Vote_Dem_Early_By_State_2024


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2	State	First Day of Early Voting	State Website for Voting Details	More Data/Take Action
3	Alabama	No Early Voting	https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2024	Alabama does not have early voting primarily due to state legislation that determines the voting process. The state's voting laws do not currently include provisions for early voting, unlike some other states that have implemented such measures. Instead, Alabama offers absentee voting, which allows eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail or in person before Election Day if they meet certain criteria, such as being out of the county on Election Day, having a physical illness or infirmity, or working a shift of ten hours or more that coincides with polling hours.
4	Alaska	Monday, October 21st	https://www.elections.alaska.gov/voter-information/absentee-and-early-voting/
5	Arizona	Wednesday, October 9th	https://azsos.gov/elections/voters/early-voting
6	Arkansas	Monday, October 21st	https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/voter-registration-information/voting-in-arkansas
7	California	Monday, October 7th	https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-nov-5-2024
8	Colorado	Monday, October 21st	https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/newsRoom/pressReleases/2024/PR20240226VSPCs.html
9	Connecticut	Monday, October 21st	https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/early-voting/early-voting
10	Delaware	Friday, October 25th	https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/votinglocations.shtml
11	Florida	Saturday, October 26th	https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/election-dates/
12	Georgia	Tuesday, October 15th	https://sos.ga.gov/page/election-calendar-and-events
13	Hawaii	Tuesday, October 22nd	https://elections.hawaii.gov/voting/contest-schedule/2024-contest-schedule/
14	Idaho	Monday, October 21st	https://voteidaho.gov/election-information/
15	Illinois	Thursday, September 26th	https://elections.il.gov/votingandregistrationsystems/beforeelectionday.aspx
16	Indiana	Tuesday, October 8th	https://vote.indy.gov/early-voting/
17	Iowa	Wednesday, October 16th	https://www.iowa.gov/how-do-i-vote-early-person
18	Kansas	Wednesday, October 16th	https://sos.ks.gov/elections/voter-information.html
19	Kentucky	Thursday, October 31st	https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Polling-Locations.aspx
20	Louisiana	Friday, October 18th	https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteEarly/Pages/default.aspx
21	Maine	Varies	https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/earlyvoting.html	The variations are based on each town, city, and county.
22	Maryland	Thursday, October 24th	https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html
23	Massachusetts	Saturday, October 19th	https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/vote-early.htm
24	Michigan	Saturday, October 26th	https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting
25	Minnesota	Friday, September 20th	https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/
26	Mississippi	No Early Voting	https://www.vote411.org/mississippi	They allow in-person absentee voting based on age, disabilities, and other reasons. However, they face similar reasons with Alabama mainly due to state legislation
27	Missouri	Tuesday, October 22nd	https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote
28	Montana	Monday, October 7th	https://sosmt.gov/elections/
29	Nebraska	Monday, October 7th	https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/early-voting
30	Nevada	Saturday, October 19th	https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2024-election-information/2024-voting-locations	They allow in-person absentee voting based on age, disabilities, and other reasons. However, they face similar reasons to Alabama and Mississippi mainly due to state legislation
31	New Hampshire	No Early Voting	https://www.usvotefoundation.org/new-hampshire-election-dates-and-deadlines
32	New Jersey	Saturday, October 26th	https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml
33	New Mexico	Tuesday, October 8th	https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/voting-faqs/early-voting-in-person/
34	New York	Saturday, October 26th	https://elections.ny.gov/
35	North Carolina	Thursday, October 17th	https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-early-person
36	North Dakota	Monday, October 21st	https://vip.sos.nd.gov/precincts.aspx?eid=329
37	Ohio	Tuesday, October 8th	https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/early-voting/
38	Oklahoma	Wednesday, October 30th	https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/early-voting.html
39	Oregon	Varies	https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/current-election.aspx	Drop sites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before). Variations based on towns, cities, and counties.
40	Pennsylvania	Monday, September 16th	https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/voter-support/mail-in-and-absentee-ballot/mail-ballot-before-election-day.html
41	Rhode Island	Wednesday, October 16th	https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/PersonVotingPage
42	South Carolina	Monday, October 21st	https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/
43	South Dakota	Friday, September 20th	https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/upcoming-elections/general-information/default.aspx
44	Tennessee	Wednesday, October 16th	https://sos.tn.gov/elections/guides/how-to-early-vote-in-person
45	Texas	Monday, October 21st	https://www.votetexas.gov/mobile/voting/faqs.htm
46	Utah	Tuesday, October 22nd	https://vote.utah.gov/current-election-information/
47	Vermont	Ballots available 45 days before the election	https://sos.vermont.gov/elections/voters/early-absentee-voting/	There is variation based on certain towns, but the majority of early voting is based on mail.
48	Virginia	Friday, September 20th	https://www.elections.virginia.gov/casting-a-ballot/early-voting-office-locations/
49	Washington	Friday, October 18th	https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/drop-box-and-voting-center-locations
50	West Virginia	Wednesday, October 23rd	https://states.aarp.org/west-virginia/election-voting-guide
51	Wisconsin	Tuesday, October 22nd	https://www.usvotefoundation.org/wisconsin-election-dates-and-deadlines
52	Wyoming	Tuesday, October 8th	https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/2024ElectionInformation.aspx

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State

First Day of Early Voting

State Website for Voting Details

More Data/Take Action

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Alabama

No Early Voting

https://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/election-information/2024

Alabama does not have early voting primarily due to state legislation that determines the voting process. The state's voting laws do not currently include provisions for early voting, unlike some other states that have implemented such measures. Instead, Alabama offers absentee voting, which allows eligible voters to cast their ballots by mail or in person before Election Day if they meet certain criteria, such as being out of the county on Election Day, having a physical illness or infirmity, or working a shift of ten hours or more that coincides with polling hours.

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Alaska

Monday, October 21st

https://www.elections.alaska.gov/voter-information/absentee-and-early-voting/

5

Arizona

Wednesday, October 9th

https://azsos.gov/elections/voters/early-voting

6

Arkansas

Monday, October 21st

https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/voter-information/voter-registration-information/voting-in-arkansas

7

California

Monday, October 7th

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/upcoming-elections/general-election-nov-5-2024

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Colorado

Monday, October 21st

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/newsRoom/pressReleases/2024/PR20240226VSPCs.html

9

Connecticut

Monday, October 21st

https://portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/early-voting/early-voting

10

Delaware

Friday, October 25th

https://elections.delaware.gov/elections/votinglocations.shtml

11

Florida

Saturday, October 26th

https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/election-dates/

12

Georgia

Tuesday, October 15th

https://sos.ga.gov/page/election-calendar-and-events

13

Hawaii

Tuesday, October 22nd

https://elections.hawaii.gov/voting/contest-schedule/2024-contest-schedule/

14

Idaho

Monday, October 21st

https://voteidaho.gov/election-information/

15

Illinois

Thursday, September 26th

https://elections.il.gov/votingandregistrationsystems/beforeelectionday.aspx

16

Indiana

Tuesday, October 8th

https://vote.indy.gov/early-voting/

17

Iowa

Wednesday, October 16th

https://www.iowa.gov/how-do-i-vote-early-person

18

Kansas

Wednesday, October 16th

https://sos.ks.gov/elections/voter-information.html

19

Kentucky

Thursday, October 31st

https://elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Polling-Locations.aspx

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Louisiana

Friday, October 18th

https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Vote/VoteEarly/Pages/default.aspx

21

Maine

Varies

https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/earlyvoting.html

The variations are based on each town, city, and county.

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Maryland

Thursday, October 24th

https://elections.maryland.gov/voting/early_voting.html

23

Massachusetts

Saturday, October 19th

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/vote-early.htm

24

Michigan

Saturday, October 26th

https://www.michigan.gov/sos/elections/voting/early-in-person-voting

25

Minnesota

Friday, September 20th

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/other-ways-to-vote/vote-early-in-person/

26

Mississippi

No Early Voting

https://www.vote411.org/mississippi

They allow in-person absentee voting based on age, disabilities, and other reasons. However, they face similar reasons with Alabama mainly due to state legislation

27

Missouri

Tuesday, October 22nd

https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote

28

Montana

Monday, October 7th

https://sosmt.gov/elections/

29

Nebraska

Monday, October 7th

https://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/early-voting

30

Nevada

Saturday, October 19th

https://www.nvsos.gov/sos/elections/election-information/2024-election-information/2024-voting-locations

They allow in-person absentee voting based on age, disabilities, and other reasons. However, they face similar reasons to Alabama and Mississippi mainly due to state legislation

31

New Hampshire

No Early Voting

https://www.usvotefoundation.org/new-hampshire-election-dates-and-deadlines

32

New Jersey

Saturday, October 26th

https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml

33

New Mexico

Tuesday, October 8th

https://www.sos.nm.gov/voting-and-elections/voting-faqs/early-voting-in-person/

34

New York

Saturday, October 26th

https://elections.ny.gov/

35

North Carolina

Thursday, October 17th

https://www.ncsbe.gov/voting/vote-early-person

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North Dakota

Monday, October 21st

https://vip.sos.nd.gov/precincts.aspx?eid=329

37

Ohio

Tuesday, October 8th

https://www.ohiosos.gov/elections/voters/toolkit/early-voting/

38

Oklahoma

Wednesday, October 30th

https://oklahoma.gov/elections/voters/early-voting.html

39

Oregon

Varies

https://sos.oregon.gov/voting/Pages/current-election.aspx

Drop sites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before). Variations based on towns, cities, and counties.

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Pennsylvania

Monday, September 16th

https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/vote/voter-support/mail-in-and-absentee-ballot/mail-ballot-before-election-day.html

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Rhode Island

Wednesday, October 16th

https://vote.sos.ri.gov/Voter/PersonVotingPage

42

South Carolina

Monday, October 21st

https://scvotes.gov/voters/early-voting/