• Online: Oct. 5
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 5
• In person: Oct. 5

The deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed is no later than 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the 10th day before the election. The deadlines for 2020 are:

• Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 7
• Primary Election: August 8
• General Election: October 24

A vote-by-mail ballot must be returned and received no later than 7:00 p.m. (local time) on election day in order to be counted. The deadlines for 2020 are:

• Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 17*
• Primary Election: August 18
• General Election: November 3*

*A 10-day extension exists only for overseas voters for the Presidential Preference Primary and General Election only.

To ensure that ballots are received by the deadline, voters are encouraged to vote and return their voted ballots as soon as received or early enough to account for mail delivery times. The United States Postal Service recommends that domestic nonmilitary voters, mail back their voted ballots at least 1 week before the Election Day deadline to account for any unforeseen events or weather issues. The Federal Voting Assistance Program provides recommended earlier timelines (see timetable at bottom of their webpage) for absent military and overseas voters.

Vote-by-mail ballots may also be returned at secure drop boxes at Supervisor of Elections’ main and branch offices and early voting sites. Please contact the county Supervisor of Elections or visit their website for the location of all vote-by-mail ballot secure drop boxes in your county.

For more information, visit Vote-by-Mail and Military and Overseas Citizens Voting.

Request Your Ballot

By law, early voting must be held at least for 8 days. The mandatory early voting periods for 2020 are:

• Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 7 – 14
• Primary Election: August 8 – 15
• General Election: October 24 – 31

Each county Supervisor of Elections may offer more days of early voting from one or more of the following days:

• Presidential Preference Primary Election: March 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 15
• Primary Election: August 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 16
• General Election: October 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and November 1

Check with your county Supervisor of Elections for the additional days of early voting that may be offered in your county.