All states allow you to return your absentee or mail ballot by mail or a commercial courier. Some states have restrictions on where you can hand-deliver your ballot. The table below shows the locations where you can return your completed absentee or mail ballot to ensure that it is counted.
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| State | Election office | Drop box | Early voting location | Polling place | Hand-delivered ballot return deadline | Return your ballot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Yes | No | No | No | Received 1 day BEFORE Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Alaska | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Arizona | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Arkansas | Yes | No | No | No | Received 1 day BEFORE Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| California | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Colorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day if proxy deliverer, or 1 day BEFORE Election Day if delivered by voter | Return your voted ballot |
| Delaware | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| District of Columbia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Florida | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Georgia | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election day | Return your voted ballot |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Idaho | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Illinois | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Indiana | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Iowa | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Kansas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Kentucky | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Louisiana | Yes | No | No | No | Received 1 day BEFORE Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Maine | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Maryland | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Michigan | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Minnesota | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Mississippi | No | No | No | No | You cannot hand-deliver your mail-in ballot in Mississippi. You must put your voted ballot in the mailbox. | Return your voted ballot |
| Missouri | Yes | No | No | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Montana | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Nebraska | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Nevada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| New Hampshire | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| New Mexico | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| New York | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| North Carolina | Yes | No | Yes | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received 1 day BEFORE Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Ohio | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Oklahoma | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| South Carolina | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| South Dakota | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Tennessee | No | No | No | No | You cannot hand-deliver your mail-in ballot in Tennessee. You must put your voted ballot in the mailbox. | Return your voted ballot |
| Texas | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Utah | No | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Vermont | Yes | No | No | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Virginia | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| West Virginia | Yes | No | No | No | Received by 1 day BEFORE Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Wisconsin | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |
| Wyoming | Yes | No | No | No | Received by Election Day | Return your voted ballot |