*New* Mail-in Voting

• Voters now have an option to vote by Mail-in Ballot.  Mail-in voters do not have to provide a reason or excuse
  when requesting a ballot.  The deadline to apply for the 2020 Primary is April 21.  Online applications are available at www.votespa.com.
• The voted ballot deadline is 8:00 pm on Election Day.  Voted ballots can be brought in person by the voter to the Washington County Elections Office until 8:00 pm on Election Day. Ballots received after this time will not be counted.  Postmarks do not count.  
• If you apply for a Mail-in Ballot, you may not vote at your polling place, except by provisional ballot, even if you did not vote or receive your Mail-in Ballot.  
• Voters may request to be placed on a permanent mail-in voter list. You will have an application mailed to them by the first week in February each year, which, if completed and returned, entitles you to receive a Mail-in Ballot in the mail for all elections taking place in that calendar year and for any special elections through the third week in February of the following year.

Absentee Voting 

• If you are unable to attend your polling place for any of the following reasons you must vote by Absentee Ballot:
  • Illness or physical disability
  • Absent from your municipality on Election Day
  • Observance of a religious holiday
  • Election worker working outside your precinct
• The deadline to apply for an Absentee Ballot for the 2020 Primary is April 21 by 5:00 pm.  Online applications are available at www.votespa.com. 
  
• The voted ballot deadline has been extended to 8:00 pm on Election Day.  Voted ballots can be brought in person by the voter to the Washington County Elections Office until 8:00 pm on Election Day.  Ballots received after this time will not be counted.  Postmarks do not count.  
  
• If you apply for an Absentee Ballot, you may not vote at your polling place, except by provisional ballot, even if you did not vote or receive your Absentee Ballot.
  
• Voters with a permanent disability may request placement on a permanent absentee voter list by completing Section C1 on the back of the application.  You will have an application mailed to you by the first week in February each year, which, if completed and returned, entitles you to receive an Absentee Ballot in the mail for all elections taking in that calendar year and for any special elections through the third week in February of the following year.
  
• There is now one emergency voting period for those who cannot vote at their polling place due to sudden illness or absence.  The emergency voting period is from 5:00 pm on the Tuesday before the Election to 8:00 pm on Election Day.  Multiple individuals may now designate the same individual to carry their ballot.

Absentee Ballot information for Military and Overseas Personnel can be found at
www.fvap.gov.