Sunday, October 25, 2020

Checking the status of your mail in ballot

 Here's how to check if your mail-in ballot has been received and counted

From Mashable  https://mashable.com/article/how-to-check-if-mail-in-ballot-received-counted-presidential-election/


To check on the status of your ballot, click the link for the state in which you're registered. If your state supports it, the link will explain how to check on your ballot. Otherwise, the link will take you to your state's elections page which will explain how to reach out to local election officials with any questions you may have. 

There's also a littler reminder by each state about its particular deadline, because in this country a late ballot decidedly does not make a sound. 

  • Alabama — Anyone can vote by mail in Alabama, but you have to request a ballot. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 2. 

  • Alaska — Anyone can vote by mail in Alaska, but you have to request a ballot. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Arizona — Voters in Arizona were mailed applications, but not automatically mailed ballots. Your ballot must be received by Nov. 3.

  • Arkansas — Anyone can vote by mail in Arkansas, but you have to request a ballot. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3. 

  • California — Anyone can vote by mail in California. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Colorado — Anyone can vote by mail in Colorado. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3. 

  • Connecticut — Voters in Connecticut were mailed applications, but not automatically mailed ballots. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3. 

  • Delaware — Voters in Delaware were mailed applications, but not automatically mailed ballots. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Florida — Anyone can vote by mail in Florida, but you had to request the ballot by Oct. 24.  Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Georgia — Anyone can vote by mail in Georgia, but you have to request the ballot by Oct. 30. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Hawaii — Voters in Hawaii were automatically mailed ballots. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Idaho — Anyone can vote by mail in Idaho, but you had to request the ballot by Oct. 23. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Illinois — Voters were mailed applications. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Indiana — Not everyone can vote by mail in Indiana. If you can, your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Iowa — Voters were mailed applications. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 2.

  • Kansas — You have to request a ballot by Oct. 27 to vote by mail in Kansas. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Kentucky — You had to request a ballot to vote by mail in Kentucky. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Louisiana — Not everyone can vote by mail in Louisiana and the deadline to apply is Oct. 30. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 2.

  • Maine — You have to request a ballot to vote by mail in Maine by Oct. 29. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Maryland — Voters in Maryland were mailed applications. If you applied, and are voting by mail, your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Massachusetts — Voters in Massachusetts were mailed applications. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Michigan — You have to request a ballot to vote by mail in Michigan. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Minnesota — Voters were mailed applications. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Mississippi — You have to apply to vote by mail, and not everyone is allowed to do so. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Missouri — You have to request a ballot to vote by mail Missouri. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Montana — You have to request a ballot. Your ballot must be received by Nov. 3.

  • Nebraska — Voters in Nebraska were mailed applications. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Nevada — Ballots were mailed to "active" voters in Nevada. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • New Hampshire — You need to request a ballot in New Hampshire. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • New Jersey — Ballots were sent to "active" voters. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • New Mexico — You have to have requested a ballot in New Mexico. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • New York — You need to request a ballot in New York. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • North Carolina — You need to request a ballot in North Carolina. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • North Dakota — You need to request a ballot in North Dakota. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 2.

  • Ohio — Voters were mailed applications. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 2.

  • Oklahoma — You need to request a ballot in Oklahoma. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Oregon — All voters were mailed ballots. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Pennsylvania — You need to request a ballot in Pennsylvania. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Puerto Rico — You have to request a ballot in Puerto Rico, and not everyone is allowed to vote by mail. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3. Notably, Puerto Rico doesn't get any Electoral College votes, even though it is part of the United States. 

  • Rhode Island — Voters were mailed applications. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • South Carolina — You have to request a ballot in South Carolina. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • South Dakota — Voters in South Dakota need to request a ballot. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Tennessee — Voters in Tennessee need to request a ballot by Oct. 27, but not everyone can vote by mail. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Texas — You had to request a ballot in Texas by Oct. 23, and even then not everyone got one. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 4.

  • Utah — Voters in Utah were sent ballots. Your ballot has to be postmarked by Nov. 2. 

  • Vermont — Voters in Vermont were sent ballots. The Vermont Secretary of State says the following about return deadlines: "All ballots must be returned to the town clerk's office before the close of the office on the day before the election, or to the polling place before 7 p.m. on the day of the election, in order to be counted."

  • Virginia — Voters in Virginia need to request a ballot. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Washington — Voters in Washington were sent ballots. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Washington, D.C. — Voters were sent ballots in D.C. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • West Virginia — Voters in West Virginia need to request a ballot. Your ballot must be postmarked by Nov. 3.

  • Wisconsin — Voters in Wisconsin were mailed applications. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

  • Wyoming — Voters in Wisconsin need to request a ballot. Your ballot has to be received by Nov. 3.

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