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Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled election day. Early voting can take place remotely, such as via postal voting , or in person, usually in designated early voting polling stations .
The first state in the country to begin voting was Alabama, which sent absentee ballots to eligible voters back on Sept. 11, but the state does not have an option for in-person early voting.
See whether more Democrats or Republicans are voting early, which states have the highest numbers, and how many votes have been counted nationwide
But beside 2020, the share of early votes has remained steady since 2012, even as early vote totals have increased. In 2012 and 2016, early votes were about 36% of all votes.
Early voting is a formal process where voters can cast their ballots prior to the official Election Day. Early voting in person is allowed in 47 states and in Washington, D.C., with no excuse required. [29] Only Alabama, New Hampshire and Oregon do not allow early voting, while some counties in Idaho do not allow it. [29]
Early voting can be done either through in-person voting, or through mail-in or absentee ballots. Eight states and Washington D.C. allow for elections to be conducted entirely by mail.
Election Day in the United States is the annual day for general elections of federal, state and local public officials.With respect to federal elections, it is statutorily set by the U.S. government as "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November" [1] of even-numbered years (i.e., the Tuesday that occurs within November 2 to November 8).
As of November 4, the day before Election Day, more than 78 million Americans had already cast their ballots in the 2024 election, either by mail or through early in-person voting.