What is a Provisional Ballot?
Provisional ballots are used when:
- A person’s registration status cannot be verified
- A registered voter has not provided a valid photo identification
- A court orders the polls to stay open past their normal closing time

The decision of whether to count the provisional vote is made by our local Electoral Board in the days after the Election. If you cast a provisional ballot, you will be given notice of the time and place of the Electoral Board’s meeting, as well as a toll-free number to check the status of your ballot. You have the right to be present when the Electoral Board makes its decision about whether to count your provisional ballot.

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1. How do I register to vote?
2. What is the deadline for registering to vote?
3. How do I know that I’m registered?
4. Do I have to register for each election?
5. Do I have to register by Party?
6. What is required to vote?
7. How do I report changes in my name or address?
8. Am I eligible to vote?
9. My name and/or address is incorrect. How do I get it corrected?
10. I have multiple addresses. Which one do I use?
11. Can my POA (Power of Attorney) sign my application for me?
12. Is my SSN (Social Security Number) required to apply for voter registration?
13. What if I don’t have a valid photo ID?
14. Where do I vote?
15. What if I don’t have a valid photo ID on Election Day?
16. I am in college away from home. How do I vote?
17. Can I vote early?
18. Can I vote absentee?
19. When does absentee voting begin?
20. How do I vote absentee?
21. What do I need to bring to the polls?
22. I am serving in the Uniformed Services and/or Overseas. How do I vote?
23. When do the polls open and close?
24. What’s on my ballot?
25. Can my child watch me Vote?
26. Do I have to vote for Every Office or Question on the Ballot?
27. I have a disability or mobility issues. How do I vote?
28. I made a mistake on my ballot. What do I do?
29. How do I know that my vote is secure?
30. What is a Provisional Ballot?
31. I was not allowed to vote or I think I have witnessed an Election Law Violation
32. How do I become an Officer of Election?
33. Is there a residency requirement for voter registration?
34. When do Elections take place?
35. What is a Primary Election?
36. Can anyone vote in a Primary election?
37. What if I move within the 21 days the books are closed?
38. How do I cast a write-in vote?