Millions of Americans are receiving absentee ballot applications from outside groups. Here’s what you need to know. What to know if you get an absentee application from an outside group.

This year, the Department of State is also launching the mail-in ballot application two months earlier than in 2020, giving voters over eight weeks of additional time to apply for their ballot.

The civilian absentee ballot submission deadline is less than a week away, according to state elections officials. All non-military absentee ballot applications must be received by county boards ...