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Alabama
Ala. Code § 17-11-9
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No one other than the absentee voter.
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N/A
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Alaska
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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Arizona
Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 16-1005
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A family member, household member or caregiver.
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Not specified.
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Arkansas
Ark. Code Ann. § 7-5-403
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A designated bearer. The bearer must return the ballot directly to the county clerk and must show a photo ID to the county clerk and sign an oath both when obtaining and returning an absentee ballot.
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A designated bearer may obtain absentee ballots for no more than two voters per election and shall not have more than two absentee ballots in his or her possession at any time.
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California
Election Code §3017
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A designated bearer.
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Compensation based on the number of ballots returned is prohibited.
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Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat § 1-7.5-107
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Any person of the voter’s own choice or any duly authorized agent of the county clerk and recorder or designated election official.
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No person other than a duly authorized agent of the county clerk and recorder or designated election official may receive more than 10 mail ballots in any election for mailing or delivery.
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Connecticut
C.G.S.A. § 9-140b
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An immediate family member or designated caregiver.
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Not specified.
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Delaware
Del. Code Title 15 § 5507
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Absentee voters must return their ballots by U.S. mail, by delivering it, or “causing it to be delivered” prior to the close of polls on Election Day. There is no explicit provision for an agent or designee to return an absentee ballot on behalf of a voter.
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Not specified.
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District of Columbia
D.C. Mun. Regs. Tit. 3, § 720
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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Florida
Fla. Stat. §101.65, 104.0616
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A person authorized by the voter.
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An individual may return up to two ballots per election cycle in addition to his or her own ballot or a ballot belonging to an immediate family member.
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Georgia
Ga. Code Ann., § 21-2-385
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A family member (including grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, and in-laws), household member or caregiver. A jail or other detention facility employee may return a ballot on behalf of a voter in custody.
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Not specified.
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Hawaii
HRS § 11-104(c)
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A voter may return a ballot in “any manner” provided that it is received on time and with a properly completed identification envelope.
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Not specified.
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Idaho
I.C. § 34-1005
HB 599 (2024)
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A family member, household member, or caregiver.
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Influencing the voter is prohibited.
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Illinois
10 ILCS 5/19-6
10 ILCS 5/19-13
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A person authorized by the voter. If the ballot is from a physically incapacitated elector, an employee or person under the direction of the facility in which the voter is located may deliver to the ballot must be authorized on the ballot by the voter to do so.
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Not specified.
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Indiana
Ind. Code § 3-11-10-24
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A member of the voter's household, family or a person designated as the attorney for the voter.
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Not specified.
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Iowa
Iowa Code § 53.17
Iowa Code § 53.33
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A delivery agent or the voter’s household member or immediate family member.
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A delivery agent must not return more than two absentee ballots per election
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Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §25-1128
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A designated bearer. Written designation is required.
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Not specified.
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Kentucky
Ken. Rev. Stat. § 117.0863
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A family member, household member or caregiver.
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Not specified.
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Louisiana
LSA-R.S. 18:1308
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If a ballot is returned by someone other than the voter, a commercial courier, or the U.S. Postal Service, the registrar shall require that the person to sign a statement, prepared by the secretary of state, certifying that they has the authorization and consent of the voter to hand deliver the marked ballot.
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No person except the immediate family of the voter shall hand deliver more than one marked ballot to the registrar.
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Maine
21-A M.R.S.A §753-B
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Someone other than the voter (a “3rd person”).
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A 3rd person must return an absentee ballot to the clerk’s office within two business days of the date the ballot was provided to the 3rd person.
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Maryland
MD Code, Election Law, § 9-307
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A designated agent. An agent must be at least 18 years old; not a candidate on that ballot; designated in a writing signed by the voter under penalty of perjury; and shall execute an affidavit under penalty of perjury that the ballot was returned to the local board by the agent.
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Not specified.
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Massachusetts
M.G.L.A. 54 § 92
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A family member.
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Not specified.
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Michigan
M.C.L.A. 168.764a
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An immediate family member or household member may deliver a ballot to the clerk for the voter.
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Not specified.
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Minnesota
Minn. Stat. Ann. § 203B.08
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A designated agent.
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An agent may not return more than three ballots in any election.
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Mississippi
Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-907
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A family member, household member, or caregiver of the voter.
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Not specified.
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Missouri
V.A.M.S. 115.291
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A relative within the second degree of consanguinity.
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Not specified.
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Montana
Mont. Code Ann. §13-35-703
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A caregiver, family member, household member or acquaintance.
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An individual authorized to return a voter’s ballot may not collect and return more than six ballots.
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Nebraska
Neb. Rev. St. § 32-943
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Not specified.
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Not specified. |
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Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 293.269923
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A person authorized by the voter.
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The authorized person must return a voter’s ballot before the end of the third day after the day of receipt.
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New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. §657:17
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A family member. If the voter is a resident of a residential care facility, a staff member may return the ballot, or someone providing assistance to a voter with a disability may return a ballot. The deliver agent must complete a form and present a government-issued photo ID or have their identity confirmed by the city or town clerk.
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Not specified.
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New Jersey
N.J. Stat. Ann. §19:63-9, §19:63-16
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A bearer designated by the voter may return a ballot to the county board. The bearer must provide proof of identity when delivering a ballot to the board.
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No person shall serve as a bearer for more than three qualified voters in an election, but a person may serve as a bearer for up to five voters if those voters are immediate family members residing in the same household as the bearer.
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New Mexico
N.M. Stat. Ann. § 1-6-10.1
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An immediate family member, household member or caregiver, either in-person or by mail.
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Not specified.
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New York
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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North Carolina
N.C.G.S.A. § 163A-1298, § 163A-1310
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A voter’s near relative or verifiable legal guardian may return an absentee ballot.
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Not specified.
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North Dakota
N.D. Cent. Code §16.1-07-08
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A voter may name an agent through written designation.
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A person cannot act as an agent for more than four voters in an election.
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Ohio
R.C. § 3509.05
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A family member.
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Not specified.
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Oklahoma
26 Okl.St.Ann. § 14-101.1, 14-108, 108.1
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A voter's spouse.
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Oklahoma explicitly prohibits "ballot harvesting." Also, notaries may not notarize more than 20 absentee ballot affidavits without the written approval of the election board.
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Oregon
Ore. Rev. Stat. §260.695,
§254.470
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A person may return a ballot on behalf of another voter.
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A person returning a ballot for a voter must do so within two days of receipt. A person, except an elections official, may not attempt to collect voted ballots within any building in or within 100 feet of any officially designated ballot collection site. A person, except an elections official, may not establish a location to collect ballots unless the person prominently displays a sign stating: “NOT AN OFFICIAL BALLOT DROP SITE”; and the sign is printed in all capital letters in bold 50-point type.
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Pennsylvania
25 P.S. § 3146.6
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Implied that only the voter may return their ballot: “the elector shall send same by mail, postage prepaid, except where franked, or deliver it in person to said county board of election.”
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Not specified.
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Puerto Rico
16 L.P.R.A. § Section 9.36.-
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Not specified. |
Not specified. |
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Rhode Island
Gen. Laws § 17-20-23
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There is no explicit provision for an agent to return a ballot on behalf of a voter; a voter shall “cause the envelope to be delivered to the state board on or before election day.”
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Not specified.
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South Carolina
S.C. Code §7-15-385
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A person authorized in writing by the voter. A candidate or a member of a candidate's paid campaign staff is not permitted to serve as an authorized returnee for any person unless the person is a member of the voter's immediate family.
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Not specified.
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South Dakota
S.D. Codified Laws
§ 12-19-9
§ 12-19-2.2
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An authorized messenger.
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If a person is an authorized messenger for more than one voter, they must notify the person in charge of the election of all voters for whom they are a messenger.
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Tennessee
Tenn. Code Ann. §2-6-202 (e)
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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Texas
V.T.C.A., Election Code § 86.006
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A family member within the second degree of affinity or third degree of consanguinity or a household member.
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Carrier envelopes may not be collected and stored at another location for subsequent delivery to the early voting clerk. A person commits an offense if the person knowingly possesses an official ballot or official carrier envelope with intent to defraud the voter or the election authority.
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Utah
U.C.A. 1953 § 20A-3a-501
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A household member.
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Not specified.
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Vermont
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 17, § 2543
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Not specified.
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No individual may return more than 25 ballots to the town clerk or to a secure ballot drop box.
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Virgin Islands
18 V.I.C. § 665
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There is no explicit provision for an agent to return a ballot on behalf of a voter; a voter may “cause it [the absentee ballot] to be delivered” to the board of elections. |
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Virginia
VA Code Ann. § 24.2-707
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Only a voter can return a ballot in person; other methods of return—mail or drop box—do not specify. Per an opinion from the state attorney general, An absentee ballot may be returned, at the voter’s request, by a third party.
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Not specified.
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Washington
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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West Virginia
W. Va. Code, § 3-3-5
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Not specified.
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No person may hand-deliver more than two absentee ballots in any election and any person hand delivering an absentee ballot is required to certify that he or she has not examined or altered the ballot.
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Wisconsin
W.S.A. 6.87
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Implies only the voter for mail return; “the envelope shall be mailed by the elector, or delivered in person, to the municipal clerk issuing the ballot or ballots.”
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Not specified.
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Wyoming
W.S.1977 § 22-9-113
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Not specified.
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Not specified.
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