WASHINGTON (Reuters) – By the time Democratic U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris faces Republican Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 presidential election, millions of Americans likely will have already cast their ballots at early voting centers.
Most states offer some form of in-person early voting, which allows voters to avoid Election Day crowds. Early voting has already started in Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Dakota and Minnesota.
The following is a timetable when other states kick off in-person voting:
Sept. 26
Illinois
Oct. 7
California, Montana, Nebraska, Maine
Oct. 8
Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Wyoming
Oct. 9
Arizona
Oct. 15
Georgia
Oct. 16
Iowa, Rhode Island, Tennessee
Oct. 17
North Carolina
Oct. 18
Louisiana, Washington
Oct. 19
Nevada, Massachusetts
Oct. 21
Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, South Carolina, Texas
Oct. 22
Hawaii, Missouri, Utah, Wisconsin
Oct. 23
West Virginia
Oct. 24
Maryland
Oct. 25
Delaware
Oct. 26
Florida, Michigan, New Jersey, New York
Oct. 28
District of Columbia
Oct. 30
Oklahoma
* Not all states offer in-person early voting. In some states, in-person, early voting entails dropping off a ballot at a local government office. Within states, not all counties offer early voting.
(Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
