Nationwide Early Voting
Which states allow early voting and do you need an excuse to vote early.
Alabama
Alabama does not offer early voting.
Alaska
No excuse is required to vote early in Alaska.
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Arizona
No excuse is required to vote early in Arizona.
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Arkansas
No excuse is required to vote early in Arkansas.
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California
No excuse is required to vote early in California.
If your county offers early voting, you can find your voting locations here.
Colorado
No excuse is required to vote early in Colorado.
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Connecticut
No excuse is required to vote early in Connecticut.
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Delaware
No excuse is required to vote early in Delaware.
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District of Columbia
No excuse is required to vote early in District of Columbia.
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Florida
No excuse is required to vote early in Florida.
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Georgia
No excuse is required to vote early in Georgia.
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Hawaii
No excuse is required to vote early in Hawaii.
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Idaho
No excuse is required to vote early in Idaho.
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Illinois
No excuse is required to vote early in Illinois.
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Indiana
No excuse is required to vote early in Indiana.
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Iowa
No excuse is required to vote early in Iowa.
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Kansas
No excuse is required to vote early in Kansas.
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Kentucky
Kentucky offers both excused and non-excused in-person early voting. When an excuse is required, you must:
– Be a resident of Kentucky who is a covered voter as defined in KRS 117A.010, who will be absent from the county of your residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting;
– Have surgery, or be someone whose spouse has surgery, scheduled that will require hospitalization on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting;
– Temporarily reside outside the state, but still be eligible to vote in this state and will be absent from the county of your residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting;
– Be a resident of Kentucky who is a uniformed-service voter as defined in KRS 117A.010 confined to a military base on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting;
– Be in your last trimester of pregnancy and complete the form that is prescribed by the State Board of Elections, which contains a sworn statement that you are in your last trimester of pregnancy at the time you wish to vote;
– Have not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction and, due to age, disability, or illness, are not able to appear at the polls on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting;
– Be a student who temporarily resides outside the county of your residence and will be absent from the county of your residence on the day of an election and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting;
– Be employed in an occupation that is scheduled to work during all days and all hours, which shall include commute time, the polls are open on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting; or
– Be an election officer tasked with election administration for the current election cycle.
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Louisiana
No excuse is required to vote early in Louisiana.
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Maine
No excuse is required to vote early in Maine.
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Maryland
No excuse is required to vote early in Maryland.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts offers both excused and non-excused in-person early voting. When an excuse is required, you must:
Traditional early voting is not offered for special elections. In-person absentee voting is offered.
In-person absentee requires an excuse (the same excuses as for absentee voting).
To qualify for an absentee ballot, a voter must be out of town on Election Day, have a disability which prevents them from voting in person, or have a religious belief which prevents them from voting at their polling place.
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Michigan
No excuse is required to vote early in Michigan.
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Minnesota
No excuse is required to vote early in Minnesota.
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Mississippi
You must have one of the following excuses in order to be able to vote early in Mississippi:
Those who are eligible include:
– students, teachers or administrators at any college, university, junior college, high, junior high, or elementary grade school who are absent from their county of your voting residence on the date of any primary, general or special election
– voters who are required to be away from their county of residence on election day for any reason
– voters who have a temporary or permanent physical disability
– voters who are 65 or older
– Be a member of the Mississippi congressional delegation absent from Mississippi on election day, or be the spouse or dependent of such member of the congressional delegation.
– voters who are required to be at work on election day during the times at which the polls will be open
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Missouri
No excuse is required to vote early in Missouri.
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Montana
No excuse is required to vote early in Montana.
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Nebraska
No excuse is required to vote early in Nebraska.
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Nevada
No excuse is required to vote early in Nevada.
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New Hampshire
New Hampshire does not offer early voting.
New Jersey
No excuse is required to vote early in New Jersey.
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New Mexico
No excuse is required to vote early in New Mexico.
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New York
No excuse is required to vote early in New York.
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North Carolina
No excuse is required to vote early in North Carolina.
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North Dakota
No excuse is required to vote early in North Dakota.
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Ohio
No excuse is required to vote early in Ohio.
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Oklahoma
No excuse is required to vote early in Oklahoma.
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Oregon
No excuse is required to vote early in Oregon.
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Pennsylvania
No excuse is required to vote early in Pennsylvania.
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Rhode Island
No excuse is required to vote early in Rhode Island.
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South Carolina
No excuse is required to vote early in South Carolina.
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South Dakota
No excuse is required to vote early in South Dakota.
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Tennessee
No excuse is required to vote early in Tennessee.
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Texas
No excuse is required to vote early in Texas.
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Utah
No excuse is required to vote early in Utah.
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Vermont
No excuse is required to vote early in Vermont.
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Virginia
No excuse is required to vote early in Virginia.
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Washington
No excuse is required to vote early in Washington.
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West Virginia
No excuse is required to vote early in West Virginia.
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Wisconsin
No excuse is required to vote early in Wisconsin.
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Wyoming
No excuse is required to vote early in Wyoming.
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