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Absentee Voter Guide

Welcome to the Absentee Voter Guide, presented by the Harvard Institute of Politics. This guide contains all the information college students need to vote by absentee ballot from school. To begin, click on your state on the map or list below.

Washington, DC Maryland Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Hawaii Alaska N. Dakota S. Dakota Montana Wyoming Colorado Idaho Washington Oregon Nevada Utah California Arizona Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma New Mexico Texas Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Illinois Michigan Indiana Kentucky Tennesee Mississippi Alabama Ohio W. Virginia Virginia N. Carolina S. Carolina Georgia Florida Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland

Washington, DC Maine New Hampshire Vermont New York Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Delaware Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota Alaska Hawaii New Mexico Colorado Wyoming Montana Arizona Utah Idaho Nevada California Oregon Washington

pdfClick here to download the entire state by state absentee guide

Note: Please make sure that you enclose a copy of your id with your absentee ballot, if you did not register to vote at your local elections office. You may enclose a copy of your driver's license, if the address on the license matches the address at which you have registered to vote. Otherwise, you may enclose a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement or government document that lists your name and address at which you have registered to vote. If you have any questions, please email votingquestions@ksg.harvard.edu or call your local elections office.

If you are from one of the following states, download an absentee ballot application here. Click on the state for mailing address information (in PDF format): Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wyoming.

Want to register to vote?
Register to vote online

Have Questions about Voting?
See our FAQ on voting.

Do you want to organize your campus to vote?
Here are some ideas:

pdfHarvard's guide to organizing student voter registration

For more information on the National Campaign, please contact Laura Simolaris, Interim Director of the National Campaign.