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Arkansas Absentee Ballot

Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. The last day to request your ballot varies, as does the deadline to return the voted ballot. You can sign up to track your absentee ballot on your Secretary of States website. Absentee ballots begin being counted on Election Day. Please see below for more information.

To be qualified to vote an absentee ballot, you must meet one of the following criteria:

Connecticut Absentee Ballot Process

Absentee voting is available if you meet any of the criteria below. Voted ballots must be received by Election Day in order to be counted. 

  • You determine that you are unable to appear at your polling place on Election Day because you will be absent from the city or town in which you live

  • You are an active member of the armed forces of the United States 

  • You or someone you care for is sick 

Iowa Absentee Ballot Process

Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. County election officials may only send out absentee ballot request forms if requested. You can return your absentee ballot request form through the mail or in person. The last day to vote in-person absentee at your county auditor’s office is Monday, November 7. Mail-in ballots must be received by the close of polls on Election Day in order to be counted.

Illinois Absentee Voting

Absentee voting is available and no excuse is required. The last day to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5 days before the election. Voted ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received within two weeks in order to be counted. You can return your absentee ballot request form through the mail, a secure drop box, or in person.  Absentee ballots begin being counted on Election Day.

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