Early Voting Calendar

For the exact 2016 deadlines, please check the Google Spreadsheet we use internally. Here’s the link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vthw8zjKSm1ziPjX50dumTkO2rd4JguC6yxt-KKzgkA/edit#gid=0.

Use the tool below to look up your early voting location.

What is Early Voting?

Early voting takes place in person before Election Day. You don’t need an excuse to vote early — you can vote early even if you are capable of voting at the polls on Election Day. Most states offer early voting at this point.

A handful of states (including Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, and Virginia), will let you vote early only if you have a valid excuse for not voting on Election Day. This is technically NOT early voting, although it does take place before Election Day. We call this “absentee in-person voting.”

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Alabama

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Alaska

Early voting starts 15 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends on Election Day.

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Arizona

Early voting starts 26 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends at 5:00pm on the Friday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Arkansas

Early voting starts 15 days before a primary or general election, and 7 days before a special election.

Early voting ends at 5 PM on the Monday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

California

Early voting start times vary by county. In general, early voting starts 30 days before Election Day.

Early voting end times vary by county. In general early voting ends the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Colorado

Every Colorado voter receives a ballot in the mail, but you can still vote in person at a Voter Service and Polling Center if you'd like. In-person voting voting begins at least 7 days before Election Day.

In-person voting ends on Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Connecticut

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Delaware

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District of Columbia

Early voting starts 15 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends at 4:45pm the day before Election Day.

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Florida

Early voting starts 10 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends the 3rd day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Georgia

Early voting start times vary by county

Early voting end times vary by county.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Hawaii

Early voting starts two Tuesdays before Election Day.

Early voting ends the Saturday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Idaho

Early voting starts as soon as ballots are available

Early voting ends at 5 p.m. the Friday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Illinois

Early voting begins 15 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends 3 days before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Indiana

Early voting starts 29 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends at noon the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Iowa

Early voting starts as soon as ballots are available

Early voting ends the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Kansas

Early voting must start by the Tuesday before Election Day. In some counties early voting starts as early as 20 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends at noon the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Kentucky

If you can't vote in person on Election Day, you can vote absentee In-person starting 12 days (or more) before Election Day.

Absentee In-person voting ends the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Louisiana

Early voting starts 14 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends 7 days before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Maine

Early voting starts as soon as ballots are available (usually 30-45 days before Election Day)

Early voting ends Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Maryland

Early voting starts the second Saturday before Election Day Early voting centers are open from 10 am until 8 pm every day of early voting except on Sundays; on Sundays, they are open from 12pm to 6pm.

Early voting ends the Thursday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Massachusetts

2016 will be the first year that Massachusetts offers early voting. Early voting starts 11 business days before Election Day.

Early voting ends 2 business days before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Michigan

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Minnesota

Early voting starts 46 days before Election Day.

Early voting ends the day before Election Day.

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Mississippi

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Missouri

If you can't vote in person in Missouri on Election Day, you can vote absentee in-person starting as soon as absentee ballots are available.

Absentee in-person voting ends 5:00 p.m. the night before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Montana

Early voting starts as soon as the official ballot becomes available, usually 30 days before Election Day.

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Nebraska

Early voting starts 35 days before Election Day (15 days before special elections)

Early voting ends Election Day.

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Nevada

Early voting start times vary by county.

Early voting end times vary by county.

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

Early voting starts as soon as ballots are available. The exact start times vary by county, so it's best to call your Local Election Official and ask.

Early voting ends at 3pm on the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

New Mexico

Early voting starts the 28 days before Election Day

Early voting ends the Saturday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

New York

If you can't vote in person on Election Day, you can vote absentee in-person as soon as ballots are available (at least 32 days before Election Day).

Absentee in-person voting ends the day before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

North Carolina

Early voting starts the 3rd Thursday before Election Day

Early voting ends the Saturday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

North Dakota

Early voting start times vary by county.

Early voting ends times vary by county.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Ohio

Early voting starts 35 days before Election Day

Early voting ends at 6:00pm the Friday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Oklahoma

Early voting is available from 8am to 6pm on the Friday and Monday before any election. Early voting also takes place from 8am to 1pm on the Saturday before a state or federal election.

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

If you can't vote in person on Election Day you can vote "absentee in-person" soon as ballots are available. You can apply for and vote your absentee ballot during the same visit to your Local Election Official.

Absentee in-person voting ends 5 p.m. the day before Election Day

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

South Dakota

Early voting start times vary by county.

Early voting end times vary by county.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Tennessee

Early voting starts 20 days before Election Day

Early voting ends 5 days before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Texas

Early voting starts 17 days before most elections in Texas. If that day falls on a weekend, then early voting starts the following Monday

Early voting ends 4 days before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Utah

Early voting starts 14 days before Election Day

Early voting ends the Friday (2 business days) before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Vermont

Early voting starts 45 days before a primary or general election - 20 days before a municipal election

Early voting ends Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Virginia

If you can't vote in person on Election Day, you can vote "absentee in-person" starting as soon as ballots are available - usually between 45 days before Election Day. You can apply for and vote your absentee ballot during the same visit to your Local Election Official.

Absentee In-person voting ends at 5 p.m. the Saturday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Washington

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West Virginia

Early voting starts 13 days before Election Day

Early voting ends 3 days before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Wisconsin

Early voting starts weeks before the Election Day-- each municipality (town or village) has a different start date, so contact your Local Election Official to find out when it starts where you live. Bring your photo ID with you when you vote.

Early voting ends at 5 p.m. or the close of business (whichever is later) on the Friday before Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

Wyoming

Early voting starts 40 days before Election Day

Early voting ends Election Day.

Contact your Local Election Official to learn more about early voting in your area.

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