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State |
Do you need a reason? |
List of valid reasons |
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Alabama |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · work shift is during all voting hours · student living outside of county · election worker or poll worker |
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Alaska |
No excuse needed |
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Arizona |
No excuse needed |
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Arkansas |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability |
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California |
No excuse needed |
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Colorado |
No; all-mail elections (ballot mailed to all voters automatically!) |
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Connecticut |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · election worker or poll worker · religious belief or practice |
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Delaware |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · work shift is during all voting hours · religious belief or practice |
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District of Columbia |
No excuse needed |
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Florida |
No excuse needed |
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Georgia |
No excuse needed |
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Hawaii |
No; all-mail elections (ballot mailed to all voters automatically!) |
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Idaho |
No excuse needed |
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Illinois |
No excuse needed |
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Indiana |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus · work shift is during all voting hours · election worker or poll worker · religious belief or practice · ACP Participant |
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Iowa |
No excuse needed |
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Kansas |
No excuse needed |
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Kentucky |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus · work shift is during all voting hours · student living outside of county · ACP Participant · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) · jurors |
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Louisiana |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus · work shift is during all voting hours · student living outside of county · election worker or poll worker · ACP Participant · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) · jurors |
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Maine |
No excuse needed |
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Maryland |
No excuse needed |
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Massachusetts |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · student living outside of county · religious belief or practice |
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Michigan |
No excuse needed |
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Minnesota |
No excuse needed |
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Mississippi |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus |
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Missouri |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · election worker or poll worker · religious belief or practice · ACP Participant · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) |
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Montana |
No excuse needed |
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Nebraska |
No excuse needed |
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Nevada |
No excuse needed |
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New Hampshire |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · work shift is during all voting hours · religious belief or practice |
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New Jersey |
No excuse needed |
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New Mexico |
No excuse needed |
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New York |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) |
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North Carolina |
No excuse needed |
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North Dakota |
No excuse needed |
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Ohio |
No excuse needed |
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Oklahoma |
No excuse needed |
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Oregon |
No; all-mail elections (ballot mailed to all voters automatically!) |
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Pennsylvania |
No excuse needed |
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Rhode Island |
No excuse needed |
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South Carolina |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus · work shift is during all voting hours · student living outside of county · election worker or poll worker · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) · jurors |
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South Dakota |
No excuse needed |
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Tennessee |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus · work shift is during all voting hours · student living outside of county · election worker or poll worker · religious belief or practice · jurors |
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Texas |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus · ACP Participant · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) |
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Utah |
No; all-mail elections (ballot mailed to all voters automatically!) |
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Vermont |
No excuse needed |
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Virginia |
No excuse needed |
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Washington |
No; all-mail elections (ballot mailed to all voters automatically!) |
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West Virginia |
Yes |
· out of county on election day · illness or disability · 65-plus / "advanced age" · work shift is during all voting hours · student living outside of county · ACP Participant · incarcerated (but still qualified to vote) |
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Wisconsin |
No excuse needed |
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Wyoming |
No excuse needed |
(Information from: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx)