State Laws Governing Early Voting
Alaska
Early Voting Starts: 15 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Day of election
Voting Location(s): Elections supervisors’ offices; Other locations as designated by election director
Hours and Days: Varies by location
Arizona
Early Voting Starts: 26 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Friday before election
Voting Location(s): Recorder’s office; Any other locations in the county the recorder deems necessary
Hours and Days: Not specified
Arkansas
Early Voting Starts: 15 days before election
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. Monday before election
Voting Location(s): Offices of county clerk; Other locations as determined by county board of election commissioners
Hours and Days: Not specified
California
Early Voting Starts: 29 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): County election officials’ offices; Satellite locations as determined by county election officials
Hours and Days: Varies from county to county
Delaware
(Note: goes into effect in 2022)
Early Voting Starts: At least 10 days before an election
Early Voting Ends: Sunday before election
Voting Location(s): Designated by state election commissioner; At least one per county and one additional in the City of Wilmington
Hours and Days: At least 8 hours per day. Polling sites must open at 7 a.m. on at least 5 days of early voting. Closing time is 7 p.m.
Includes the Saturday and Sunday before the election
District of Columbia
Early Voting Starts: 7 days before election, but in-person absentee voting is available 15 days before
Early Voting Ends: Saturday before election for early voting, day before election for in-person absentee
Voting Location(s): Council Chambers; One satellite location in each ward
Hours and Days: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.. Sunday excluded
Florida
Early Voting Starts: 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
Early Voting Ends: 3 days before election. May end 2 days before an election that contains state and federal races, at the discretion of the elections supervisor
Voting Location(s): 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)
Hours and Days: No less than 8 or more than 12 hours per day. Election supervisors may choose to provide additional days of early voting, including weekends
Georgia
Early Voting Starts: Fourth Monday prior to a primary or election; as soon as possible prior to a runoff
Early Voting Ends: Friday immediately prior to a primary, election or runoff
Voting Location(s): Board of registrars’ offices. Other sites as designated by boards of registrars (must be a government building generally accessible to the public)
Hours and Days: 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
Idaho
Early Voting Starts: Third Monday before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m., Friday before election
Voting Location(s): Determined by county clerk
Hours and Days: Not specified
Illinois
Early Voting Starts: 40th day before election for temporary polling locations and 15th day before election for permanent locations
Early Voting Ends: End of the day before election day
Voting Location(s):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 clerks office;
County or local public agency office; Early voting locations must be provided at public universities
Hours and Days: 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 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 7 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.
Indiana
Early Voting Starts: 28 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Noon, day before election.
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: The office of the circuit court clerk must permit in-person absentee voting for at least seven hours on each of the two Saturdays preceding election day, but a county with fewer than 20,000 voters may reduce this to a minimum of four hours on each of the two Saturdays preceding election day
Iowa
Early Voting Starts: 29 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m., day before election.
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: A satellite station established by petition must be open at least one day for a minimum of six hours
Kansas
Early Voting Starts: 20 days before election OR Tuesday before election (varies by county)
Early Voting Ends: Noon, day before the election.
Voting Location(s): Offices of county election officers; County election officers may designate satellite locations
Hours and Days: Not specified
Louisiana
Early Voting Starts: 14 days before election
Early Voting Ends: 7 days before election
Voting Location(s): Registrars’ offices; Registrar may provide alternate location in the courthouse or a public building in the immediate vicinity thereof. One branch office of the registrar, as long as it is in a public building.
Hours and Days: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Saturday; Holidays excluded
Maine
Early Voting Starts: In-person absentee voting available as soon as absentee ballots are ready (30-45 days before election)
Early Voting Ends: Three business days before election, unless the voter has an acceptable excuse.
Voting Location(s): Municipal clerks’ offices
Hours and Days: During regular business hours on days when clerks’ offices are open
Maryland
Early Voting Starts: Second Thursday before a primary or general election
Early Voting Ends: Thursday before election
Voting Location(s): Established by State Board of Elections in collaboration with local boards.
Hours and Days: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in a presidential election; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. each day in all other elections
Massachusetts
Early Voting Starts: Eleven days before election
Early Voting Ends: Second business day before election (Friday before)
Voting Location(s): City hall election office and town clerk’s office; Alternate or additional locations may be provided at the discretion of the city or town registrar
Hours and Days: Regular business hours. City or town clerks may provide additional hours (including weekends) at their discretion.
Michigan
Early Voting Starts: In-person absentee voting during the 40 days before an election
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): At least one location
Hours and Days: During regular business hours and for at least eight hours during the Saturday and/or Sunday immediately prior to the election.
Local election officials have the authority to make in-person absentee voting available for additional times and places beyond what is required.
Minnesota
Early Voting Starts: 46 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. the day before election
Voting Location(s): Elections offices or any other location designated by county auditor
Hours and Days: 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.
Montana
Early Voting Starts: 30 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): Elections offices
Hours and Days: Not specified
Nebraska
Early Voting Starts: 30 days before each election.
Early Voting Ends: Election Day
Voting Location(s): County clerk or election commissioners’ offices
Hours and Days: Not specified
Nevada
Early Voting Starts: Third Saturday preceding election
Early Voting Ends: Friday before election;
Voting Location(s): Permanent places for early voting as designated by county clerk; Branch polling places for early voting as designated by county clerk;There are special requirements for early voting sites on Native American reservations.
Hours and Days: Beginning Jan. 1, 2020: Monday through Friday for at least 8 hours a day, to be established by the clerk. Any Saturday that falls within the early voting period for at least 4 hours, to be established by the clerk. A clerk may choose to offer Sunday hours as well.
New Jersey
Early Voting Starts: 45 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 3 p.m. the day before election
Voting Location(s): Office of the county clerk
Hours and Days: Not specified
New Mexico
Early Voting Starts: Third Saturday before election
Early Voting Ends: Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): 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 and Days: 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
New York
Early Voting Starts: 10th day before election
Early Voting Ends: Second day before an election
Voting Location(s): At least one early voting location for every full increment of 50,000 registered voters in each county, but not more than seven are required. Counties with fewer than 50,000 registered voters shall have at least one early voting location. Counties and the city of New York may choose to establish more than the minimum required. Early voting sites shall be located so that voters have adequate and equitable access.
Hours and Days: Open for at least eight hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. each weekday during the early voting period.
At least one early voting site shall be open until 8 p.m. on at least two weekdays in each calendar week during the early voting period.
Open for at least five hours between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on each Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday during the early voting period.
Boards of elections may establish a greater number of hours for voting during the early voting period beyond what is required.
North Carolina
Early Voting Starts: Third Wednesday before election
Early Voting Ends: 7 p.m. on the last Friday before election
Voting Location(s): 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 days and hours.
Hours and Days: Monday through Friday during regular business hours at the county board of elections. A county board may conduct early voting on weekends. If the county board of elections opens early voting sites on Saturdays 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 exceptions for counties with islands that contain no bridges to the mainland.
North Dakota
Early Voting Starts: 15 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): At the discretion of county auditor
Hours and Days: The county auditor chooses and publishes the hours
Ohio
Note: Uniform statewide schedule is set by the secretary of state
Early Voting Starts: 28 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 2 p.m. Monday before election
Voting Location(s): Main office of board of elections; Board may conduct voting at a branch office only under certain conditions
Hours and Days: 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
Oklahoma
Early Voting Starts: Thursday preceding an election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 2 p.m. on the Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and Monday; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday
South Dakota
Early Voting Starts: 45 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. the day before the election
Voting Location(s): Office of the person in charge of elections
Hours and Days: Regular office hours
Tennessee
Early Voting Starts: 20 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Five days before election (seven days for a presidential preference primary)
Voting Location(s): County election commission office
Hours and Days: 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.
Texas
Early Voting Starts: 17 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Four days prior to election
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: 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
Vermont
Early Voting Starts: 45 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. day before election
Voting Location(s): Offices of town clerks; Clerks may make “mobile polling stations” available
Hours and Days: Not specified
Virginia
(Note: goes into effect in 2020)
Early Voting Starts: The second Saturday before the election for all registered voters (45 days before for those with a valid excuse)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): Office of the general registrar; Additional locations in public buildings may be provided at local discretion.
Hours and Days: Regular business hours. A minimum of eight hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the election.
West Virginia
Early Voting Starts: 13 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Three days before election
Voting Location(s): Courthouse or the annex next to the courthouse; County commission may designate additional areas, subject to requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State
Hours and Days: Must be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays through early voting period
Wisconsin
Early Voting Starts: 14 days preceding the election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Sunday preceding the election
Voting Location(s): Clerks’ offices
Hours and Days: A municipality shall specify the hours.
Wyoming
Early Voting Starts: 40 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Locations: County clerks’ offices; Courthouse or other public building
Hours and Days: Must be open regular hours on normal business days
Additionally, five 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.
Colorado
Early Voting Starts: Voter service and polling centers must be open 15 days before an election.
Early Voting Ends: Day of election.
Voting Location(s): Determined by county election officials.
Hours and Days: Every day but Sunday during the early voting period. Normal business hours (but may be expanded by county board of commissioners).
Hawaii
Early Voting Starts: 10 working days before election
Early Voting Ends: Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): Clerks’ offices; Other sites designated by clerks
Hours and Days: Hours determined by county clerks.
Oregon
Early Voting Starts: Secretary of State Rules Dropsites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before).
Early Voting Ends: Day of election.
Voting Location(s): Election offices or other staffed locations (libraries, city halls, etc.) or outdoor mailboxes (drive-by or walking traffic).Normal business hours.
Utah
Early Voting Starts: 14 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Friday before election, though an election official may choose to extend the early voting period to the day before the election
Voting Location(s): In government offices as determined by election officer
Hours and Days:At least four days per week, and on the last day of the early voting period.
The election officer may elect to conduct early voting on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.
Washington
Early Voting Starts: Vote centers must be open 18 days before an election.
Early Voting Ends: 8 p.m. on day of election.
Voting Location(s): Election offices or other locations designated by the county auditor. Normal business hours.
At least one U.S. territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands, has provisions for early voting.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Early Voting Starts: 14 days before an election.
Early Voting Ends: 3 days before an election.
Voting Location(s): Permanent main or branch office of the supervisor of elections for the district. The supervisor of elections may also designate public or government-owned facilities. However, these sites must be geographically located so as to provide all electors in the district an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is practicable.No less than eight hours and no more than 12 hours per day at each site.
Alaska
Early Voting Starts: 15 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Day of election
Voting Location(s): Elections supervisors’ offices; Other locations as designated by election director
Hours and Days: Varies by location
Arizona
Early Voting Starts: 26 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Friday before election
Voting Location(s): Recorder’s office; Any other locations in the county the recorder deems necessary
Hours and Days: Not specified
Arkansas
Early Voting Starts: 15 days before election
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. Monday before election
Voting Location(s): Offices of county clerk; Other locations as determined by county board of election commissioners
Hours and Days: Not specified
California
Early Voting Starts: 29 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): County election officials’ offices; Satellite locations as determined by county election officials
Hours and Days: Varies from county to county
Delaware
(Note: goes into effect in 2022)
Early Voting Starts: At least 10 days before an election
Early Voting Ends: Sunday before election
Voting Location(s): Designated by state election commissioner; At least one per county and one additional in the City of Wilmington
Hours and Days: At least 8 hours per day. Polling sites must open at 7 a.m. on at least 5 days of early voting. Closing time is 7 p.m.
Includes the Saturday and Sunday before the election
District of Columbia
Early Voting Starts: 7 days before election, but in-person absentee voting is available 15 days before
Early Voting Ends: Saturday before election for early voting, day before election for in-person absentee
Voting Location(s): Council Chambers; One satellite location in each ward
Hours and Days: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.. Sunday excluded
Florida
Early Voting Starts: 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
Early Voting Ends: 3 days before election. May end 2 days before an election that contains state and federal races, at the discretion of the elections supervisor
Voting Location(s): 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)
Hours and Days: No less than 8 or more than 12 hours per day. Election supervisors may choose to provide additional days of early voting, including weekends
Georgia
Early Voting Starts: Fourth Monday prior to a primary or election; as soon as possible prior to a runoff
Early Voting Ends: Friday immediately prior to a primary, election or runoff
Voting Location(s): Board of registrars’ offices. Other sites as designated by boards of registrars (must be a government building generally accessible to the public)
Hours and Days: 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
Idaho
Early Voting Starts: Third Monday before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m., Friday before election
Voting Location(s): Determined by county clerk
Hours and Days: Not specified
Illinois
Early Voting Starts: 40th day before election for temporary polling locations and 15th day before election for permanent locations
Early Voting Ends: End of the day before election day
Voting Location(s):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 clerks office;
County or local public agency office; Early voting locations must be provided at public universities
Hours and Days: 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 p.m. or 9 a.m. to 7 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.
Indiana
Early Voting Starts: 28 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Noon, day before election.
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: The office of the circuit court clerk must permit in-person absentee voting for at least seven hours on each of the two Saturdays preceding election day, but a county with fewer than 20,000 voters may reduce this to a minimum of four hours on each of the two Saturdays preceding election day
Iowa
Early Voting Starts: 29 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m., day before election.
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: A satellite station established by petition must be open at least one day for a minimum of six hours
Kansas
Early Voting Starts: 20 days before election OR Tuesday before election (varies by county)
Early Voting Ends: Noon, day before the election.
Voting Location(s): Offices of county election officers; County election officers may designate satellite locations
Hours and Days: Not specified
Louisiana
Early Voting Starts: 14 days before election
Early Voting Ends: 7 days before election
Voting Location(s): Registrars’ offices; Registrar may provide alternate location in the courthouse or a public building in the immediate vicinity thereof. One branch office of the registrar, as long as it is in a public building.
Hours and Days: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Saturday; Holidays excluded
Maine
Early Voting Starts: In-person absentee voting available as soon as absentee ballots are ready (30-45 days before election)
Early Voting Ends: Three business days before election, unless the voter has an acceptable excuse.
Voting Location(s): Municipal clerks’ offices
Hours and Days: During regular business hours on days when clerks’ offices are open
Maryland
Early Voting Starts: Second Thursday before a primary or general election
Early Voting Ends: Thursday before election
Voting Location(s): Established by State Board of Elections in collaboration with local boards.
Hours and Days: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. in a presidential election; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. each day in all other elections
Massachusetts
Early Voting Starts: Eleven days before election
Early Voting Ends: Second business day before election (Friday before)
Voting Location(s): City hall election office and town clerk’s office; Alternate or additional locations may be provided at the discretion of the city or town registrar
Hours and Days: Regular business hours. City or town clerks may provide additional hours (including weekends) at their discretion.
Michigan
Early Voting Starts: In-person absentee voting during the 40 days before an election
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): At least one location
Hours and Days: During regular business hours and for at least eight hours during the Saturday and/or Sunday immediately prior to the election.
Local election officials have the authority to make in-person absentee voting available for additional times and places beyond what is required.
Minnesota
Early Voting Starts: 46 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. the day before election
Voting Location(s): Elections offices or any other location designated by county auditor
Hours and Days: 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.
Montana
Early Voting Starts: 30 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): Elections offices
Hours and Days: Not specified
Nebraska
Early Voting Starts: 30 days before each election.
Early Voting Ends: Election Day
Voting Location(s): County clerk or election commissioners’ offices
Hours and Days: Not specified
Nevada
Early Voting Starts: Third Saturday preceding election
Early Voting Ends: Friday before election;
Voting Location(s): Permanent places for early voting as designated by county clerk; Branch polling places for early voting as designated by county clerk;There are special requirements for early voting sites on Native American reservations.
Hours and Days: Beginning Jan. 1, 2020: Monday through Friday for at least 8 hours a day, to be established by the clerk. Any Saturday that falls within the early voting period for at least 4 hours, to be established by the clerk. A clerk may choose to offer Sunday hours as well.
New Jersey
Early Voting Starts: 45 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 3 p.m. the day before election
Voting Location(s): Office of the county clerk
Hours and Days: Not specified
New Mexico
Early Voting Starts: Third Saturday before election
Early Voting Ends: Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): 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 and Days: 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
New York
Early Voting Starts: 10th day before election
Early Voting Ends: Second day before an election
Voting Location(s): At least one early voting location for every full increment of 50,000 registered voters in each county, but not more than seven are required. Counties with fewer than 50,000 registered voters shall have at least one early voting location. Counties and the city of New York may choose to establish more than the minimum required. Early voting sites shall be located so that voters have adequate and equitable access.
Hours and Days: Open for at least eight hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. each weekday during the early voting period.
At least one early voting site shall be open until 8 p.m. on at least two weekdays in each calendar week during the early voting period.
Open for at least five hours between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on each Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday during the early voting period.
Boards of elections may establish a greater number of hours for voting during the early voting period beyond what is required.
North Carolina
Early Voting Starts: Third Wednesday before election
Early Voting Ends: 7 p.m. on the last Friday before election
Voting Location(s): 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 days and hours.
Hours and Days: Monday through Friday during regular business hours at the county board of elections. A county board may conduct early voting on weekends. If the county board of elections opens early voting sites on Saturdays 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 exceptions for counties with islands that contain no bridges to the mainland.
North Dakota
Early Voting Starts: 15 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Location(s): At the discretion of county auditor
Hours and Days: The county auditor chooses and publishes the hours
Ohio
Note: Uniform statewide schedule is set by the secretary of state
Early Voting Starts: 28 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 2 p.m. Monday before election
Voting Location(s): Main office of board of elections; Board may conduct voting at a branch office only under certain conditions
Hours and Days: 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
Oklahoma
Early Voting Starts: Thursday preceding an election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 2 p.m. on the Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and Monday; 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday
South Dakota
Early Voting Starts: 45 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. the day before the election
Voting Location(s): Office of the person in charge of elections
Hours and Days: Regular office hours
Tennessee
Early Voting Starts: 20 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Five days before election (seven days for a presidential preference primary)
Voting Location(s): County election commission office
Hours and Days: 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.
Texas
Early Voting Starts: 17 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Four days prior to election
Voting Location(s): 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
Hours and Days: 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
Vermont
Early Voting Starts: 45 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. day before election
Voting Location(s): Offices of town clerks; Clerks may make “mobile polling stations” available
Hours and Days: Not specified
Virginia
(Note: goes into effect in 2020)
Early Voting Starts: The second Saturday before the election for all registered voters (45 days before for those with a valid excuse)
Early Voting Ends: 5 p.m. Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): Office of the general registrar; Additional locations in public buildings may be provided at local discretion.
Hours and Days: Regular business hours. A minimum of eight hours between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the two Saturdays before the election.
West Virginia
Early Voting Starts: 13 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Three days before election
Voting Location(s): Courthouse or the annex next to the courthouse; County commission may designate additional areas, subject to requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State
Hours and Days: Must be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturdays through early voting period
Wisconsin
Early Voting Starts: 14 days preceding the election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Sunday preceding the election
Voting Location(s): Clerks’ offices
Hours and Days: A municipality shall specify the hours.
Wyoming
Early Voting Starts: 40 days before election (in-person absentee)
Early Voting Ends: Day before election
Voting Locations: County clerks’ offices; Courthouse or other public building
Hours and Days: Must be open regular hours on normal business days
Additionally, five 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.
Colorado
Early Voting Starts: Voter service and polling centers must be open 15 days before an election.
Early Voting Ends: Day of election.
Voting Location(s): Determined by county election officials.
Hours and Days: Every day but Sunday during the early voting period. Normal business hours (but may be expanded by county board of commissioners).
Hawaii
Early Voting Starts: 10 working days before election
Early Voting Ends: Saturday before election
Voting Location(s): Clerks’ offices; Other sites designated by clerks
Hours and Days: Hours determined by county clerks.
Oregon
Early Voting Starts: Secretary of State Rules Dropsites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before).
Early Voting Ends: Day of election.
Voting Location(s): Election offices or other staffed locations (libraries, city halls, etc.) or outdoor mailboxes (drive-by or walking traffic).Normal business hours.
Utah
Early Voting Starts: 14 days before election
Early Voting Ends: Friday before election, though an election official may choose to extend the early voting period to the day before the election
Voting Location(s): In government offices as determined by election officer
Hours and Days:At least four days per week, and on the last day of the early voting period.
The election officer may elect to conduct early voting on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday.
Washington
Early Voting Starts: Vote centers must be open 18 days before an election.
Early Voting Ends: 8 p.m. on day of election.
Voting Location(s): Election offices or other locations designated by the county auditor. Normal business hours.
At least one U.S. territory, the U.S. Virgin Islands, has provisions for early voting.
U.S. Virgin Islands
Early Voting Starts: 14 days before an election.
Early Voting Ends: 3 days before an election.
Voting Location(s): Permanent main or branch office of the supervisor of elections for the district. The supervisor of elections may also designate public or government-owned facilities. However, these sites must be geographically located so as to provide all electors in the district an equal opportunity to cast a ballot, insofar as is practicable.No less than eight hours and no more than 12 hours per day at each site.