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Absentee and mail ballot return methods

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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StateElection officeDrop boxEarly voting locationPolling placeHand-delivered ballot return deadlineReturn 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