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Nevada Provisional Voting

You may vote a provisional ballot if you say you are registered and able to vote at that polling location, but your name does not appear on the voter registration list. Or, if the polling place has extended hours due to a court order or other order extending the time established for the closing of the polls.

Provisional ballots are counted 6 working days after the election.

Pennsylvania Provisional Voting

You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.

You may vote a provisional ballot if:

  • You try to vote in an election district and your name does not appear on the poll book and the elections officials cannot determine your registration.
  • If you do not have an approved form of ID when you appear to vote
  • The election official says you are not eligible to vote.

You are required to vote by provisional ballot if:

Georgia Provisional Voting

Provisional voting allows you to cast a ballot in person even if the requirements for doing so cannot be met at the time. The provisional ballot will count if the problem is solved within three days after Election Day.

NOTE: Due to a recent change, out-of-precinct provisional ballots will not count anymore unless cast after 5 p.m. and a voter signs a statement saying they could not make it to their home precinct in time.

The three reasons for voting a provisional ballot are:

Colorado Provisional Voting

You may vote provisionally if you meet a specific condition.

Those conditions are:

  • You vote outside the county where you live (if you chose this option your provisional ballot will not count if it is determined you voted in the wrong county instead of the correct county.)
  • The statewide registration system shows you already voted in the election
  • You don't present a valid form of ID

You can register and change your address on Election Day to vote a normal ballot.

North Carolina Provisional Voting

You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.

You may be asked to vote a provisional ballot if:

  • your qualification to vote is questioned
  • your voter eligibility is questioned
  • your eligibility to vote a specific ballot is questioned
  • You ask to vote for an election that is not in your assigned voting district
  • You do not show appropriate ID under HAVA

If you are asked to vote a provisional ballot, that ballot will be held aside until you can prove your eligibility to vote.

Texas Provisional Voting

Provisional ballots are used to ensure that all voters are able to cast a ballot even if voter eligibility is uncertain at the time they vote. Voters can mark a provisional ballot, and election workers set it aside until eligibility is verified at a later time. 

You are eligible to vote a provisional ballot if: 

  • You claim to be an eligible voter, but your name does not appear on the list of registered voters, and your registration cannot be determined by the voter registrar 

Hawaii Provisional Voting

You may vote a provisional ballot if you meet specific conditions.

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) establishes the right for a voter to cast a provisional ballot if:

  • Voter's name does not appear on the official list of registered voters; or
  • An election official asserts that the voter is not eligible to vote.

CASTING A PROVISIONAL BALLOT: A voter is permitted to cast a provisional ballot upon completing a written affirmation stating that the individual is:

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