Make Sure Your Absentee Counts!
Our goal is for zero absentee ballots to be rejected at the polls.
Follow these steps to make sure your ballot is counted:
- Read the step-by-step instruction letter that you receive with your absentee ballot.
- Seal the envelope.
- Sign the certificate envelope on the line marked “Voter Signature.”
- Have your witness sign the envelope on the line marked “Witness Signature.” It is okay if your witness is your spouse or significant other.
- Have your witness print their name on the line marked "Witness Printed Name."
- Have your witness write their address on the line marked "Witness Address." The printed address should include house number, street name, and city.
- Mail your absentee ballot back to the Clerk’s Office as early as possible. The ballot must be delivered to your polling place by 8:00 pm on Election Day.
- If you have moved, register to vote at your new address before requesting an absentee. Writing a new address on your absentee label does not update your voter registration.
- Vote absentee at an In-Person Absentee Voting location.
Absentee ballots are rejected for the following reasons:
- Voter did not sign absentee envelope.
- Voter did not have witness sign absentee envelope.
- Voter did not print name on absentee envelope.
- Witness did not write address on absentee envelope.
- Ballot was not delivered by Election Day.
- Voter was not registered to vote at current address.
- Voter did not seal absentee envelope.
- Voter died before Election Day.