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How We Vote & What It Means: Webinar

Join Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown from the Department of Political Science for the free webinar. Please register below for this panel discussion on voting in the United States with How We Vote authors Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown and Georgetown professors Hans Noel, Robert Patterson, and Diana Owen on...

Suggested Deadline: Register to Vote

Various Locations

Some states close their voter registration period 30 days before the election.  To be sure you have time to register or update your registration in time for the 2020 General Election, it's suggested you do so by October 1 at the latest.

Suggested Deadline: Absentee Ballot Requested

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Because it takes time for your absentee ballot application to be received and then for the ballot to reach you and for you to return your ballot, it is suggested you make the request for an absentee ballot no later than October 10.  This will help ensure you, the election...

Deadline: Alabama Voter Registration

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This is the last day to register OR to update your registration for voting in the 2020 General Election.

Suggested Deadline: Absentee Ballot Mailed

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Because it takes time for your ballot to be processed by the United States Postal Service (USPS), the USPS suggests you mail back your absentee ballot <strong>no later than</strong> one week prior to the deadline.  For Alabama voters, this means you should mail your absentee ballot back no later than...

Deadline: Alabama Absentee Ballots Received

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All Alabama absentee ballots must be postmarked OR hand-delivered by this date for the ballot to be counted in the 2020 General Election. Keep in mind that in Alabama you will need at least $1.20 in postage on your ballot return envelope in order for it to not be returned...

Election Day

Various Locations

Polls in Alabama open for in-person voting in the 2020 General Election.

Let’s Talk! Black Experience Edition

Online Event

Staff members from Auburn University’s Student Counseling & Psychological Services, or SCPS, is inviting Black students to join them for a special online event titled “Let's Talk! Black Experience Edition,” a virtual space to communicate about how they are feeling in today’s world.

Georgia Runoff Early Voting Begins

For more information on voting in Georgia, visit the Vote 411 Georgia webpage and the Georgia Secretary of State’s website.