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.
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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.
Click 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.
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Have Questions about Voting?
See our FAQ on voting.
Do you want to organize your campus to vote?
Here are some ideas:
Harvard's guide to organizing student voter registration
For more information on the National Campaign, please contact Laura Simolaris, Interim Director of the National Campaign.
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