 PM, November 7, 2016

Within U.S. Received by November 8, 2016 Outside U.S. Return by Email or Fax: Received by November 8, 2016

Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by 12:00 pm the 10th day after the election.

 

Iowa

Received by

November 8, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by 5 PM, November 4, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by 5 PM, November 7, 2016

Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 7, 2016 Return by Email or Fax: Received by 9 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot return: Ballots must be received by the 6th day after the election.

 

Kansas

By Mail: Postmarked by October 18, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 18, 2016

Sent by

November 8, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

 

 

Kentucky

By Mail: Postmarked by October 11, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 11, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Received by

6 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Louisiana

By Mail: Postmarked by October 11, 2016By Fax: Received by October 11, 2016

Received by

4:30 PM, November 7, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Maine

Received by

November 8, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Maryland

Postmarked by October 18, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by November 1, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by November 4, 2016

Postmarked by*8 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot return: Ballots must be received by the 10th day after the election.

 

Massachusetts

Not Required

Received by

12 PM, November 7, 2016

Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 8, 2016 Return by Email/Online or Fax: Received by 8 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by 5:00 PM on the 10th day after the general election.

 

Michigan

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

Received by

2 PM, November 5, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Minnesota

Received by

November 8, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Mississippi

By Mail: Postmarked by October 29, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 29, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Missouri

Received by*

October 12, 2016

Received by

November 4, 2016

Return by Mail: Postmarked by** November 7, 2016 Return by Email or Fax: Received by 7 PM, November 8, 2016

*Registration: The FWAB must be received by the 28th day before the election if used for registration. **Ballot Return: Mailed ballots must be received by the 3rd day after the election.

 

Montana

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

Return by Mail: Received by 8 PM, November 8, 2016 Return by Email or Fax: Sent by8 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: FWABs must be sent by the day of the election and received by the 6th day after the election.

 

Nebraska

By Mail: Received by 6 PM, October 21, 2016 By Email or Fax: Received by6 PM, October 28, 2016

Received by

4 PM, November 2, 2016

Received by

8 PM CT/ 7 PM MT, November 8, 2016

 

 

Nevada

By Mail: Postmarked by October 8, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 8, 2016By Online System: Received by 11:59 PM, October 18, 2016By FWAB: Received by November 1, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

New Hampshire

Received by

November 8, 2016

Received by

November 7, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

 

 

New Jersey

By Mail: Received by October 9, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by November 4, 2016

By Mail: Received by October 9, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by November 4, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

New Mexico

Received by

October 11, 2016

Received by

November 4, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

 

 

New York

Received by

October 14, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Postmarked by* November 7, 2016

*Ballot Return: General election ballots must be received by the 13th day after the election.

 

North Carolina

Received by

5 PM, November 7, 2016

Received by

5 PM, November 7, 2016

Return by Mail: Sent by* 12 AM, November 8, 2016 Return by Email or Fax: Received by 7:30 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: General Election ballots must be received by 5:00pm on the 9th day after the election.

 

North Dakota

Not Required

Received by

November 7, 2016

Return by Email/Online or Fax: Received by November 7, 2016 Return by Mail: Postmarked by* November 7, 2016

*Ballot return: Ballots must be received by the 6th day after the election.

 

Ohio

By Mail: Postmarked by October 11, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 11, 2016

Received by

12 PM, November 5, 2016

Received by

November 18, 2016

 

 

Oklahoma

By Mail: Postmarked by October 14, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 14, 2016

Received by

5 PM, November 2, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Oregon

By Mail: Postmarked by October 18, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 18, 2016

Request Mail Ballot: Received by November 3, 2016 Request Email/Online or Fax Ballot: Received by November 8, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Pennsylvania

By Mail: Postmarked by October 11, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by October 11, 2016

Received by

November 7, 2016

Signed by*

November 7, 2016

*Ballot Return: Ballots must be received by 5 pm on the 7th day after the election.

 

Puerto Rico

By Mail: Postmarked by September 19, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by September 19, 2016

By Mail: Postmarked by September 19, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by September 19, 2016

Postmarked by November 8, 2016

 

 

Rhode Island

Not Required

Received by

4 PM, October 18, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

South Carolina

Received by

October 8, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

By Email or Fax: Received by7 PM, November 8, 2016By Mail: Sent by*7 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: General Election ballots must be received by 5pm on the 2nd day after the election.

 

South Dakota

Received by

5 PM, October 24, 2016

Received by

5 PM, November 7, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Tennessee

Received by

November 1, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Received by

8 PM ET, November 8, 2016

 

 

Texas

Received by

October 11, 2016

Received by

October 28, 2016

Within U.S. Received by November 8, 2016 Outside U.S. Postmarked by* November 8, 2016

*Ballot Return: General Election ballots must be received by November 14th.

 

Utah

Received by*

October 10, 2016

Received by

November 3, 2016

By Mail: Sent by** November 7, 2016By Email or Fax: Received by8 PM, November 8, 2016

*Registration: The FWAB must be received 5 days before the election if used for registration. **Ballot Return: Mailed ballots must be received by the 13th day after the election.

 

Vermont

Received by

November 2, 2016

Received by

November 7, 2016

Received by

November 8, 2016

 

 

Virginia

Overseas Citizens Postmarked by October 17, 2016 Uniformed Services and eligible family members Received by November 8, 2016

Received by

November 1, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Virgin Islands

Received by

October 2, 2016

Received by

October 11, 2016

Received by

5 PM, November 18, 2016

 

 

Washington

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

Return by Email or Fax: Received by 8 PM, November 8, 2016 Return by Mail: Signed by*8 PM, November 8, 2016

*Ballots must be received by the 20th day after the general election.

 

West Virginia

Received by

October 18, 2016

Received by

November 2, 2016

Received by

November 14, 2016

 

 

Wisconsin

Overseas Citizens Postmarked by October 19, 2016 Uniformed Services and eligible family members Not Required

Overseas Citizens Received by 5 PM, November 3, 2016 Uniformed Services and eligible family members Received by 5 PM, November 8, 2016

 

Received by

8 PM, November 8, 2016

 

 

Wyoming

Received by

November 7, 2016

Received by

November 7, 2016

Received by

7 PM, November 8, 2016