NEW Voting Deadlines and Policies

Your step by step guide to completing a mail-in ballot in your state.

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1. Carefully review the instructions sent with the ballot.
2. Fill out your ballot with a blue or black pen. Use the same pen in marking your entire ballot.
3. Place your ballot in the secrecy envelope.
4. Put the secrecy envelope into the larger, return envelope with the address of your county elections office on one side. You must use the secrecy envelope. If you don’t, your ballot will not count.
5. Complete and sign the voter declaration on the other side of the return envelope. If you don’t, your ballot may not count.
6. Return your ballot. You can return your ballot by using an official drop off location, putting it in the mail, or returning it in person to your county election office. For deadlines on when your ballot needs to be returned by see the Important dates & deadlines for voting section above.