The following states offer some form of early voting.
Early Voting: The voter completes the ballot in person at a county office or
other designated polling site or ballot drop site prior to election day. (Also
called in-person or on-site absentee voting.)
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Location and Duration of Early Voting
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Alabama
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Courthouse: 8 am-5 pm Saturday 10 days before the election; and 8 am-5
pm on the Tuesday before the election
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Alaska
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Election supervisor offices: 15 days before the election through the
day of the election
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Arizona
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The county recorder may establish on-site early voting locations at the
recorder's office or any other locations in the county the recorder deems
necessary; shall be accepted at any polling place while polls are open
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Arkansas
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Office of the county clerk: 15 days prior to election, ending on day
before election, during regular hours of the county clerk
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California
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Office of elections, officials or satellite locations: Not later than
14 days prior to voting at the satellite locations
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Colorado
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Established by county clerk and recorder: During regular business hours
for 10 days before the presidential primary election, the primary election,
and a special legislative election, and for 15 days before any general
election or other November election conducted by the county clerk and
recorder
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Florida
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Main or branch office of the supervisor of elections: at the office of
the supervisor of elections
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Georgia
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County office as designated: at least 45 days prior to election, to day
prior to election
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Hawaii
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Absentee polling places shall be established at the office of the county
clerks or as otherwise designated: 10 working days before election and
all Saturdays within that time period
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Iowa
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Commissioner's office or at a place designated by Commissioner or petitioned
for: 40 days before election
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Kansas
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Office of the county election officer and by mail: during the times established
by the election officer, up to 20 days before election
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Louisiana
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Office of the Registrar: 12 days to 6 days prior to any scheduled election,
M-F 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Sat. 8:30 am-noon
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Maine
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Clerk's office: three months up to election day; voter's vote a blank
ballot
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Massachusetts
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In the presence of the registrar, assistant registrar, or clerk: time
is unspecified in statute
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Michigan
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Clerk's office: before 4 pm on day preceding the election
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Montana
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As soon as the official ballots are available, the election administrator
shall permit an elector to mark the ballot before election day before
the election administrator
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Nebraska
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Office of the election commissioner or county clerk: day that absentee
ballots are available to election day
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Nevada
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County clerk's office: M-F 8 am-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-6 pm, begins 3rd Saturday
preceding a primary or general election and extends through Friday before
election day
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New Mexico
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County clerk's office or alternative location: 8 am on the 40th day preceding
election up until 5 pm on the Saturday immediately prior to the date of
election
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North Carolina
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Office of the county board of elections or other designated site: Not
earlier than the first business day after the 25th day before an election
to 5:00 pm on Friday prior to election. Note: The only type of absentee
voting that is not subject to excuse requirements is one-stop voting for
elections held on the day of the general elections in November of even-numbered
years.
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North Dakota
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Auditor's office: Ballots available 40 days before election up to day
before election day during normal business hours
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Oklahoma
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Location designated by the secretary of the county election board: 9
am to 5 pm on Thurs., Fri., and Mon. immediately preceding any election
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Oregon
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Oregon elections are all conducted by mail-in ballot
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Tennessee
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County election commission office: during posted hours not more than
20 days nor less than five days before the day of the election
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Texas
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Main early voting polling place: regular business hours of the county
clerk, beginning on the 17th day before election day and continues through
the fourth day before election day
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Utah
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Office of the election officer: ballot must be cast no later than day
before election
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Vermont
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Office of the town clerk: time not specified in statute
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Virginia
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Office of the general registrar: not less than three days prior to election
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West Virginia
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Office of the clerk of the circuit court: beginning on the 15th day before
the election and continuing through the Saturday before the election for
any election held on a Tuesday or continuing through the third day before
the election for any election held on another day
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