There are 89 days left until Election Day, Tuesday, November 5th.
But if Americans vote the way they have in the past two elections, most will have already cast their ballots by Election Day.
Early voting will begin for eligible voters on September 6, with seven battleground states sending out ballots to at least some of their voters that month.
The next few months will likely be more of an election season than a countdown to Election Day.
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States have long allowed at least some Americans, such as military personnel and those with medical conditions, to vote early.
In some states, nearly all voters vote by mail.
In 2020, many states expanded voting eligibility as the COVID-19 pandemic made in-person voting more risky.
That year, a Fox News voter analysis found that 71% of eligible voters cast their ballot before Election Day, 30% voted in person during early voting, and 41% voted by mail.
Early voting continued to be popular in the midterm elections, with 57% of voters casting their ballots before Election Day.
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A voter fills out his or her ballot in Lake Orion, Michigan. (Nick Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Election officials have stressed that early voting is safe and secure, and recounts, investigations and lawsuits conducted after the 2020 election have not revealed any evidence of widespread fraud or corruption.
The difference between “early in-person voting” and “mail-in voting” or “absentee voting.”
There are several ways to vote before Election Day.
The first one Early votingVoters will cast their regular ballot in person at a vote center before Election Day.
The second one is Vote by MailHowever, procedures and eligibility vary by state.
In eight states, including California, Colorado, Nevada and Utah, voting is conducted primarily by mail: registered voters receive and return a ballot.
In most states, any registered voter can request and return a vote-by-mail ballot, also called a vote-by-mail or absentee ballot. Depending on the state, voters can return their ballot by mail, through a drop box, or at an office or facility that accepts vote-by-mail ballots.
In 14 states, voters must have a valid reason to vote by mail, such as illness, age, work, or being away from home on Election Day.
States process and count ballots at different times, with some not starting to count ballots until election night, delaying the announcement of results.
Voting begins in North Carolina on September 6, with seven more battleground states opening up the same month.
This list of early voting dates is for reference only. For comprehensive, up-to-date information on voting eligibility, procedures, and deadlines, Vote.gov Visit your state’s election website.
The first state to receive absentee ballots will be North Carolina, which will begin mailing them to voters on September 6th.
Seven more battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Nevada, will also begin early voting that month.
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Early voters cast their ballots in Ferndale, Michigan. (Nick Antaya/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
September Deadline
Bold indicates in-person early voting.
September 6
- North Carolina – Absentee ballots sent to voters
September 16
- Pennsylvania – Mail-in ballots sent to voters
September 17
- Georgia – Absentee ballots sent to military and overseas
September 19
- Wisconsin – Absentee ballots are sent out
September 20
- Arkansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, Wyoming – Send absentee ballots to military and overseas members
- Minnesota, South Dakota – In-person absentee voting begins
- Virginia – In-person early voting begins
- Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia – Absentee ballots have been sent
September 21
- Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, South Carolina, Washington – Absentee ballots will be sent to military and overseas states.
- Indiana, New Mexico – Absentee ballots have been sent
- Maryland, New Jersey – Mail-in ballots have been sent
September 23
- Mississippi – In-person absentee voting begins Send your absentee ballot
- Oregon, Vermont – Absentee ballots have been sent
September 26
- Illinois – In-person early voting begins
- Michigan – Absentee ballots have been sent
- Florida, Nevada – Mail-in ballots sent
- North Dakota – Absentee and mail-in ballots have been sent out
September 30
- Nebraska – Your mail-in ballot has been sent
October Deadline
October 4
- Connecticut – Absentee ballots have been sent
October 6
- Michigan – In-person early voting begins
- Maine – In-person absentee voting begins Your postal ballot has been sent
- California – In-person absentee voting begins Your postal ballot has been sent
- Montana – In-person absentee voting begins
- Nebraska – In-person early voting begins
- Georgia – Absentee ballots have been sent
- Massachusetts – Your mail-in ballot has been sent
October 8
- California – Ballots begin to be cast
- New Mexico, Ohio – In-person absentee voting begins
- Indiana – In-person early voting begins
- Wyoming – In-person absentee voting begins Send your absentee ballot
October 9
- Arizona – In-person early voting begins Your postal ballot has been sent
October 11
- Colorado – Your mail-in ballot has been sent
- Arkansas, Alaska – Absentee ballots sent
October 15
- Georgia – In-person early voting begins
- Utah – Your mail-in ballot has been sent
October 16
- Rhode Island, Kansas, Tennessee – In-person early voting begins
- Iowa – In-person absentee voting begins
- Oregon, Nevada – Mail-in ballots have been sent
October 17
- North Carolina – In-person early voting begins
October 18
- Washington, Louisiana – In-person early voting begins
- Hawaii – Your mail-in ballot has been sent
October 19
- Nevada, Massachusetts – In-person early voting begins
- Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Idaho, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas – In-person early voting begins
- Colorado – Ballots begin to be cast
October 22nd
- Hawaii, Utah – In-person early voting begins
- Missouri, Wisconsin – In-person absentee voting begins
October 23
- West Virginia – In-person early voting begins
October 24th
- Maryland – In-person early voting begins
October 25
- Delaware – In-person early voting begins
October 26
- Michigan, Florida, New Jersey, New York – In-person early voting begins
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October 30
- Oklahoma – In-person early voting begins
October 31
- Kentucky – In-person absentee voting begins
