Provisional Voting

Provisional ballots will be counted after the voters' eligibility is confirmed and no later than 9 days after a primary, general, odd-year, or coordinated election..

You may vote provisionally if:

• You vote outside the county where you live
• The statewide registration system shows you already voted in the election
• You don't present a valid form of ID

You can register and change your address on Election Day to vote a normal ballot.

Provisional ballots will be counted no later than 6 days after the election.

Provisional ballots are issued in the following situations:

Provisional ballots begin being counted the day following an election. You can check the status of your provisional ballot to determine if your vote was counted.

Provisional ballots are counted by noon, 4 days after a General Election and 3 days after a Primary Election.

Voters receive a provisional ballot if:

• their registration cannot be verified at the polls
• an absentee ballot has been issued but the voter fails to bring it to the polls
• voter fails to provide proper ID
• the polling hours are extended (these provisional ballots are segregated from all other provisional ballots).

Voters must cast their provisional ballot in the correct polling place in order for it to be counted.

Provisional ballots are counted 10 days after the election.

You will be required to cast a provisional ballot if:

UPDATE: The Secretary of State has established a hotline voters can call to check on the status of thier provisional ballot. If you voted provisionally in the 2018 General Election, please call this toll free number: 1-844-537-5375. For more information about this hotline please click here.

Voters have 3 days after the election to verify registration with the County Registrar.

Provisional ballots are countetd by noon 7 days after the election. To find out if your provisional ballot was counted, use your state's provisional ballot tool.

Provisional ballots are counted 15 days after the election.

Provisional voting is available if you do not have identification or are not personally known by the election official, or if your name does not appear on the precinct register at the polling place where you are attempting to vote. You will have to vote a provisional ballot that will be delivered to a regional election office for verification of eligibility before being counted.

Provisional ballots are counted 10 business days after a General Election and 5 days for all other elections.

You will vote by provisional ballot if:

Provisional ballots are counted between 2-15 days after the election.

If your name is not on the precinct voter registration list, or you do not show a valid photo ID, the election official shall permit you to vote only under the following conditions: