Voting 2020: Election 2020

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Part of the Eagleton Institute’s Center for Youth Political Participation, RU Voting is a non-partisan effort to register, mobilize and engage Rutgers University students to participate in politics and vote in local, state and national elections.

Early Voting

For many states, early voting may vary by county, so check your state or county’s website. Not all states offer early, in-person voting.

When early voting starts:

Sept. 18

Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wyoming

Sept. 19

New Jersey and Virginia

Sept. 21

Michigan and Vermont

Sept. 24

Illinois

Oct. 4

Maine

Oct. 5

California, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska

Oct. 6

Indiana and Ohio

Oct. 7

Arizona

Oct. 12

Georgia

Oct. 13

Texas

Oct. 14

Kansas and Tennessee

Oct. 15

North Carolina

Oct. 16

Washington

Oct. 17

Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico

Oct. 19

Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, and North Dakota

Oct. 20

Louisiana, Utah, and Wisconsin

Oct. 21

West Virginia

Oct. 24

Florida and New York

Oct. 26

Maryland

Oct. 27

District of Columbia

Oct. 29

Oklahoma

When early voting ends:

Oct. 27

Louisiana

Oct. 29

Maine and Tennessee

Oct. 30

Arizona, Georga, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas, and Utah

Oct. 31

Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, and West Virginia

Nov. 1

New York and Wisconsin

Nov. 2

Alaska, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Illinios, and IndianaIowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, MontanaNebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming

Nov. 3

Washington

Voting by Mail

A majority of Americans will be eligible to vote by mail. Below is when your mail-in ballot must be either postmarked or received in each state. The Postal Service has said that it may not be able to meet deadlines for delivering last-minute mail-in ballots.

When ballots are due:

Nov. 2

Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, and Utah

Nov. 3

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinios, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

Election Day

If you haven’t voted already, you can go to the polls to do so in person. If the race is close, a winner may not be announced on election night.