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elex04_sbs_myvc.sTitle = "Decision 2004 : Registration Deadlines";
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elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = "Click on your state above to see whether early voting is allowed.";
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Alabama","Oct. 22","No","10/28 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot; 11/1 - Last day to hand-deliver or postmark an absentee ballot.","http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/index.cfm","sos@sos.al.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Alaska","Oct. 3","Yes","10/26 - Absentee mail in ballots must be received by Division of Elections; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be post-marked, faxed or delivered in person before polls close on Election Day.","http://www.gov.state.ak.us/ltgov/elections/
homepage.html","elections@gov.state.ak.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Arizona","Oct. 4","Yes","9/30 - First day to request an absentee ballot by mail and to vote early in person.","http://www.azsos.gov/election/","elections@azsos.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Arkansas","Oct. 3","Yes","10/26 - Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail or fax; 11/1 - Last day to apply in person for an absentee ballot or to deliver ballot by hand to a county clerk; 11/2 - Absentee ballots sent by mail must be received at county clerk's office by 7:30pm. Absentee ballots cannot be faxed.","http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/elections.html","electionsemail@sosmail.state.ar.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("California","Oct. 18","Yes","10/4 - First day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail; 10/26 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot by mail; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must arrive by mail or be hand delivered at a polling place or elections office by the time polls close.","http://www.ss.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm","elections@ss.ca.gov ");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Colorado","Oct. 4","Yes","10/18 - Early voting begins at early voting polling places; 10/26 - last day to apply for mailed absentee ballot, 10/29 - last day to apply for absentee ballot in person, last day for early voting in person; 11/2 - absentee ballots must be received by the correct county clerk by 7 p.m. local time.","http://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/
main.htm","sos.elections@sos.state.co.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Connecticut","Oct. 19","No","10/1 - absentee ballots made available; 11/1 - last day to get absentee ballot, last day to deliver absentee ballot in person; 11/2 - absentee ballot delivered by mail or qualified designee by the time polls close.","http://www.sots.state.ct.us/ElectionsDivision/
2004NovemberElectionInfo.html","lead@po.state.ct.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("District of Columbia","Oct. 4","No","10/18 - First day for in-person absentee voting; 10/26 - Deadline to apply for mail-in absentee ballot; 11/1 - Last day to vote absentee in person; Absentee ballots must be postmarked by midnight local time on Election Day and must be received by election officials by 11/12.","http://www.dcboee.org/","boee@dc.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Delaware","Oct. 13","No","10/30 - Absentee ballot post-mark deadline; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by county elections officials by 8 p.m. local time","http://www.state.de.us/election/voter_services.html","coe_vote@state.de.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Florida","Oct. 4","Yes","Absentee ballot can be requested any time up to election day, must be returned to supervisor of elections no later than 7 pm local time on 11/2.","http://election.dos.state.fl.us/index.html","DivElections@dos.state.fl.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Georgia","Oct. 4","Yes","Advance votes can be cast on any weekday in the week leading up to the election at county voter registration office; absentee ballots can be requested 180 days before an election, and the completed ballot must be received by the county board of registrar's office on or before Election Day. Absentee ballots are not issued on Election Day.","http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/","sosweb@sos.state.ga.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Hawaii","Oct. 4","Yes","10/26 - Last day to request mail-in absentee ballots; 10/30 - Last day for walk-in voting at absentee polling places; Absentee ballots must be received by city or county clerk no later than the close of polls on Election Day","http://www.hawaii.gov/elections/","elections@aloha.net");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Idaho","Nov. 2 in person, Oct. 8 by mail","Yes","10/27 - Last day for county clerk to receive a mail-in absentee ballot request; 11/1 - Last day to case a vote in person at absentee polling places; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be returned by poll-closing time on Election Day.","http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm","elections@idsos.state.id.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Illinois","Oct. 5","No","9/23 - First day to request mail-in or in-person absentee ballots (40 days before election). 10/28 - Last day to request absentee ballot by mail (5 days before the election). 10/12 - First day for local election officials to conduct in-person absentee voting. 11/1 - Last day for in-person absentee voting. Mail-in absentee ballots must be returned to proper polling place before the close of voting on Election Day.","http://www.elections.state.il.us/","webmaster@elections.state.il.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Indiana","Oct. 4","No","10/4 - Absentee voting in person at county clerks office starts 29 days before Election Day until noon on 11/1. 10/25 - Application for absentee voting by mail must be received no later than eight days before Election Day. Ballots must be returned by mail or in person in time to be processed for the election.","http://www.in.gov/sos/elections/index.html","elections@iec.state.in.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Iowa","Oct. 23","Yes","Iowa permits anyone, including residents living inside the state, to cast absentee ballots. 8/24 - First day to request absentee ballot from county auditor's office, or votes can be case in person at person a county auditor's office as soon as ballots are available. Ballot should be available no later than 40 days before the election. Ballots must be received in the office of the commissioner of elections before the polls close on Election Day, or must be postmarked the day before Election Day and received by the commissioner no later than noon on the Monday after the election.","http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/index.html","sos@sos.state.ia.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Kansas","Oct. 18","Yes","10/13 - Advance voting begins; 10/29 - Last day to apply for advance voting ballot by mail; 11/1 - Last day to vote advance in person at county election office, by noon local time; 11/2 - Advance voting ballots must be received by county election officer no later than the close of polls","http://www.kssos.org/elections/elections.html","election@kssos.org");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Kentucky","Oct. 4","No","10/26 - Last day to apply for an absentee ballot by mail. ","http://www.kysos.com/INDEX/main/elecdiv.asp","natalie.jensen@mail.state.ky.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Louisiana","Oct. 4","No","10/21 - First day for absentee voting; 10/26 - Last day for absentee voting.","http://www.sec.state.la.us/elections/elections-index.htm","elections@sos.louisiana.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Maine","Nov. 2 in person, Oct. 19 by mail","Yes","Absentee ballots can be requested starting three months before Election Day and become available at county clerk offices between 9/18 and 10/3 (30-to-45 days before Election Day). Absentee ballots may be returned by mail or in person. They must be received by the municipal clerk by 8:00 p.m. local time on Election Day.","http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/","cec.elections@maine.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Maryland","Oct. 12","No","10/26 - Last day to apply for an absentee ballot; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by local election board before the polls close; 11/3 - Absentee ballots sent by mail from inside the US must be received by this date and must be postmarked before Election Day; 11/12 - Absentee ballots sent by mail from outside the U.S. must be received and must be postmarked before Election Day.","http://www.elections.state.md.us/","sep@elections.state.md.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Massachusetts","Oct. 13","No","11/1 - Noon local time is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot or to vote absentee in person at a county clerk's office; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by the election office before polls close on Election Day.","http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleidx.htm","elections@sec.state.ma.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Michigan","Oct. 4","No","10/30 - Last day to apply for a mail-in absentee ballot; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be returned to the municipal clerk's office by the time polls close on Election Day.","http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633---,00.html","secretary@michigan.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Minnesota","Nov. 2","No","10/4 - First day to request a mail-in absentee ballot or to vote absentee in person at municipal clerk or county auditor's office; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by the time polls close on Election Day.","http://www.state.mn.us/ebranch/sos/","elections.dept@state.mn.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Mississippi","Oct. 3","No","9/20 - First day to apply for absentee ballot by mail or to vote absentee in county clerk's office; 11/1 - Absentee ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m.","http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/
elections.asp","http://www.sos.state.ms.us/about_sos/
staff_email_webform.asp?ID=262");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Missouri","Oct. 6","No","10/27 - Last day to request mail-in absentee ballots; 11/1 - Last day to vote absentee in person at local election office.","http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/","elections@sos.mo.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Montana","Oct. 4","Yes","8/19 - First day to request a mail-in absentee or to vote in person at local election office; 11/1 - Noon local time is the deadline for requesting an absentee ballot or voting in person. ","http://sos.state.mt.us/css/ELB/Contents.asp","soselection@state.mt.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Nebraska","Oct. 22 in person, Oct. 15 by mail","Yes","10/27 - Last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot; 11/1 - Last day to vote absentee in person at local election office; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by clerk (by mail or handed in personally) by the time polls close on Election Day. ","http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Elections/election.htm","election@mail.state.ne.us ");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Nevada","Oct. 12","Yes","10/16 - First day to cast a vote personally at county election offices; 10/26 - Last day to request an absentee ballot; 10/29 - Last day to vote early in person at election offices; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by the time polls close on Election Day.","http://secretaryofstate.biz/nvelection/index.htm","nvelect@govmail.state.nv.us ");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("New Hampshire","Voters must register in person at a municipal clerk's office. Registration is closed from Oct. 23 to Election Day, but registration is available at polling places on Election Day.","No","10/4 - Absentee ballots available at municipal clerk's office; 11/1 - Last day to return a completed absentee ballot in person (by 5 p.m. local time); 11/2 - Mail-in absentee ballots must arrive at municipal clerk by 5 p.m. on Election Day.","http://www.sos.nh.gov/electionsnew.htm","Elections@sos.state.nh.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("New Jersey","Oct. 4","No","10/26 - Last day to apply for mail-in absentee ballots; 11/1 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot in person; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must arrive at county board of elections by close of polls on Election Day.","http://www.state.nj.us/lps/elections/
electionshome.html","njelections@lps.state.nj.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("New Mexico","Oct. 5","Yes","10/5 - Early voting (in-person) begins; 10/28 - County clerk must receive the absentee ballot application no later than 5 p.m.; 10/30 - In-person early voting ends; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be returned to county clerk by 7 p.m. local time Election Day. ","http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Election/
ElectionInfo.htm","cassie.romero@state.nm.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("New York","Oct. 8","No","10/26 - Last day to postmark mail-in absentee ballot application; 11/1 - Last day to apply in person for absentee ballot or postmark completed absentee ballot; 11/2 - Last day to deliver absentee ballot in person to board of elections; 11/9 - Last day for board of elections to receive mail in absentee ballots.","http://www.elections.state.ny.us/","info@elections.state.ny.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("North Carolina","Oct. 8","Yes","9/13 - First day to request mail-in absentee ballots; 10/14 - First day for in-person absentee voting; 10/26 - Last day to request absentee ballot by mail; 10/30 - Last day for in-person absentee voting; 11/1 - Mailed absentee ballots must be received by county board of elections by 5 p.m local time.","http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/","gary.bartlett@ncmail.net ");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("North Dakota","No voter registration required","Yes","10/19 - First day for in-person early voting in Cass, Stark counties; 10/25 - First day for in-person early voting in Sioux County; 10/29 - Only day for in-person voting in Pierce County; 11/1 - Last day to return an absentee ballot in person, last day to postmark an absentee ballot, last day for in-person early voting in Cass, Pierce and Stark counties.","http://www.state.nd.us/sec/electvote/","soselect@state.nd.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Ohio","Oct. 4","No","10/30 - Noon is the deadline for boards of elections to receive applications for mail-in ballots; 11/1 - Last day to vote absentee ballots in person at boards of election; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be received by boards of election by 7:30 p.m. local time.","http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/index.html","election@sos.state.oh.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Oklahoma","Oct. 8","Yes","10/27 - Last day to apply for a mailed absentee ballot; 10/29, 10/30, 11/1 - In-person absentee voting; 11/2 - Mailed absentee ballots must be returned by mail to the county election board by 7 p.m. local time.","http://www.state.ok.us/~elections/index.html","elections@oklaosf.state.ok.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Oregon","Oct. 12","Yes","10/19 - Last day ballots are mailed; 11/2 - Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. either by mail, or delivered in person to county elections office or official drop site.","http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/elechp.htm","elections-division@sosinet.sos.state.or.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Pennsylvania","Oct. 4","No","10/26 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot; 10/29 - Last day for county boards of elections to receive mail-in absentee ballots.","http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/site/default.asp?votingNav=","RA-BCEL@state.pa.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Rhode Island","Oct. 2","No","10/12 - Last day to apply for mail in absentee ballot. ","http://www.elections.state.ri.us/","elections@sec.state.ri.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("South Carolina","Oct. 2","No","10/29 - Last day to apply by bail for mail in absentee ballot; 11/1 - Last day to apply in-person for an absentee ballot.","http://www.state.sc.us/scsec/"," Elections@scsec.state.sc.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("South Dakota","Oct. 18","Yes","11/2 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot at 3 p.m.; Completed ballots must be returned to election officials in time to be delivered to voter's polling place by the time polls close on Election Day.","http://www.sdsos.gov/Elections/","elections@state.sd.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Tennessee","Oct. 3","Yes","10/13-10/28 - In-person early voting available to all registered voters; voting by mail is restricted to certain groups of people; 10/26 - Last day to request by-mail absentee ballot; 11/2 - By-mail ballots must be returned by mail and arrive at county election commission before polls close","http://www.state.tn.us/sos/election/index.htm","tennessee.elections@state.tn.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Texas","Oct. 4","Yes","10/18-10/29 - In-person early voting available to all registered voters; 10/26 - Application for absentee ballot by mail must be received by local early voting clerk, applications can be delivered by mail, fax or in-person; to vote by mail, must meet certain criteria; 11/2 - Mail-in ballots must be received by local early voting clerk by 7 p.m. local time. ","http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml","elections@sos.state.tx.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Utah","Oct. 25 in person, Oct. 13 by mail","Yes","10/29 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot by mail; 11/1 - Last day to vote absentee in person at county clerk's office, last day to postmark mail-in absentee ballot. ","http://elections.utah.gov/","elections@utah.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Vermont","Oct. 25","Yes","10/4 - First day for in-person early voting at county clerks' offices; 11/2 - Last day to return absentee ballots to polling place or town clerks' offices, by mail or in-person.","http://vermont-elections.org/soshome.htm","kdewolfe@sec.state.vt.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Virginia","Oct. 4","No","10/28 - Last day to mail or fax an application for an absentee ballot; 10/30 - Last day to apply in person for absentee ballot. ","http://www.sbe.state.va.us/","webmaster@sbe.virginia.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Washington","Oct. 18 in person, Oct. 2 by mail","Yes","10/13 - First day absentee ballots made available; can be voted in person or sent by mail; 11/1 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot; 11/2 - Last day to postmark absentee ballot or deliver in person to county election officer. ","http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/","elections@secstate.wa.gov");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("West Virginia","Oct. 13","Yes","10/13 - First day for early in-person voting; 10/30 - Last day for early in-person voting; 10/27 - Last day for clerk to receive request for absentee ballot by mail; 11/1 - Last day hand-delivered absentee ballot by mail may be accepted by clerk; 11/3 - Last day absentee ballots without postmark can be accepted for counting; 11/8 - Last day absentee ballots with postmark can be accepted for counting.","http://www.wvsos.com/","elections@wvsos.com");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Wisconsin","Nov. 2 in person, Oct. 20 by mail","Yes","10/3 - First day absentee ballots are available for early voting; 10/29 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot to be mailed to you; 11/1 - Last day to apply for absentee ballot in person at municipal clerk's office; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must be returned to election officials before polls close on Election Day.","http://elections.state.wi.us/","seb@seb.state.wi.us");
elex04_sbs_myvc.rows[i++] = new Array("Wyoming","Nov. 2 in person, Oct. 1 by mail","Yes","Any registered voter may vote absentee; 11/2 - Absentee ballots must arrive at county clerk's office by 7 p.m. on Election Day.","http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/election.htm","elections@state.wy.us");
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