Press Release

Absentee Ballot Requirements

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AALDEF has compiled data for an absentee ballot chart listing requirements for all 50 states and DC. For details regarding your state, use the magnifying glass (top right-hand corner of chart) and type in your state.

*Ballot requirement info was taken from https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-14-how-states-verify-voted-absentee.aspx.
** Curing info was taken from https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-15-states-that-permit-voters-to-correct-signature-discrepancies.aspx and from parts of https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/vopp-table-14-how-states-verify-voted-absentee.aspx.

For more information, contact:

Jerry Vattamala
Director, Democracy Program
jvattamala@aaldef.org, 212.966.5932 x209