Absentee Voting

Absentee Voting
No absentee/advance ballots are issued on the day before or the day of an election. Absentee Ballot Application You may vote absentee in the Elections Office if: You will be absent from your precinct from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day You are an Election Official You have a physical disability You are required to give constant care to someone who is physically disabled You are required to remain on duty in your place of employment for the protection of health, life or safety of the public during the entire time the polls are open You are 75 years of age or older You observe a religious holiday that falls on Election Day Absentee Voting You may request an absentee ballot as early as 180 days before an election. Absentee ballots must be received by the county Elections office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. No absentee ballots are issued on the day before or the day of an election. You may download an absentee ballot application and mail, fax or deliver in person to you're the county Elections office. The application must be in writing and contain the address to which the ballot is to be mailed, sufficient information to identify you as a voter, and the election in which you wish to vote - *no reason is required when requesting an absentee ballot by mail. If you are physically disabled or living temporarily outside your county of residence, a close relative (mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, spouse, son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law who is 18 or over) may apply for an absentee ballot for you. The absentee ballot shall be mailed to the voter. Applications for absentee ballots by uniformed or overseas voters (pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) can be accepted more than 180 days prior to a primary or election in which a federal candidate appears on the ballot as well as for any runoffs resulting therefrom including presidential preference primaries for two general elections. May I receive assistance with my absentee ballot?* A physically disabled or illiterate voter may receive assistance from another voter in the same county or municipality or from the same category of relatives who can make an application for or deliver an absentee ballot. If the voter is outside of the county or municipality, then a notary public can provide such assistance. Any person who assists another person to vote absentee must complete an oath prescribed by law demonstrating the statutory disability and that the ballot was completed as the voter desired. Other than federal elections, no person may assist more than ten voters in a primary, election, or runoff. A candidate on the ballot, or a relative of a candidate on the ballot, may not offer assistance during the election to any voter who is not related to the candidate. You may vote absentee by mail without providing a reason. After completing the application, you can mail it of fax it to the Elections office. The absentee ballot cannot be faxed - only the application.

Absentee Voting

**No absentee/advance ballots are issued on the day before or the day of an election.**

Absentee Ballot Application

You may vote absentee in the Elections Office if:

You will be absent from your precinct from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day
You are an Election Official
You have a physical disability
You are required to give constant care to someone who is physically disabled
You are required to remain on duty in your place of employment for the protection of health, life or safety of the public during the entire time the polls are open
You are 75 years of age or older
You observe a religious holiday that falls on Election Day

Absentee Voting

You may request an absentee ballot as early as 180 days before an election. Absentee ballots must be received by the county Elections office by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. No absentee ballots are issued on the day before or the day of an election. You may download an absentee ballot application and mail, fax or deliver in person to you're the county Elections office. The application must be in writing and contain the address to which the ballot is to be mailed, sufficient information to identify you as a voter, and the election in which you wish to vote - no reason is required when requesting an absentee ballot by mail. If you are physically disabled or living temporarily outside your county of residence, a close relative (mother, father, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, brother, spouse, son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandchild, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law who is 18 or over) may apply for an absentee ballot for you. The absentee ballot shall be mailed to the voter.

Applications for absentee ballots by uniformed or overseas voters (pursuant to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act) can be accepted more than 180 days prior to a primary or election in which a federal candidate appears on the ballot as well as for any runoffs resulting therefrom including presidential preference primaries for two general elections.

May I receive assistance with my absentee ballot?

A physically disabled or illiterate voter may receive assistance from another voter in the same county or municipality or from the same category of relatives who can make an application for or deliver an absentee ballot. If the voter is outside of the county or municipality, then a notary public can provide such assistance. Any person who assists another person to vote absentee must complete an oath prescribed by law demonstrating the statutory disability and that the ballot was completed as the voter desired. Other than federal elections, no person may assist more than ten voters in a primary, election, or runoff. A candidate on the ballot, or a relative of a candidate on the ballot, may not offer assistance during the election to any voter who is not related to the candidate.

You may vote absentee by mail without providing a reason. After completing the application, you can mail it of fax it to the Elections office. The absentee ballot cannot be faxed - only the application.