♿ Can Voters With Disabilities Fax a Ballot?
In most states, no. According to NCSL, 13 states let voters with disabilities return a ballot electronically, but several of them use a secure online portal or email rather than fax, and 18 states allow return by mail only. Where your state and county do accept a faxed ballot, you send it to your own local election office, and it costs $2.99 for up to 3 pages with no account.
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Where Fax Return Is an Option
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) reports, in a summary updated 30 June 2026, that 13 states have extended electronic ballot return to voters with disabilities: Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Utah and West Virginia. "Electronic" does not always mean fax, so here is what we could confirm for each group. Rules vary by state and can change, so please confirm with your local election office before you send.
Fax listed by NCSL, not yet confirmed on the state's own page: Delaware (email and fax), Louisiana, Maine, Nevada and North Dakota. Ask your county or local election office whether it accepts a faxed ballot from you and what forms must go with it.
Hawaii: state law (HRS 15-5) lets a voter with special needs, including a disability, ask for a ballot by electronic transmission and return the voted ballot and forms by electronic transmission or by mail, received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Indiana: voters with print disabilities file form ABS-VPD. For the 3 November 2026 general election, the ABS-VPD for voting absentee by email, fax or mail had to be received by 11:59 PM on 22 October 2026, which has now passed. Ballots must be received by 6 PM on 3 November 2026, and Indiana's disability office describes email return, so ask your county which method it uses.
Alaska: the state election site says any Alaska voter may apply for a fax ballot, starting 15 days before Election Day.
States That Use a Portal, Email or Mail Instead
Several of the 13 states use something other than fax for voters with disabilities. Colorado sends eligible voters, such as people who are blind, have a visual impairment or reading disability, or cannot hold or mark a ballot, to its electronic ballot access website, with ballots due by 7 PM on Election Day; the Colorado page does not mention fax. Rhode Island lets voters with print disabilities or a visual impairment mark and return an accessible mail ballot through a secure online portal, with no fax or email return. NCSL marks fax as limited to military and overseas voters in Massachusetts, North Carolina, West Virginia and Utah, which use a portal (and in Utah, email) for voters with disabilities.
In the 18 states where mail is the only permitted return method, please mail your ballot as your instructions say, or ask your election office about accessible in-person voting.
The rule: fax a ballot only if your own election office confirms that it accepts fax return from voters with disabilities, and only to the fax number that office gives you.
Where to Send It and What Goes With It
There is no single state fax number for ballots. Send your ballot to your county or local election office, at the number in your ballot instructions or on that office's own website. Numbers differ from county to county.
Some states ask a voter who faxes a ballot to sign a secrecy waiver; Alaska and California both require one for fax ballots. Ask your office whether you need one, and send every form your instructions list. On your own cover page, write the election office's name, your full name as it appears on your voter registration, your county or town, "Voted ballot for the 3 November 2026 general election", the page count, and your phone number and email. Please do not add notes or page numbers to the ballot itself unless your instructions allow it.
Entering the Number and the Cost
Select United States, then type all 10 digits of the election office fax number. Do not type a leading 1, because +1 is added for you, and the box removes a 1 typed at the start. The pay button turns on only when all 10 digits are in. OverseasFax works in any browser, and you can upload the ballot as a PDF from a computer or phone.
A fax to a US number costs $2.99 for up to 3 pages and $0.99 for each extra page. A cover page, a two-page ballot and a signed waiver is 4 pages, which is $2.99 + $0.99 = $3.98. There is no account, nothing is printed on your document, and if the fax cannot be delivered the full amount goes back to your card automatically. Delivery usually takes a few minutes.
Your Record and Checking Your Ballot
Election offices do not send a fax receipt by default. Keep the confirmation email, which shows the destination number, the page count and the time in US Eastern Time, your record of exactly when it was sent. Then check your ballot status on your state or county election website, or call the office.
If the election office needs to fax you a form, our sister service GetAFax.com gives you a private US fax number for 24 hours for $5, for up to 30 pages, with faxes arriving in your email as a PDF. If you are also a service member stationed away from home, see how to fax your ballot as a stateside service member, and if you are living abroad, see how to fax your absentee ballot from overseas. More US topics are in the US fax guide.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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I have a print disability in Indiana, is it too late for the ABS-VPD for 3 November 2026?
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