Ohio, Kansas, Maine: Your Last Mail-Ballot Request Days

Three Toss Up Senate races, three deadlines coming fast. Ohio and Kansas stop taking mail-ballot applications on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Maine's last day to request an absentee ballot is Thursday, Oct. 29. Here is every date, straight from official state sources.

By Clara Hughes

ALTAS WORLD NEWS ANALYSIS | VOTER GUIDE | By Clara Hughes, Chief Opinion Editor | 5-min read ▶ Watch the video: Altas Election Special Altas World News voter guide. Altas World News is independent and not affiliated with any campaign or party. No campaign reviewed, requested or directed this piece. Ohio, Kansas and Maine all have one thing in common this fall. Each has a Republican senator in a race the Cook Political Report rates a Toss Up: Jon Husted in Ohio, Roger Marshall in Kansas and Susan Collins in Maine [1]. Sabato's Crystal Ball says Republicans need four of its five Toss-ups, a list that includes all three of these states, to hold the Senate [2]. Races this close are won by the voters who get their ballots in on time. If you plan to vote by mail in any of these three states, your window to ask for a ballot closes next week. Every date below links to an official state source. If anything here differs from what your local election office tells you, the election office wins. Call