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.
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.
Minnesota, South Dakota, and Wyoming
New Jersey and Virginia
California, Iowa, Montana, and Nebraska
Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico
Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, and North Dakota
Louisiana, Utah, and Wisconsin
Arizona, Georga, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, Texas, and Utah
Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Virginia, and West Virginia
Alaska, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Illinios, and IndianaIowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, MontanaNebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming
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.
Alabama, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, and Utah
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
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.
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