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AJ_EarlyVoting_081023.sPubDate = "10/22/2008 2:13:06 AM GMT";
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AJ_EarlyVoting_081023.appHeader = "state-by-state| Early voting";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023.appDeck = "Click on a state to read its early voting rules";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023.appFooter = "Sources: Early Voting Information Center, Reed College; state codes";
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AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Alabama","","","","", "", "AL", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Alaska","","","","", "", "AK", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. 15 days prior to an election through election day at regional election office buildings and airports.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Arizona","","","","", "", "AZ", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. For general and primary elections, starts 33 days before election day and ends 5 p.m. the Friday before election day. For the presidential preference election, starts 26 days before the election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Arkansas","","","","", "", "AR", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Early voting shall be available to any qualified elector who applies to the county clerk's designated early voting location, beginning fifteen (15) days before a preferential primary, general primary, general election, or general run-off election between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and ending at 5 p.m. on the Monday before the election.";
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AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. This is an alternative method of casting an absentee ballot; only registered absentee voters may vote early.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Colorado","","","","", "", "CO", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Begins 15 days prior to a general election; begins 10 days prior to a primary or special election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Connecticut","","","","", "", "CT", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","D.C.","","","","", "", "DC", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Excuse required.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Delaware","","","","", "", "DE", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Florida","","","","", "", "FL", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Begins 15 days prior to election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Georgia","","","","", "", "GA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Hawaii","","","","", "", "HI", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Absentee polling places are open no later than 10 working days before Election Day, and all Saturdays falling within that period, or as soon thereafter as ballots are available.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Idaho","","","","", "", "ID", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Illinois","","","","", "", "IL", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. The period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 22nd day preceding a general primary, consolidated primary, consolidated, or general election and extends through the fifth day before election day. A permanent polling place for early voting must remain open during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., or 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. ";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Indiana","","","","", "", "IN", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required.
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AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Iowa","","","","", "", "IA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. The voter may vote at the county commissioner's office no more than 40 days preceding a primary or general election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Kansas","","","","", "", "KS", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Advance voting. No excuse required.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Kentucky","","","","", "", "KY", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
In-person absentee voting. Excuse required.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Louisiana","","","","", "", "LA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. The period of early voting shall be from fourteen (14) to seven (7) days prior to any scheduled election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Maine","","","","", "", "ME", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Voters may go in person to the clerk's office as soon as absentee ballots are available (30-45 days before election).";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Maryland","","","","", "", "MD", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Massachusetts","","","","", "", "MA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Michigan","","","","", "", "MI", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Minnesota","","","","", "", "MN", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Excuse required.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Mississippi","","","","", "", "MS", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Missouri","","","","", "", "MO", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Montana","","","","", "", "MT", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Begins 30 days prior to general election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Nebraska","","","","", "", "NE", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Ballots can be voted up to 35 days before the election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Nevada","","","","", "", "NV", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. The period for in-person early voting begins the third Saturday before an election, extending through the Friday before Election Day, excluding Sundays and holidays.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","New Jersey","","","","", "", "NJ", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","New Hampshire","","","","", "", "NH", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","New Mexico","","","","", "", "NM", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Commencing on the third Saturday prior to an election, an early voter may vote in person on an electronic voting machine at an alternate location established by the county clerk.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","New York","","","","", "", "NY", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","North Carolina","","","","", "", "NC", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Beginning on the third Thursday before an election and ending on the last Saturday before that election, voters can vote an absentee ballot in person. The law provides only for in-person absentee voting at the office of the county board of elections, but allows counties to establish alternative sites (as approved by the State Board of Elections).";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","North Dakota","","","","", "", "ND", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Counties provide early voting facilities up to fifteen days immediately before the day of the election, at the discretion of county auditors.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Ohio","","","","", "", "OH", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Begins 35 days before primary and general elections.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Oklahoma","","","","", "", "OK", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. A registered voter may apply for an in-person absentee ballot at a location designated by the secretary of the county election board from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and Monday immediately preceding any election and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday immediately preceding a state or federal election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Oregon","","","","", "", "OR", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
All mail-in voting.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Pennsylvania","","","","", "", "PA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Rhode Island","","","","", "", "RI", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","South Carolina","","","","", "", "SC", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","South Dakota","","","","", "", "SD", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. At any time prior to an election, a voter may apply in person to the person in charge of the election for an absentee ballot during regular office hours up to 3 p.m. of the day of the election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Tennessee","","","","", "", "TN", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. A voter who desires to vote early shall go to the county election commission office within the posted hours not more than twenty (20) days nor less than five (5) days before the day of the election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Texas","","","","", "", "TX", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Early voting in person starts 17 days before each election unless the first day falls on the weekend, then early voting begins on the following Monday and ends 4 days before each election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Utah","","","","", "", "UT", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "No excuse required. Begins fourteen days in advance of election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Vermont","","","","", "", "VT", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Up to 30 days in advance of a general election, in the Town Clerk's office.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Virginia","","","","", "", "VA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Excuse required. Absentee voting in person begins approximately 45 days before a November general election and approximately 30 days before other elections and ends at 5 p.m. on the Saturday before the election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Washington","","","","", "", "WA", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
Not permitted.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","West Virginia","","","","", "", "WV", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Available from the 20th day before the election to the third.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Wisconsin","","","","", "", "WI", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i-1].body = "
No excuse required. Ballots available three weeks ahead of each election.";
AJ_EarlyVoting_081023[i++] = new Array("","Wyoming","","","","", "", "WY", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
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No excuse required. 40 days before election.";
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