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Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. Some states allow voters to cast absentee ballots in person. States that allow in-person absentee voting without an excuse are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

This article lists early voting dates for statewide primaries and general elections in states in 2024. For additional information about early voting, click here.

Early voting dates for the 2024 general election

The table below shows early voting dates in all states for the general election on November 5, 2024.

Early voting dates for general elections, 2024
State/Description Election date Early voting start date Early voting end date Source
Alabama 11/5/2024 None None
Alaska 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/5/2024 Source
Arizona 11/5/2024 10/9/2024 11/1/2024 Source
Arkansas 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/4/2024 Source
California 11/5/2024 Varies 11/4/2024 Source
Colorado 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/5/2024 Source
Connecticut 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/3/2024 Source
District of Columbia 11/5/2024 10/28/2024 11/3/2024 Source
Delaware 11/5/2024 10/25/2024 11/3/2024 Source
Florida 11/5/2024 10/26/2024 11/2/2024 Source
Georgia 11/5/2024 10/15/2024 11/1/2024 Source
Georgia (Runoff) 12/3/2024 11/25/2024 11/27/2024 Source
Hawaii 11/5/2024 10/22/2024 11/5/2024 Source
Idaho 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/1/2024 Source
Illinois 11/5/2024 9/26/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Indiana 11/5/2024 10/8/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Iowa 11/5/2024 10/16/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Kansas 11/5/2024 10/16/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Kentucky 11/5/2024 10/31/2024 11/2/2024 Source
Louisiana (Presidential) 11/5/2024 10/18/2024 10/29/2024 Source
Louisiana (Statewide general) 12/7/2024 11/22/2024 11/30/2024 Source
Maine 11/5/2024 Varies[1] 10/31/2024 Source
Maryland 11/5/2024 10/24/2024 10/31/2024 Source
Massachusetts 11/5/2024 10/19/2024 11/1/2024 Source
Michigan 11/5/2024 10/26/2024 11/3/2024 Source
Minnesota 11/5/2024 9/20/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Mississippi 11/5/2024 None None
Mississippi (Runoff) 11/26/2024 None None
Missouri 11/5/2024 10/22/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Montana 11/5/2024 10/7/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Nebraska 11/5/2024 10/7/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Nevada 11/5/2024 10/19/2024 11/1/2024 Source
New Hampshire 11/5/2024 None None
New Jersey 11/5/2024 10/26/2024 11/3/2024 Source
New Mexico 11/5/2024 10/8/2024 11/2/2024 Source
New York 11/5/2024 10/26/2024 11/3/2024 Source
North Carolina 11/5/2024 10/17/2024 11/2/2024 Source
North Dakota 11/5/2024 Varies Varies Source
Ohio 11/5/2024 10/8/2024 11/3/2024 Source
Oklahoma 11/5/2024 10/30/2024 11/2/2024 Source
Oregon 11/5/2024 Varies Varies Source
Pennsylvania 11/5/2024 Varies 10/29/2024 Source
Rhode Island 11/5/2024 10/16/2024 11/4/2024 Source
South Carolina 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/2/2024 Source
South Dakota 11/5/2024 9/20/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Tennessee 11/5/2024 10/16/2024 10/31/2024 Source
Texas 11/5/2024 10/21/2024 11/1/2024 Source
Utah 11/5/2024 10/22/2024 11/1/2024 Source
Vermont 11/5/2024 9/21/2024 11/4/2024 Source
Virginia 11/5/2024 9/20/2024 11/2/2024 Source
Washington 11/5/2024 10/18/2024 11/5/2024 Source
West Virginia 11/5/2024 10/23/2024 11/2/2024 Source
Wisconsin (Spring) 4/2/2024 3/19/2024 3/31/2024 Source
Wisconsin (Fall) 11/5/2024 10/22/2024 11/3/2024 Source
Wyoming 11/5/2024 10/8/2024 11/4/2024 Source

Early voting dates for 2024 statewide primary elections

The table below shows early voting dates for statewide primary elections in 2024. Statewide primary elections are administered by each state according to state law. They allow political parties that meet certain state qualifications to determine which candidates will represent them in the general election. Candidates for U.S. Congress, state executive offices, and state legislative offices typically run in statewide primary elections.

Early voting dates for statewide primary elections, 2024
State/Description Election date Early voting start date Early voting end date Source
Alabama 3/5/2024 None None
Alabama (Runoff) 4/16/2024 None None
Alaska 8/20/2024 8/5/2024 8/20/2024 Source
Arizona 7/30/2024 7/3/2024 7/26/2024 Source
Arkansas 3/5/2024 2/20/2024 3/4/2024 Source
Arkansas (Runoff) 4/2/2024 3/26/2024 4/1/2024 Source
California 3/5/2024 Varies 3/4/2024 Source
Colorado 6/25/2024 6/17/2024 6/25/2024 Source
Connecticut 8/13/2024 8/5/2024 8/11/2024 Source
Delaware 9/10/2024 8/28/2024 9/8/2024 Source
District of Columbia 6/4/2024 5/26/2024 6/2/2024 Source
Florida 8/20/2024 8/10/2024 8/17/2024 Source
Georgia 5/21/2024 4/29/2024 5/17/2024 Source
Georgia (Runoff) 6/18/2024 6/10/2024 6/14/2024 Source
Hawaii 8/10/2024 7/29/2024 8/10/2024 Source
Idaho 5/21/2024 5/6/2024 5/17/2024 Source
Illinois 3/19/2024 2/8/2024 3/18/2024 Source
Indiana 5/7/2024 4/9/2024 5/6/2024 Source
Iowa 6/4/2024 5/15/2024 6/3/2024 Source
Kansas 8/6/2024 7/17/2024 8/5/2024 Source
Kentucky 5/21/2024 5/16/2024 5/18/2024 Source
Louisiana 11/5/2024 10/18/2024 10/29/2024 Source
Maine 6/11/2024 Varies[1] 6/6/2024 Source
Maryland 5/14/2024 5/2/2024 5/9/2024 Source
Massachusetts 9/3/2024 8/24/2024 8/30/2024 Source
Michigan 8/6/2024 7/27/2024 8/4/2024 Source
Minnesota 8/13/2024 6/28/2024 8/12/2024 Source
Mississippi 3/12/2024 None None
Mississippi (Runoff) 4/2/2024 None None
Missouri 8/6/2024 7/23/2024 8/5/2024 Source
Montana 6/4/2024 5/6/2024 6/3/2024 Source
Nebraska 5/14/2024 4/15/2024 5/13/2024 Source
Nevada 6/11/2024 5/25/2024 6/7/2024 Source
New Hampshire 9/10/2024 None None
New Jersey 6/4/2024 5/29/2024 6/2/2024 Source
New Mexico 6/4/2024 5/7/2024 6/1/2024 Source
New York 6/25/2024 6/15/2024 6/23/2024 Source
North Carolina 3/5/2024 2/15/2024 3/2/2024 Source
North Carolina (Runoff) 5/14/2024 4/25/2024 5/11/2024 Source
North Dakota 6/11/2024 Varies Varies Source
Ohio 3/19/2024 2/21/2024 3/19/2024 Source
Oklahoma 6/18/2024 6/13/2024 6/15/2024 Source
Oklahoma (Runoff) 8/27/2024 8/22/2024 8/24/2024 Source
Oregon 5/21/2024 Varies Varies Source
Pennsylvania 4/23/2024 Varies 4/16/2024 Source
Rhode Island 9/10/2024 8/21/2024 9/9/2024 Source
South Carolina 6/11/2024 5/28/2024 6/7/2024 Source
South Carolina (Runoff) 6/25/2024 6/19/2024 6/21/2024 Source
South Dakota 6/4/2024 4/19/2024 6/3/2024 Source
Tennessee 8/1/2024 7/12/2024 7/27/2024 Source
Texas 3/5/2024 2/20/2024 3/1/2024 Source
Texas (Runoff) 5/28/2024 5/20/2024 5/24/2024 Source
Utah 6/25/2024 6/11/2024 6/21/2024 Source
Vermont 8/13/2024 6/29/2024 8/12/2024 Source
Virginia 6/18/2024 5/3/2024 6/15/2024 Source
Washington 8/6/2024 7/19/2024 8/6/2024 Source
West Virginia 5/14/2024 5/1/2024 5/11/2024 Source
Wisconsin (Spring) 2/20/2024 2/6/2024 2/18/2024 Source
Wisconsin (Fall) 8/13/2024 7/30/2024 8/11/2024 Source
Wyoming 8/20/2024 7/23/2024 8/19/2024 Source

Early voting by state

See also: Early voting

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting in some form:[2]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 In-person absentee voting is available at least 30 days before the election.
  2. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Early In-Person Voting," May 23, 2022
  3. ↑ North Dakota only offers early voting in some counties.
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