Absentee/mail-in voting signature and witness requirements, 2020
General information
This article lists each state's absentee/mail-in ballot signature and witness requirements for the November 3, 2020, general election.[1] For additional information about absentee/mail-in voting, see this article.
How to use this interactive table: The table comprises three columns:
- State
- Notary or witness requirements
- Signature requirements
Each of the three columns can be sorted alphabetically or chronologically. To sort a column, click the column heading. To search for a state, enter the state name in the search bar above the upper right-hand corner of the table.
By default, the table displays 10 states at a time. To see additional states on subsequent pages, use the navigation prompts under the bottom right-hand corner of the table. To change the number of states displayed on a single page, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table.
More on voting on November 3
Voting requirements and deadlines
General information
- Voter ID requirements
- State election websites
- Early voting dates
- Voter registration requirements
- Voter registration deadlines
- Same-day registration
- States that require employers to grant employees time off to vote
- Election results certification dates
Absentee/mail-in voting
- Absentee/mail-in voting overview
- Eligibility
- Request deadlines
- Request requirements
- Return deadlines
- Signature and witness requirements
- When can states begin processing and counting ballots
elections information:
COVID-19 and elections
- Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
- Changes to absentee/mail-in voting procedures in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
Ballotpedia's 2020 election coverage
Footnotes
- ↑ This article includes information for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five permanently inhabited U.S. territories.
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