Map shows which states offer early voting and mail-in ballots for the 2024 election
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Weeks before Nov. 5, the date of the 2024 election, the vast majority of voters across the country will be able to cast their votes early in person or by mail in most states, if that's what they'd prefer. The map below has more information about early voting options.
Alabama became the first state to begin sending its mail votes on Sept. 11. It's one of 10 states that will begin sending mail ballots to voters more than 45 days before Election Day. Some states will begin early, in-person voting in September. Military and overseas ballots must be sent 45 days before Election Day, so they'll be mailed on Sept. 21. Each state determines its own voter registration deadlines.
Americans have seen a dramatic expansion in their ability to vote early in person and by mail since the turn of the century. The Center for Election Innovation and Research noted that in 2000, just 40% of voters had access to early voting, either in person or by mail. Now, 97% have at least one option to vote before Election Day.
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