Here’s exactly when ballots must be received in each of the 50 states, plus in the District of Columbia.
NOTE: The Postal Service recommends that voters allow seven days for a ballot to be returned via mail. If the state requires a ballot to arrive less than seven days after its postmark deadline, voters are advised to send it earlier.
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The States
November 2: Louisiana and Vermont
November 3: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wyoming
November 4: Texas
November 6: Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia
November 9: Iowa, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin
November 10: Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Utah
November 13: Alaska, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Ohio
November 17: California
November 18: Illinois
November 23: Washington
Notes: In Vermont, mail ballots must be returned to the town clerk’s office before the close of business the day before the election, or to the polling place by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Some counties in Utah will accept mail ballots up to Nov. 17. Mississippi and North Dakota do not have deadlines for requesting mail ballots. Because of an ongoing lawsuit, the deadlines to request and return a ballot in Wisconsin are subject to change.