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Each state has different rules regarding domestic absentee voting.  Some states impose additional requirements, like witness and/or notary signatures. We've got answers for you here.

Absentee voting, either by mail or by placing a ballot in a drop box, is more popular than ever. In 2020, 65 million...

Ballot Drop Boxes are Safe and Easy to Use. Here’s How to Find Out If Voting by Drop Box is Available in Your State.

The widespread ability to vote absentee using a ballot drop box is one of the innovative voting options that Americans were presented with in 2020. As a response to the need to...

How to return your absentee ballot without putting it into the mail?

U.S. Vote Foundation has answers for you on our Ballot Return Options chart. Newly updated for the 2022 Midterm Election Year.

• American voters enjoy options. This goes for how to vote - it could be voting in-person or early...

What are your options for in-person voting?
Election Day

No matter where you live, you can vote in-person on Election Day during both the primary and midterm elections.

Find your state’s primary election schedule
This year’s midterm general election will be held on November 8, 2022. Learn more about your state’s election rules for voting on that day.

Early Voting

Almost all states also offer in-person voting at a vote center during an early voting period, often several weeks before an election, depending on the state. This option applies for both the primary election – when voters narrow down candidates for the midterm ticket – and the midterm general election.

Our message of thanks to Election Heroes across the nation

Today, U.S. Vote Foundation and Overseas Vote would like to recognize each and every one of the Election Officials across the country. 

Thank you for your devotion, commitment, and engagement in your critically important jobs. We recognize...

Register to vote and request your absentee ballot now to vote from home in both the 2022 midterm primaries and general elections.

Primary election season has begun, and many states are about to hold elections! That means, it’s time to act now to make sure your vote counts in the upcoming primary...

North Carolina’s primary elections are right around the corner - on Tuesday, May 17, 2022!

Primaries are vitally important. This year in the primary election you will choose the political candidates that will run for Congress in the November 2022 congressional midterm election.

Let's aim to blow...

What are the different ways that primaries are conducted?

There are five types of primaries conducted in the United States: open primaries, primaries open to unaffiliated voters, partially open primaries, closed primaries, and semi-closed primaries. Here we provide details on the several types of primaries.

Why Your Vote Matters for Congressional Primaries - Make it Count!

Let's think of spring this year as a fresh start for our democracy. Primary elections have just begun and the pace is about to pick up. Over the next several months, voters in each state will decide which political candidates will...