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Absentee Voting

Options to Vote by Absentee Ballot

We're excited to be able to offer voters different options and choices when it comes to voting by absentee ballot.

Vote Absentee by Mail/ Ballot Return Information

Who Can Vote Absentee

Persons with employment obligations which prevent them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
Persons attending a sick or physically disabled person which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
Persons confined to a jail or pretrial facility pending disposition of arrest or trial which prevents them from voting during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
Persons who will be absent from their county of residence during early voting hours for the duration of the early voting period, and during the hours the polls are open on election day.
Persons with physical disabilities.
Persons sixty-five years of age or older.
Members of the Armed Forces and Merchant Marines of the United States, their spouses, and dependents residing with them.
Persons admitted to a hospital as an emergency patient on the day of the election or within a four-day period before the election (see additional details below).

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