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Table 11: Receipt and Postmark Deadlines for Absentee [1]

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Date: 2026-06 

Alabama Ala. Code §17-11-18 ✓ Must be received by seven days after election if returned by mail if postmarked by Election Day. Electronically submitted ballots must be returned by 11:59 p.m. the day before Election Day.

Alaska Alaska Stat. §15.20.081(h) ✓ Must be received by close of business on the 15th day following a general election if mailed by Election Day. For primary elections, it must be received by the 10th day following the election if mailed by Election Day.

Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §16-543.02, 16-548 ✓ Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Arkansas Ark. Code. Ann. §7-5-411(a)(1)(A)(ii) ✓ Must be received by 5 p.m., 10 days after the election if postmarked by Election Day.

California Cal. Elec. Code §3020, 3116, 3106 ✓ Must be received by seven days after the election if postmarked by Election Day. Ballots returned by fax must be returned by the close of polls on Election Day.

Colorado Colo. Rev. Stat. §1-8.3-111, 1-8.3113 ✓ Must be received by close of business on the eighth day after Election Day if sent by Election Day. There is no explicit postmark requirement, but a voter must "submit the ballot for mailing, electronic transmission, or other authorized means of delivery" no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots returned by electronic transmission must be received no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Connecticut Conn. Gen. Stat. § 9-158g ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Delaware Del. Code Ann. tit. 15, § 5508 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

District of Columbia D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.05(10B) ✓ Must be received no later than the 10th day after the election if postmarked by Election Day. Emailed or faxed ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Florida Fla. Stat. §101.6952 ✓ Ballots from uniformed service voters in the U.S.: Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day Ballots from overseas voters must be received within 10 days of the election. There is a presumption that the envelope was mailed on the date stated on the return envelope, even if a postmark is absent or shows a date after Election Day.

Georgia Ga. Code §21-2-386(a)(1)(G) ✓ Must be received within three days of the election if postmarked by Election Day.

Hawaii Haw. Rev. Stat. §15D-10 ✓ Must be received by close of polls on Election Day.

Idaho Idaho Code §34-1005 ✓ Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Illinois Ill. Comp. Stat. ch. 10, §5/20-2 ✓ Must be received within 14 days after the election if postmarked by Election Day.

Indiana Ind. Code § 3-12-1-17 ✓ Must be received by noon, 10 days after the election if postmarked by Election Day.

Iowa Iowa Code §53.44 ✓ Must be received by noon on the Monday following the election if postmarked by the day before Election Day.

Kansas Kan. Stat. Ann. §25-1221, 25-1222 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Kentucky Ky. Rev. Stat. §117A.090 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Louisiana La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §18:1311(D) ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Maine Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 21-A, §782, 755 ✓ Must be received before the close of polls on Election Day.

Maryland Md. Election Law Code Ann. § ✓ Must be received by 10 a.m. on the second Friday after the election if postmarked on or before Election Day.

Massachusetts Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 54, §§95, 91C, 99 ✓ Ballots mailed from outside the U.S: Must be received by 5 p.m. on the 10th day after the election if postmarked by Election Day. Ballots of other UOCAVA voters mailed from inside the U.S: Must be received by 5 p.m. on the third day after the election if postmarked by Election Day. Ballots returned electronically must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

Michigan Mich. Comp. Laws §168.759a(18) ✓ Must be received within six days of the election if postmarked by Election Day.

Minnesota Minn. Stat. §203B.08 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. §23-15-637, 23-15-699 ✓ Must be received no more than five business days after the election if postmarked by Election Day.

Missouri Mo. Rev. Stat. §115.920 ✓ Must be received by the Friday after Election Day. There is not a postmark requirement, but the voter must declare "under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted."

Montana Mont. Code Ann. §13-21-226 ✓ Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day. Ballots returned electronically: Must be sent by 8 p.m. on Election Day and received by 5 p.m. the day after Election Day.

Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. §32-939.02, 32-947 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Nevada Nev. Rev. Stat. §293D.400 ✓ Must be received within four days of the election if postmarked by Election Day.

New Hampshire N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §657:17, 657:20, 657:22 ✓ Must be received by 5 p.m. on Election Day.

New Jersey N.J. Rev. Stat. §19:59-11 ✓ Must be received within 144 hours (six days) of the close of polls on Election Day if postmarked by Election Day. If there is no postmark, the ballot must be received within 48 hours of the close of polls on Election Day.

New Mexico N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-6B-8, 1-6-10 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

New York N.Y. Election Law §10-114 ✓ General election: Must be received no later than 13 days following the election if postmarked by Election Day. Primary election: Must be received no later than seven days following the election if postmarked by Election Day.

North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-258.10, 163-258.12 ✓ Must be received by the end of business on the business day before the county canvass. The county canvass occurs 10 days after the election. No postmark requirement. Ballots returned through email or fax: Must be submitted by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.

North Dakota N.D. Cent. Code §16.1-07-24 ✓ Must be received by the day before the canvassing board meeting if postmarked the day before Election Day. County canvassing boards meet on the 13th day following the election. Ballots returned electronically must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. the day before the election.

Ohio Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §3511.11 ✓ Must be received by the fourth day after Election Day. A postmark is not required. The ballot will be counted If the ballot is received no later than the fourth day after the election and the voter signed the envelope before the close of polls on Election Day.

Oklahoma Okla. Stat. tit. 26, §14-145, 14-147 ✓ Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Ballot returned by fax: Must be submitted for transmission no later than 12:01 a.m. on Election Day.

Oregon Or. Rev. Stat. §253.585, 253.070 ✓ Must be received within seven days of the election if postmarked by Election Day.

Pennsylvania Pa. Cons. tat. tit. 25, §§ 3509, 3511 ✓ Must be received by 5 p.m. on the seventh day following the election if sent by 11:59 p.m. the day before the election. A ballot may not be rejected on the basis that it has a late or unreadable postmark or no postmark, as long as the voter has declared under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted (by 11:59 p.m. on the day before the election).

Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws § 17-20-16 ✓ General election: Must be received by 4 p.m. on the seventh day following a general election. Primary election: Must be received by 4 p.m. on the third day following a primary election. No postmark required.

South Carolina S.C. Code Ann. §7-15-700 ✓ Must be received by close of business on the business day before the county canvass. The county canvass is conducted on the Friday after the election. The voter must declare under penalty of perjury that the ballot was timely submitted, but no postmark is required.

South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws §12-4-4.5, 12-19-12 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Tennessee Tenn. Code Ann. §2-6-502 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Texas Tex. Elec. Code §§ 86.007(d), 101.057 ✓ Voting from overseas, non-military: Must be received by the fifth day after the election if postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day. Military members using the Federal Postcard Application: Must be received by the sixth day after Election Day. No postmark required.

Utah Utah Code Ann. §§ 20A-16-404, 20A-16-408, 20A-4-301 ✓ Must be received by the business day before the deadline for completing the canvass if submitted for mailing or electronic transmission by 12:01 a.m. on Election Day. (The canvass deadline is 14 days after the election.) No postmark requirement specified.

Vermont Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, §2539 ✓ Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.

Virginia Va. Code §24.2-709 ✓ Must be received by noon on third day after the election if postmarked by Election Day, unless the voter can prove that election officials failed to send the ballot on time, or a court extends the deadline. If either of those occur, the ballot must be received before 5 p.m. on the second business day before the state board meets to ascertain the results of the election.

Washington Wash. Rev. Code §29A.40.091 ✓ Must be postmarked by Election Day if mailed. Ballots must be received no later than the day before certification, which is 21 days after a general election and 14 days after a primary. Ballots returned by fax or email: Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

West Virginia W. Va. Code §3-3-5 ✓ Must be received by the hour before county canvass starts if postmarked by Election Day. The canvass begins on the fifth day after Election Day, excluding Sundays.

Wisconsin Wis. Stat. §6.87(6) ✓ Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.

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