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State |
Early Voting Begins |
Early Voting Ends |
Locations |
Hours and Days |
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Alaska AS §15.20.064, 15.20.045 and 6 AAC 25.500 |
15 days before election | Day of election |
Elections supervisors’ offices
Other locations as designated by election director |
Varies by location |
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Arizona ARS §16-541, 16-542 |
26 days before election | Friday before election |
Recorder’s office
Any other locations in the county the recorder deems necessary |
Not specified. |
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Arkansas AR Code §7-5-418 |
15 days before election | 5 p.m. Monday before election |
Offices of county clerk
Other locations as determined by county board of election commissioners |
Not specified. |
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California Elec. Code §3001, 3018 |
29 days before election |
Day before election
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County election officials’ offices
Satellite locations as determined by county election officials |
Varies from county to county |
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District of Columbia DC ST § 1-1001.09 |
7 days before election, but in-person absentee voting is available 15 days before | Saturday before election for early voting, day before election for in-person absentee |
Council Chambers
One satellite location in each ward |
8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday excluded |
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Florida Fla. Stat. §101.657 |
10 days before election
May be offered 11 to 15 days before an election that contains state and federal races, at the discretion of the elections supervisor |
3 days before election
May end 2 days before an election that contains state and federal races, at the discretion of the elections supervisor |
Main or branch offices of elections supervisors
Other sites designated by the elections supervisor (locations must provide all voters in that area with equal opportunity to vote) |
No less than 8 or more than 12 hours per day Election supervisors may choose to provide additional days of early voting, including weekends |
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Georgia GA Code §21-2-380 and §21-2-382 |
Fourth Monday prior to a primary or election; as soon as possible prior to a runoff | Friday immediately prior to a primary, election or runoff |
Board of registrars’ offices
Other sites as designated by boards of registrars (must be a government building generally accessible to the public) |
Normal business hours on weekdays 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the second Saturday prior to primary or election Election officials may provide for early voting beyond regular business hours |
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Hawaii HRS §15-7 |
10 working days before election | Saturday before election |
Clerks’ offices
Other sites designated by clerks |
Hours determined by county clerks. |
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Idaho ID Code §34-1006 and 34-1002 |
Third Monday before election (in-person absentee) | 5 p.m., Friday before election | Determined by county clerk | Not specified. |
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Illinois 10 ILCS 5/19A-15 and 10 ILCS 5/19A-20 |
Fortieth day before election for temporary polling locations and fifteenth day before election for permanent locations | End of the day before election day |
An election authority may establish permanent and temporary polling places for early voting at locations throughout the election authority’s jurisdiction, including but not limited to:
Municipal clerk’s office Township clerk’s office Road district clerk’s office County or local public agency office
Early voting locations must be provided at public universities |
Permanent early voting locations must remain open from the fifteenth day before an election during the hours of 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or 9 a.m.5 p.m. on weekdays. Beginning eight days before an election, they must remain open 8:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, 9 a.m.-Noon on Saturdays and holidays, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sundays. Permanent early voting locations must stay open at least 8 hours on any holiday and a total of at least 14 hours on the final weekend during the early voting period. Election authorities may decide the days and hours for temporary early voting locations, beginning the fortieth day before an election.
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Indiana Ind. Code §3-11-4-1 and 3-11-10-26 |
Twenty-eight days before election (in-person absentee) | Noon, day before election |
Office of circuit court clerk
County election board may adopt a resolution to authorize the circuit court clerk to establish satellite offices for early voting |
The office of the circuit court clerk must permit in-person absentee voting for at least 7 hours on each of the 2 Saturdays preceding election day, but a county with fewer than 20,000 voters may reduce this to a minimum of 4 hours on each of the 2 Saturdays preceding election day |
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Iowa IA Code §53.10 and 53.11(b) |
Twenty-nine days before election (in-person absentee) | 5 p.m., day before election |
Commissioners’ offices
Satellite locations may be established by commissioner
Satellite location must be established upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 100 eligible electors requesting a specific location |
A satellite station established by petition must be open at least one day for a minimum of six hours |
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Kansas KSA §25-1119, 25-1122a, 25-1123 |
Twenty days before election OR Tuesday before election (varies by county) | Noon, day before |
Offices of county election officers
County election officers may designate satellite locations |
Not specified |
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Louisiana LRS 18:1303 and 1309 |
Fourteen days before election | 7 days before election |
Registrars’ offices
Registrar may provide alternate location in the courthouse or a public building in the immediate vicinity thereof |
8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Saturday Holidays excluded |
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Maine Title 21-A §753B(2) and 753-B(8) |
In-person absentee voting available as soon as absentee ballots are ready (30-45 days before election) | Three business days before election, unless the voter has an acceptable excuse. | County clerks’ offices | During regular business hours on days when clerks’ offices are open |
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Maryland Election Law §10-301.1 |
Second Thursday before a primary or general election | Thursday before election |
Established by State Board of Elections in collaboration with local boards
Number required depends on county population and ranges from one to five per county |
8 a.m.-8 p.m. in a presidential election 10 a.m.-8 p.m. each day in all other elections
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Massachussets M.G.L.A. 54 §25B (only available for state biennial elections) |
Eleven days before election | Second business day before election (Friday before) |
City hall election office and town clerk’s office
Alternate or additional locations may be provided at the discrection of the city or town registrar |
Regular business hours. City or town clerks may provide additional hours (including weekends) at their discretion. |
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Minnesota M.S.A. §203B.081, 203B.085 |
Forty-six days before election (in-person absentee) | 5 p.m. the day before election | Elections offices or any other location designated by county auditor |
Monday through Friday regular business hours. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday before election; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on the day before Election Day. |
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Montana M.C.A. §13-13-205 |
Thirty days before election (in-person absentee) | Day before election | Elections offices | Not specified. |
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Nebraska N.R.S. §32-808, §32-938, 32-942 |
Thirty days before each an election. | Election Day | County clerk or election commissioners’ offices | Not specified. |
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Nevada N.R.S. §293.356 |
Third Saturday preceding election | Friday before election |
Permanent places for early voting as designated by county clerk
Branch polling places for early voting as designated by county clerk |
8 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday of the first and second weeks Clerk may conduct early voting until 8 p.m. during the second week At least four hours between 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on any Saturday that falls during the period Sundays and holidays are excepted, but a clerk may include them as early voting days. |
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New Jersey N.J.S.A.§19:63-6 |
Forty-five days before election (in-person absentee) | 3 p.m. the day before election | Office of the county clerk | Not specified |
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New Mexico N.M.S.A. §1-6-5(G) |
Third Saturday before election | Saturday before election |
Clerks’ offices and:
Class A counties with more than 200,000 registered voters: clerk must establish at least 12 alternate locations
Class A counties with 200,000 or fewer registered voters: clerk must establish at least 4 alternate locations
Non-class A counties with more than 10,000 registered voters: clerk must establish at least one alternate location
Non-class A counties with 10,000 or fewer registered voters: clerk’s office and alternate locations as designated by clerk |
Hours are set by the clerk, and must begin no earlier than 7 a.m. and end no later than 9 p.m. Each alternate location must be open for at least eight consecutive hours on each day of early voting, and may be closed on Sundays and Mondays |
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North Carolina N.C.G.S.A. §163A-1300 to §163A-1304
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Third Wednesday before election | 1 p.m. on the last Saturday before election |
Office of county board of elections
The county board of elections may choose to offer additional locations, subject to approval by the state board of elections. All sites must be open during the same hours. |
Monday through Friday during regular business hours at the county board of elections. Other early voting sites must be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the early voting period. A county board of elections shall conduct early voting on the last Saturday before the election from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and may conduct early voting until 5 p.m. on that Saturday (Note: the section that provides for early voting on the last Saturday before the election expires Jan. 1, 2019).
If the county board of elections opens early voting sites on Saturdays (other than the last Saturday before the election) or Sundays during the early voting period, then all sites shall be open for the same number of hours uniformly throughout the county on those days.
There are additional exceptions for counties with islands that contain no bridges to the mainland. |
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North Dakota NDCC §16.1-07-15 |
Fifteen days before election | Day before election | At the discretion of county auditor | The county auditor chooses and publishes the hours |
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Ohio Note: Uniform statewide schedule is set by the secretary of state: 2018 Voting Schedule here
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Twenty-eight days before election | 2 p.m. Monday before election |
Main office of board of elections
Board may conduct voting at a branch office only under certain conditions |
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, with some extended evening hours in the week prior to the election 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday 1-5 p.m. on the Sunday before Election Day |
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Oklahoma §26-14-115.4 |
Thursday preceding an election (in-person absentee) | 2 p.m. on the Saturday before election | At a location designated by the county election board. For counties of more than 25,000 registered voters or with an area of more than 1,500 sq. miles, more than one location may be designated |
8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and Monday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday |
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South Dakota S.D.C.L. §12-19-2.1 |
Forty-five days before election (in-person absentee) | 5 p.m. the day before the election | Office of the person in charge of elections | Regular office hours |
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Tennessee Tenn. Code §2-6-102(a)(1) |
Twenty days before election | Five days before election (seven days for a presidential preference primary) | County election commission office |
Offices must be open a minimum of three consecutive hours on weekdays and Saturdays between 8 a.m.-6 p.m. during the early voting period On at least three days, offices must be open between 4:30-7 p.m., and on at least one Saturday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. |
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Texas Tex. Elec. Code §85.001and 85.002 |
Seventeen days before election | Four days prior to election |
In a room in the offices of the county clerk, or elsewhere as determined by the clerk
Each county has one main early voting center |
During business hours on weekdays unless:
Fewer than 1,000 voters, in which case three hours per day, or More than 100,000 voters, in which case 12 hours per day during the last week |
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Utah Utah Code §20A-3-601 |
Fourteen days before election | Friday before election, though an election official may choose to extend the early voting period to the day before the election | In government offices as determined by election officer |
At least four days per week, and on the last day of the EV period. The election officer may elect to conduct early voting on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.
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Vermont Tit. 17, §2531 thru 2537 |
Forty-five days before election (in-person absentee) | 5 p.m. day before election |
Offices of town clerks
Clerks may make “mobile polling stations” available |
Not specified. |
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West Virginia W.V. Code §3-3-3 And SB 581 |
Thirteen days before election | Three days before election |
Courthouse or the annex next to the courthouse
County commission may designate additional areas, subject to requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State |
Must be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays through EV period |
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Wisconsin Wis. Code §6.86(1)(b) |
Third Monday preceding the election (in-person absentee) | 7 p.m. or close of business on the Friday preceding the election | Clerks’ offices | Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; No more than 45 hours a week. |
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Wyoming Wyo. Stat. §22-9-105 and 125 |
Forty days before election (in-person absentee)
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Day before election |
County clerks’ offices
Courthouse or other public building |
Must be open regular hours on normal business days |
Additionally, three states have all-mail voting. Every eligible voter is sent a ballot that can be returned by mail, or dropped off at a voter center or similar location during the early voting period.
| State | Early Voting Begins | Early Voting Ends | Locations | Hours and Days |
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Colorado C.R.S. §1-5-102 |
Voter service and polling centers must be open 15 days before an election. | Day of election | Determined by county election officials. | Every day but Sunday during the early voting period. Normal business hours (but may be expanded by county board of commissioners) |
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Oregon §254.470, Secretary of State Rules |
Dropsites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before). | Day of election | Election offices or other staffed locations (libraries, city halls, etc.) or outdoor mailboxes (drive-by or walking traffic). | Normal business hours. |
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Washington RCW §29A.40.160 |
Vote centers must be open 18 days before an election. | 8 p.m. on day of election | Election offices or other locations designated by the county auditor. | Normal business hours. |
