Absentee Ballot Applications Now Available in Portsmouth

For the September 8, 2020 State Primary and the November 3, 2020 General Election, Portsmouth residents concerned about potentially exposing themselves to COVID-19 in a public polling place may request an absentee ballot staring immediately.

Applications can be printed out online and are now being accepted by the Portsmouth City Clerk’s Office by mail or by fax for absentee ballots for both elections.

• If you want to vote in both elections, complete a separate application for each.

• If you are voting absentee because of COVID-19 concerns, be sure to select "I am unable to appear in person due to a disability" as the reason for requesting your ballot when you are filling out your application.

• Make sure to remember to complete both pages of your applications.

Now is also a good time for anyone who may be out of state at the time of either election, such as a student attending college or a resident with vacation plans, to apply.

Starting June 1, applications may also be picked up or dropped off at the City Clerk’s Office after at Portsmouth City Hall, which is reopening starting in June for appointments and walk-ins. It has been closed to the public since March.