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Early voting dates, 2023
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Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. Some states allow voters to cast absentee ballots in person. States that allow in-person absentee voting without an excuse are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
This article lists early voting dates for the primary and general election cycles in states holding statewide elections in 2023. For additional information about early voting, see this article.
Early voting dates for 2023 primary elections
| Early voting dates for primary elections, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Election date | Early voting start date | Early voting end date |
| Kentucky | 5/16/2023 | 5/11/2023 | 5/13/2023 |
| Louisiana | 10/14/2023 | 9/30/2023 | 10/7/2023 |
| Mississippi | 8/8/2023 | None[1] | None |
| Mississippi | 8/29/2023[2] | None | None |
| New Jersey | 6/6/2023 | 6/2/2023 | 6/4/2023 |
| Pennsylvania | 5/16/2023 | None[3] | 5/9/2023 |
| Virginia | 6/20/2023 | 5/5/2023 | 6/17/2023 |
| Washington | 8/1/2023 | 7/14/2023 | 7/31/2023 |
| Wisconsin | 2/21/2023 | 2/7/2023 | 2/19/2023 |
Early voting dates for 2023 general elections
| Early voting dates for general elections, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Election date | Early voting start date | Early voting end date |
| Kentucky | 11/7/2023 | 11/2/2023 | 11/4/2023 |
| Louisiana | 11/18/2023 | 11/3/2023 | 11/11/2023 |
| Mississippi | 11/7/2023 | None[4] | None |
| Mississippi | 11/28/2023[5] | None | None |
| New Jersey | 11/7/2023 | 10/28/2023 | 11/5/2023 |
| Pennsylvania | 11/7/2023 | None[6] | 10/31/2023 |
| Virginia | 11/7/2023 | 9/22/2023 | 11/4/2023 |
| Washington | 11/7/2023 | 10/20/2023 | 11/6/2023 |
| Wisconsin | 4/4/2023 | 3/21/2023 | 4/2/2023 |
Early voting by state
- See also: Early voting
As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting in some form:[7]
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- District of Columbia
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota[8]
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi does not allow universal early voting.
- ↑ Runoff date
- ↑ As soon as ballots are ready in Pennsylvania, registered voters can vote early in person.
- ↑ Mississippi does not allow universal early voting.
- ↑ Runoff date
- ↑ As soon as ballots are ready in Pennsylvania, registered voters can vote early in person.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Early In-Person Voting," May 23, 2022
- ↑ North Dakota only offers early voting in some counties.
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