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States adopted early voting at different times. For example, Florida officially began early voting in 2004, [42] and voters in Maryland approved a constitutional amendment in November 2008 to allow early voting, starting with the primary elections in 2010. [43] Early voting was first used in Massachusetts for the general election of November ...
This comes as more states offer more options for people to cast their ballot: In 2000, fewer than half the states offered early voting, and as of 2024, only three states — Alabama, Mississippi ...
Only Alabama and New Hampshire offer no form of early voting. Well over 47 million early votes — 47,555,000 at least — have already been cast for the presidential election, with one week to go ...
W ith the 2024 presidential election fast approaching, early voting is up and running for many. All but three U.S. states (47 in total) and the District of Columbia offer early voting options.
In April 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by state Republicans to end early voting, including mail-in balloting. More than 80% of Arizona voters use the early voting system that has existed for over 30 years. [114] Mail-in balloting has existed in Arizona for over a century. [115]
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.
The Constitution of the United States recognizes that the states have the power to set voting requirements. A few states allowed free Black men to vote, and New Jersey also included unmarried and widowed women who owned property. [1] Generally, states limited this right to property-owning or tax-paying White males (about 6% of the population). [2]
Here’s when early voting begins in these states, and what voters should know. Election workers oversee early election voting at a polling station in Marietta, Georgia on October 15, 2024.