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The Early Voting Calendar

October 12, 2016 at 10:26 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Early voting is already underway in 16 states. Daily Kos has a great map showing the early options available in each state.

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Here’s the full calendar:

9/23: Idaho (thru 11/4), Minnesota (thru 11/7), South Dakota (thru 11/7), Vermont (thru 11/7), and Wyoming (thru 11/7)

9/24: New Jersey (thru 11/7)

9/29: Illinois (thru 11/7), Iowa (thru 11/8)

10/9: Maine (thru 11/3)

10/10: California (thru 11/8), Nebraska (thru 11/7)

10/11: Montana (thru 11/7), New Mexico (thru 11/5)

10/12: Arizona (thru 11/4), Indiana (thru 11/7), Ohio (thru 11/7)

10/17: Georgia (thru 11/4)

10/19: Kansas (thru 11/7), Tennessee (thru 11/3)

10/20: North Carolina (thru 11/5)

10/22: Nevada (thru 11/4), DC (thru 11/5)

10/24: Alaska (thru 11/8), Arkansas (thru 11/7), Colorado (thru 11/8), Massachusetts (thru 11/4), Texas (thru 11/4), Wisconsin (thru 11/4)

10/25: Hawaii (thru 11/5), Louisiana (thru 11/1)

10/26: Utah (thru 11/4), West Virginia (thru 11/5)

10/27: Maryland (thru 11/3)

10/29: Florida (thru 11/7)

11/3: Oklahoma (thru 11/5)

11/8: Election Day

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