This chart highlights the state laws related to voting, including same-day voter registration, early in-person voting, voting by mail, and information about policies for voting during hospitalization or a medical emergency.
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| State | State allows same-day voter registration (Y/N) | States that allow for early in-person voting | States that have absentee voting or vote by mail | State policies for voting during hospitalization/medical emergency | ||||
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| ALABAMA | N | https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter-registration/general-info | N | Y | https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting | may submit an emergency ballot application if a medical emergency arises within 5 days of an election; application and ballot must be returned by noon on election day | https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting | |
| ALASKA | N | https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#15.07.070 | Y | https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/absenteeearlyandinpersonvoting.php | Y | https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/votingbymail.php | may vote by personal representative (ballot picked up starting 15 days before election day) | https://www.elections.alaska.gov/Core/specialneedsvoting.php |
| ARIZONA | N | https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00120.htm | Y | https://azsos.gov/elections/about-elections/elections-procedures/early-voting-procedures | Y | https://azsos.gov/votebymail | by 5 PM on the second Friday before an election, may request a ballot to be delivered in person by a special election board (may also request after the deadline and the request may be accommodated) | https://www.azleg.gov/ars/16/00549.htm |
| ARKANSAS | N | https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/voter-registration-information | Y | https://sbec.arkansas.gov/faqs/#Early-Voting | Y | https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/absentee-voting | can vote by an authorized agent by 1:30 PM on election day | https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/absentee-voting |
| CALIFORNIA | Y (through election-day) | https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg | Y | https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-info/ways-vote | Y | https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail | all registered voters receive vote-by-mail ballots; may also apply to have a vote-by-mail ballot provided to a representative | https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail#late |
| COLORADO | Y (through election-day) | https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/VoterRegistrationFAQ.html | Y (in-person drop box locations for mail ballots) | https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/FAQs/GeneralInfoFAQ.html | Y | https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/mailBallotsFAQ.html | all eligible voters receive mail ballots; may also vote by electronic ballot from home or another location and then print the ballot and return in person or by mail | https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/accessibleVoting.html |
| CONNECTICUT | Y (through election-day) | https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/election-day-registration/election-day-registration | Y | https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/early-voting/early-voting | Y | https://portal.ct.gov/SOTS/Election-Services/Voter-Information/Absentee-Voting | voter may designate someone to submit an emergency absentee ballot for the voter if the voter is hospitalized within six days of an election | https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SOTS/ElectionServices/ElectForms/electforms/ed3eEngpdf.pdf |
| DELAWARE | Y | https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c020/sc05/index.html | Y | https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c054/index.html | Y | https://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c055/index.html | absentee voting; voters who are sick or temporarily or permanently physically disabled may be eligible for electronic delivery and return of absentee ballots | https://elections.delaware.gov/voter/absentee/citizen.shtml |
| *DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | Y (through election-day) | https://www.dcboe.org/FAQS/Voter-Registration | Y | https://www.dcboe.org/faqs/early-voting-and-election-day | Y | https://www.dcboe.org/voters/casting-your-vote/mail-ballot-request | may request an Emergency Absentee or mail-in ballot, which are available starting on the sixth day leading up to an election | https://www.dcboe.org/faqs/accessible-voting-and-language-access |
| FLORIDA | N | https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home | Y | https://www.myfloridaelections.com/Voting-Elections/Ways-to-Vote#EV | Y | https://www.myfloridaelections.com/Voting-Elections/Ways-to-Vote#VBM | voter or voter’s family member may pick up a vote-by-mail ballot on election day in case of emergency | http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0101/Sections/0101.62.html |
| GEORGIA | N | https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=fc06cfb5-9dce-49f5-bd19-db4af3fa4443&nodeid=AAVAADAAHAAU&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAV%2FAAVAAD%2FAAVAADAAH%2FAAVAADAAHAAU&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=21-2-224.+Registration+deadlines%3B+restrictions+on+voting+in+primaries%3B+official+list+of+electors%3B+voting+procedure+when+portion+of+county+changed+from+one+county+to+another.&indicator=true&config=00JAA1MDBlYzczZi1lYjFlLTQxMTgtYWE3OS02YTgyOGM2NWJlMDYKAFBvZENhdGFsb2feed0oM9qoQOMCSJFX5qkd&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A6348-FW71-DYB7-W2SR-00008-00&ecomp=6gf59kk&prid=c8dea63f-5b44-4d5c-aced-05dfcf4ca0dd | Y | https://georgia.gov/vote-early-person | Y | https://georgia.gov/vote-absentee-ballot | may have an absentee ballot delivered to a hospital | https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=c627c1c5-4029-4f2f-95f3-6a8a3d9f051e&nodeid=AAVAADAAMAAJ&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAV%2FAAVAAD%2FAAVAADAAM%2FAAVAADAAMAAJ&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=21-2-384.+Preparation+and+delivery+of+supplies%3B+mailing+of+ballots%3B+oath+of+absentee+electors+and+persons+assisting+absentee+electors%3B+master+list+of+ballots+sent%3B+challenges%3B+special+absentee+run-off+ballots%3B+electronic+transmission+of+ballots.&config=00JAA1MDBlYzczZi1lYjFlLTQxMTgtYWE3OS02YTgyOGM2NWJlMDYKAFBvZENhdGFsb2feed0oM9qoQOMCSJFX5qkd&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A6348-FW71-DYB7-W2XV-00008-00&ecomp=6gf59kk&prid=4891bf07-c95f-4703-970d-1871637f9a6a |
| HAWAII | Y (through election-day) | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0011/HRS_0011-0015_0002.htm | Y | https://elections.hawaii.gov/voter-service-centers-and-places-of-deposit/ | Y | https://elections.hawaii.gov/voting/absentee-voting/ | absentee voting until a week prior to election; clerk may accept absentee ballots after the deadline in special cases | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol01_Ch0001-0042F/HRS0015/HRS_0015-0004.htm |
| IDAHO | Y (through election-day) | https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title34/t34ch4/sect34-408a/ | Y | https://voteidaho.gov/casting-your-ballot/#vote-early | Y | https://voteidaho.gov/absentee-voter-information/ | may submit emergency ballot up to five days prior to election | https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title34/T34CH10/SECT34-1002A/ |
| ILLINOIS | Y (through election-day) | https://www.ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/001000050K5-50.htm | Y | https://elections.il.gov/votingandregistrationsystems/beforeelectionday.aspx | Y | https://elections.il.gov/votingandregistrationsystems/beforeelectionday.aspx | may receive personal delivery of absentee ballot if hospitalized within fourteen days of an election | https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/001000050K19-13.htm |
| INDIANA | N | https://www.vote.org/state/indiana/ | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/ways-to-vote/absentee-voting/ | Y | https://www.in.gov/sos/elections/voter-information/ways-to-vote/absentee-voting/ | county board of elections may unanimously vote to approve an emergency ballot | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2019/ic/titles/003#3-11-10-25 |
| IOWA | Y (through election-day) | https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/voterinformation/edr.html | Y | https://www.iowa.gov/how-do-i-vote-early-person | Y | https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/absentee-voting | may request an absentee ballot within four hours of polls closing if hospitalized after the absentee ballot application deadline | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2022/53.22.pdf |
| KANSAS | N | https://www.kceb.org/voters/faq/ | Y (advance voting in person) | https://sos.ks.gov/elections/voter-information.html | Y | https://sos.ks.gov/elections/election-faq.html#advance-voting | may apply for advance ballot until polls close on election day | https://www.ksrevisor.org/statutes/chapters/ch25/025_011_0022.html |
| KENTUCKY | N | https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52547 | Y | https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Voting-In-Person-and-By-Mail.aspx | Y | https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Absentee-Voting-By-Mail.aspx | may apply for absentee ballot in case of medical emergency within fourteen days of an election | https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Absentee-Voting-By-Mail.aspx |
| LOUISIANA | N | https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/RegisterToVote/Pages/default.aspx | Y | https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteEarly/Pages/default.aspx | Y | https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteByMail/Pages/default.aspx | absentee voting | https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteByMail/Pages/default.aspx |
| MAINE | Y (for registering to vote in person) | https://www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/state-of-maine-voter-guide | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/earlyvoting.html | Y | https://www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/absentee-voting | may request absentee ballot after the deadline due to unexpected illness or disability | https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/21-a/title21-Asec753-B.html |
| MARYLAND | Y (through election-day) | https://elections.maryland.gov/voter_registration/index.html | Y | https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html | Y | https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/absentee.html | absentee voting; voter’s agent may apply for an absentee ballot for the voter until polls close on election day | https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=72ea9412-90ec-4bbc-be87-635a5beaba43&config=014EJAA2ZmE1OTU3OC0xMGRjLTRlNTctOTQ3Zi0wMDE2MWFhYzAwN2MKAFBvZENhdGFsb2e9wg3LFiffInanDd3V39aA&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Ffe%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A6FVB-S7M3-RSPD-N4SK-00008-00&pdcontentcomponentid=234188&pdteaserkey=sr1&pditab=allpods&ecomp=6s65kkk&earg=sr1&prid=12654601-460f-4bdf-952a-1cc6256fbd33 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | N | https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter51/Section26 | Y | https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/vote-early.htm | Y | https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/vote-by-mail.htm | if admitted to a health care facility after noon on the seventh day before an election, may submit an absentee ballot application until polls close | https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter54/Section89 |
| MICHIGAN | Y (through election-day) | https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/register-to-vote | Y | https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting | Y | https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/absentee-voting | may apply for an absentee ballot until 4 PM on election day if absent due to sickness or a death in the family | http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(ov535ohvwe4plszmry1wsnzv))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=mcl-168-759b |
| MINNESOTA | Y (through election-day) | https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/register-to-vote/register-on-election-day/ | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/ | Y | https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-by-mail/ | may apply for absentee ballot on election day if hospitalized the day before an election | https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/203B.04 |
| MISSISSIPPI | N | https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2025%20Mississippi%20Voter%20Information%20Guide.pdf | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information#ar02 | Y | https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information#ar03 | absentee voting deadlines apply (no emergency exception) | https://www.sos.ms.gov/absentee-voting-information#ar01 |
| MISSOURI | N | https://content.next.westlaw.com/Link/Document/FullText?findType=L&pubNum=1000229&cite=MOST115.135&originatingDoc=I18923932217a11e4b4bafa136b480ad2&refType=LQ&originationContext=document&transitionType=DocumentItem&contextData=(sc.DocLink)&firstPage=true | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote | Y | https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote#Absentee | absentee voting deadlines apply (no emergency exception) | https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=115.279 |
| MONTANA | Y (only during early-voting) | https://sosmt.gov/elections/faq/#voter-registration-and-late-registration | Y (in-person absentee) | https://prodvoterportal.mt.gov/WhereToVote.aspx | Y | https://sosmt.gov/elections/absentee/ | can request emergency absentee ballot between 5 PM on the Friday before the election and before the polls close on election day | https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0130/chapter_0130/part_0020/section_0110/0130-0130-0020-0110.html |
| NEBRASKA | N | https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/registering-vote | Y (in-person absentee) | https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/early-voting | Y | https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/early-voting | absentee/early voting (no emergency exception, but an agent may pick up/deliver the ballot) | https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=32-943#:~:text=Ballot%20to%20be%20picked%20up,on%20his%20or%20her%20behalf |
| NEVADA | Y (through election-day) | https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/same-day-registration | Y | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html#NRS293Sec3568 | Y | https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html#NRS293Sec269917 | may request absentee ballot until 5 PM on election day | https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/voters/voters-with-disabilities/absentee-voting |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | Y (through election-day) | https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/register-vote/polls-election-day | N | Y | https://www.sos.nh.gov/elections/absentee-ballots | absentee voting deadlines apply (no emergency exception) | https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/lxiii/657/657-mrg.htm?id=8589992027 | |
| NEW JERSEY | N | https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes%2F1%2F20202%2F20651 | Y | https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml | Y | https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-by-mail.shtml | absentee voting (if absentee application deadline is missed, may apply for mail-in ballot in person until 3 PM on the day before an election) | https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll/statutes%2F1%2F20202%2F21174 |
| NEW MEXICO | Y (through election-day) | https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/voting-faqs/same-day-voter-registration-faq/ | Y | https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voting-faqs/early-voting-in-person/ | Y | https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voting-faqs/absentee-voting-by-mail/ | may use an authorized representative to cast an emergency provisional ballot | https://www.sos.state.nm.us/voting-and-elections/voters-with-disabilities-faqs/ |
| NEW YORK | Y (only on the first day of early voting, 10 days before an election) | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ELN/8-604 | Y | https://elections.ny.gov/early-voting | Y | https://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingAbsentee.html | may request an absentee ballot until the day before an election; applications may be requested and delivered by a family member or agent | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/ELN/8-400 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | Y (only during early-voting) | https://www.ncsbe.gov/registering/how-register/register-person-during-early-voting | Y | https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-early-person | Y | https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-mail | may receive assistance voting from a multipartisan assistance team or from an individual over 18 who is not a candidate | https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/help-voters-disabilities/assistance-voters-care-facilities |
| NORTH DAKOTA | N/A (no registration required) | https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter/voting-north-dakota | Y | https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter/voting-north-dakota/how-do-i-vote | Y | https://www.sos.nd.gov/elections/voter/voting-north-dakota/how-do-i-vote/absentee-voting | may request an absentee ballot on election day through an agent | https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t16-1c07.pdf#nameddest=16p1-07-05 |
| OHIO | N | https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/register/#deadline | Y | https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/early-voting/ | Y | https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/ | may request an absentee ballot by 3 PM on election day | https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/ |
| OKLAHOMA | N | https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=78461 | Y (in-person absentee) | https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/early-voting.html | Y | https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting.html | may request an absentee ballot through an agent | https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/absentee-voting/emergency-incapacitated-voters.html |
| OREGON | N | https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/pages/registration.aspx?lang=en | N | Y | https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Pages/voteinor.aspx#vote-by-mail | elections conducted by mail | https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_254.465 | |
| PENNSYLVANIA | N | https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-registration | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.vote.pa.gov/Voting-in-PA/pages/early-voting.aspx | Y | https://www.vote.pa.gov/Voting-in-PA/Pages/Mail-and-Absentee-Ballot.aspx | a voter prevented by illness from applying for an absentee ballot before 5 PM on the first Tuesday before an election may apply for an absentee ballot; if a voter becomes ill after 5 PM on the first Tuesday before an election and is unable to go to the polls, they may appeal to the court of common pleas for an emergency ballot | https://www.pa.gov/agencies/vote/voter-support/mail-in-and-absentee-ballot/emergency-absentee-ballot |
| RHODE ISLAND | N (except that if you miss the deadline, you can still register and vote only for President/Vice-President at your Board of Canvassers on the day of the election) | https://elections.ri.gov/faq/#register-vote | Y | https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/PersonVotingPage | Y | https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/VotebyMail | may vote by emergency mail ballot | https://elections.ri.gov/voter-resources/person-early-voting-emergency-mail-ballots |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | N | https://scvotes.gov/voters/register-to-vote/ | Y | https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/ | Y | https://scvotes.gov/voters/absentee-voting/ | absentee ballot applications must be returned by 5 PM on the eleventh day before an election, but if the voter is admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient within four days of election day, a member of the voter’s family may obtain and return an absentee ballot for the voter | https://scvotes.gov/voters/absentee-voting/ |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | N | https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/faqs.aspx | Y (in-person absentee) | https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/absentee-voting.aspx | Y | https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/voting/absentee-voting.aspx | may request an absentee ballot until 3 PM on election day | https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/2040880 |
| TENNESSEE | N | https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=3f6175a6-bef2-4295-abfc-a0c7d2cb0d52&nodeid=AACAACAABAAJ&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAC%2FAACAAC%2FAACAACAAB%2FAACAACAABAAJ&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=2-2-109.+Registration+periods.&config=025054JABlOTJjNmIyNi0wYjI0LTRjZGEtYWE5ZC0zNGFhOWNhMjFlNDgKAFBvZENhdGFsb2cDFQ14bX2GfyBTaI9WcPX5&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A4X8J-5J80-R03M-X09C-00008-00&ecomp=6gf5kkk&prid=41e1aff4-e4a8-498b-91d3-ebbd410430f0 | Y | https://sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/how-to-early-vote-in-person | Y | https://sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/guide-to-absentee-voting | may request an absentee ballot if hospitalized within 20 days of an election | https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=ddd8ffc8-f01f-4779-8f30-009aa3967e34&nodeid=AACAAGAAEAAB&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAC%2FAACAAG%2FAACAAGAAE%2FAACAAGAAEAAB&level=4&haschildren=&populated=false&title=2-6-401.+Emergency+absentee+ballots.&config=025054JABlOTJjNmIyNi0wYjI0LTRjZGEtYWE5ZC0zNGFhOWNhMjFlNDgKAFBvZENhdGFsb2cDFQ14bX2GfyBTaI9WcPX5&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A4X8J-5J80-R03M-X0G2-00008-00&ecomp=6gf5kkk&prid=41e1aff4-e4a8-498b-91d3-ebbd410430f0 |
| TEXAS | N | https://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/index.html | Y | https://www.votetexas.gov/voting/early-voting.html | Y | https://www.votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/index.html | may request a late ballot after the deadline to request a ballot by mail | https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.102.htm#102.001 |
| UTAH | Y (through election-day) | https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter2/20A-2-S102.5.html | Y | https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter3A/20A-3a-S601.html | Y | https://vote.utah.gov/learn-about-voting-by-mail-and-absentee-voting/ | may vote by emergency ballot before polls close on election day | https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title20A/Chapter3A/20A-3a-S301.html |
| VERMONT | Y (through election-day) | https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/043/02144 | Y | https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/early-absentee-voting/ | Y | https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/early-absentee-voting/ | may apply for an absentee ballot until the day before election day and may request a ballot after the deadline in case of emergency; ballot may be delivered by mail, electronically, or by two justices of the peace | https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/17/051/02531 |
| VIRGINIA | Y (through election-day) | https://www.elections.virginia.gov/registration/same-day-voter-registration/ | Y (in-person absentee) | https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-voting-office-locations/ | Y | https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-absentee/ | may request an emergency ballot through a representative by 2 PM on the day before election day; if hospitalized after 12 PM the Saturday before election day, may vote absentee until 2 PM the day before election day | https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-absentee/ |
| WASHINGTON | Y (through election-day) | https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/education-outreach/same-day-registration | Y | https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=29A.40.160 | Y | https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/faq_vote_by_mail.aspx | vote by mail | https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=29A.40.010 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | N | https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/FAQs.aspx | Y | https://sos.wv.gov/elections/pages/govotewv.aspx | Y | https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Pages/AbsenteeVotingInformation.aspx | may vote by emergency absentee ballot | https://sos.wv.gov/FormSearch/Elections/Informational/Absentee%20Voting%20Eligibility%20Summary.pdf |
| WISCONSIN | Y (cannot register the Saturday, Sunday, or Monday before an election, but can register at the polling place on Election Day) | https://elections.wi.gov/Register#230548828-3947500893 | Y (in-person absentee) | https://elections.wi.gov/what-person-absentee-voting-and-how-can-i-do-it | Y | https://elections.wi.gov/voters/voting-mail | may request an absentee ballot by 5 PM on election day | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/6.86(3)(a)1. |
| WYOMING | Y (through election-day) | https://sos.wyo.gov/faqs.aspx?root=ELEC#collapse10_3_2 | Y (in-person absentee) | https://sos.wyo.gov/elections/state/absenteevoting.aspx | Y | https://sos.wyo.gov/elections/state/absenteevoting.aspx | may request an absentee ballot until election day | https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=0a532588-685a-4047-891a-f1446bbeba63&nodeid=AAWAAKAAG&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAW%2FAAWAAK%2FAAWAAKAAG&level=3&haschildren=&populated=false&title=%C2%A7%E2%80%8222-9-105.+Application.&config=00JABmMTEzODA5Zi0wOWExLTQ3NTAtOThmNy0xYjc5ZjUwYzRkZmIKAFBvZENhdGFsb2f3sjqEYfYX7EMD8yWYBYCu&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A56VF-GYD1-73WF-644F-00008-00&ecomp=6gf5kkk&prid=89f54520-d99f-4810-af4b-f42d7e5b72dd |
| *GUAM | N | https://gec.guam.gov/registering-to-vote/ | Y (in-person absentee) | https://gec.guam.gov/absentee-voting/ | Y | https://gec.guam.gov/off-island-absentee-voters/ | may vote by Homebound Service | https://gec.guam.gov/index.php/for-voters/absentee-voting/ |
| *PUERTO RICO | N | Y | https://ww2.ceepur.org/Home/SolicituddeVoto | Y | https://ww2.ceepur.org/Home/FAQInformacionalElector | early voting by mail and from home for voters with disabilities | https://ww2.ceepur.org/Home/FAQInformacionalElector | |
| LAST UPDATED | 8/2025 | 8/2025 | 8/2025 | 8/2025 |