Voting for midterms begins on Friday
Actual voting begins this Friday for the 2018 general election, when Minnesota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming all start their absentee and early balloting. And New Jersey starts on Saturday.
Here’s a full calendar – compiled by the NBC Political Unit – when absentee and early in-person voting begins in each state.
Friday, September 21
- Minnesota: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- South Dakota: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- Vermont: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- Wyoming: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
Saturday, September 22
- New Jersey: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
Thursday, September 27
- Illinois: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
Monday, October 8
- California: Early voting begins, date varies by county. Offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- Iowa: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
Tuesday, October 9
- Montana: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- Nebraska: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
Wednesday, October 10
- Arizona: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
- Indiana: In-person absentee voting begins (Ends November 5)
- Ohio: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
Monday, October 15
- Georgia: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
Wednesday, October 17
- Kansas: Early voting begins, date varies by county. Offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- North Carolina: Early voting begins (Ends November 3)
- Tennessee: Early voting begins (Ends November 1)
Saturday, October 20
- Nevada: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
- New Mexico: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 3)
Monday, October 22
- Alaska: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 6)
- Arkansas: Early voting begins (Ends November 5)
- District of Columbia: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
- Idaho: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
- Massachusetts: Early voting begins (Ends November 2)
- North Dakota: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 5)
- Texas: Early voting begins (Ends November 2)
- Wisconsin: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 2)
Tuesday, October 23
- Hawaii: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting. (Ends November 3)
- Louisiana: Early voting begins. (Ends October 30)
- Utah: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting. (Ends November 2)
Wednesday, October 24
- West Virginia: Early voting begins. (Ends November 3)
Thursday, October 25
- Maryland: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting. (Ends November 1)
Saturday, October 27
- Florida: Early voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting (Ends November 3)
Thursday, November 1
- Oklahoma: In-person absentee voting begins, offers no-excuse absentee voting. (Ends November 3)
States with All Mail Voting:
- Oregon: Drop sites must open the Friday before an election, but may open as soon as ballots are available (18 days before)
- Washington: Vote center must be open 18 days before an election
- Colorado: Voter service and polling centers must be open 15 days before an election.