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Election Blog: 42 days - or less - to go until Election Day

by Sarah Riley | Oct 03, 2022

It’s 42 days until Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8. But in actuality, early in-person and absentee voting is already underway in many states. In-person voting is offered in 46 states and the District of Columbia, with the average time period being 23 days of extra voting time. Absentee voting, where a voter submits a ballot in person or by mail, is set to be available in a number of states in October.

Here’s a list of early voting options by state.

STATE	EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING STARTS	DEADLINE TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT	BALLOT SUBMISSION DEADLINE
Alabama	N/A	3-Nov-22	Must be received by noon on Election Day.
Alaska	24-Oct-22	29-Oct-22	Must be received within 10 days if postmarked on or before Election Day.
Arizona	13-Oct-22	28-Oct-22	Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Arkansas	24-Oct-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
California	10-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received no later than seven days after Election Day.
Colorado	24-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Connecticut	N/A	7-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Delaware	29-Oct-22	7-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Florida	29-Oct-22	29-Oct-22	Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Georgia	10-Oct-22	28-Oct-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Hawaii	25-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Idaho	17-Oct-22	28-Oct-22	Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Illinois	29-Sep-22	3-Nov-22	Must be received within 14 days of Election Day.
Indiana	11-Oct-22	27-Oct-22	Must be received by noon on Election Day.
Iowa	19-Oct-22	24-Oct-22	Must be received before the close of polls on Election Day.
Kansas	19-Oct-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received within three days of Election Day.
Kentucky	3-Nov-22	25-Oct-22	Must be received before the close of polls on Election Day.
Louisiana	25-Oct-22	4-Nov-22	All absentee ballots, regardless of return method, must be received the day before Election Day.
Maine	9-Oct-22	3-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Maryland	27-Oct-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received within 10 days if postmarked on or before Election Day.
Massachusetts	28-Oct-22	2-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Michigan	29-Sep-22	No Deadline	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Minnesota	23-Sep-22	7-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Mississippi	N/A	8-Nov-22	Must be received within five business days of Election Day.
Missouri	N/A	26-Oct-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Montana	9-Oct-22	N/A	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Nebraska	9-Oct-22	28-Oct-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Nevada	22-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received by 5 p.m. on the fourth day following Election Day.
New Hampshire	N/A	7-Nov-22	Must be received by 5 p.m. on Election Day.
New Jersey	29-Oct-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received within six days of Election Day.
New Mexico	22-Oct-22	3-Nov-22	Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
New York	29-Oct-22	No Deadline	Must be received within seven days of Election Day.
North Carolina	20-Oct-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received within three days after Election Day.
North Dakota	24-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received within eight days after Election Day.
Ohio	11-Oct-22	5-Nov-22	Must be received within ten days of Election Day.
Oklahoma	2-Nov-22	17-Oct-22	Must be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
Oregon	21-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received within seven days of Election Day.
Pennsylvania	19-Sep-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Rhode Island	19-Oct-22	24-Sep-22	Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
South Carolina	N/A	N/A	Must be received by close of polls on Election Day.
South Dakota	24-Sep-22	4-Nov-22	Must be received by close of polls on Election Day.
Tennessee	19-Oct-22	7-Nov-22	Must be received by close of polls on Election Day.
Texas	22-Oct-22	1-Nov-22	Must be received by 5 p.m. the day after Election Day.
Utah	25-Oct-22	8-Nov-22	Must be received before noon of the official canvass of votes, which takes place 7 and 14 days after Election Days.
Vermont	24-Sep-22	28-Oct-22	Must be received by close of polls on Election Day.
Virginia	24-Sep-22	N/A	Must be received before noon on the third day after Election Day.
Washington	21-Oct-22	N/A	Must be postmarked before Election Day.
West Virginia	26-Oct-22	N/A	Must be received before the canvass, which begins five days after Election Day.
Wisconsin	25-Oct-22	N/A	Must be received by 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Wyoming	N/A	7-Nov-22	Must be received by the close of polls on Election Day.
Washington, D.C.	1-Nov-22	N/A	Must be received within seven days of Election Day.

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