Absentee Ballot Requirements in D.C. and the 50 states

This memorandum provides a detailed explanation of how D.C. and the 50 states process and tabulate absentee ballots.

This document begins with an overview of when the 50 states and D.C. allow absentee ballots to be processed and tabulated, and when elections are considered certified. It is followed by an explanation of how D.C. processes and tabulates absentee ballots and certifies elections.