• The earliest a voter can request a mail-in ballot will now be 11 weeks prior to election date as opposed to the initial 180 days.
  • The deadline to complete the absentee ballot application will now be two Fridays before election day as opposed to one Friday before.
  • Counties will now mail out absentee ballots four weeks before the election, approximately three weeks later than before.
  • To request or return a ballot, there are new ID rules. All voters submitting an absentee ballot must provide one of the following: driver’s license number, state ID number, or another form of voter ID prescribed by federal law.
  • Voter signature match has been eliminated.
  • Absentee ballots will now have to be printed on special security paper with a precinct name and ID listed.
  • Absentee ballot drop boxes are now located in every county- one for every 100,000 active voters. These drop boxes will be located inside early voting sites and will be only open during early voting days and hours. They are not available on Election Day!
  • State and local governments are no longer allowed to send unsolicited applications for absentee ballots.