Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.

Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot. Provides that a qualified voter may apply for an emergency absentee ballot if he has applied to receive an absentee ballot by the deadline but has not received his ballot within 10 days of the election and will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot.

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 13, 2026

• Person with a disabilitydirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Can apply for an emergency absentee ballot if they are hospitalized or ill and unable to vote on election day, or if a family member experiences these conditions or passes away.

  “Provides that a qualified voter may apply for an emergency absentee ballot if he has applied to receive an absentee ballot by the deadline but has not received his ballot within 10 days of the election and will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot.”· Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.

• Senior (65+, Medicare/SS)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Can apply for an emergency absentee ballot if they are hospitalized or ill and unable to vote on election day, or if a family member experiences these conditions or passes away.

  “Provides that a qualified voter may apply for an emergency absentee ballot if he has applied to receive an absentee ballot by the deadline but has not received his ballot within 10 days of the election and will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot.”· Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.

• Parent / guardiandirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Can apply for an emergency absentee ballot if their child is hospitalized or ill, or if their child passes away, and they are unable to vote on election day.

  “Provides that a qualified voter may apply for an emergency absentee ballot if he has applied to receive an absentee ballot by the deadline but has not received his ballot within 10 days of the election and will be unable to vote on election day due to his hospitalization or illness, the hospitalization, illness, or death of a spouse, child, or parent, or other emergency found to justify receipt of an emergency absentee ballot.”· Absentee voting; emergency application for absentee ballot.