13-2 Housing Is Built With Ballots: How States Are Voting

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Alabama

Oct. 24

Yes

Nov. 3 in person

Nov. 1 by mail

Nov. 8, 12 pm (received)

No

7am-7pm

Alaska

Oct. 9

No

Oct. 29

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-8pm

American Samoa

Oct. 11

Yes

Nov. 7, 4:30 pm

Nov. 8, 1:30 pm

Yes

6am-6pm

Arizona

Oct. 11

No

Oct. 28, 5 pm

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

6am-7pm

Arkansas

Oct. 11

Yes

Nov. 4 in person

Nov. 1 by mail

Nov. 8, 7:30 pm (received)

Yes

7:30am-7:30pm

California

Oct. 24 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-8pm

Colorado

Oct. 31 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

Connecticut

Nov. 1 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

Yes

Nov. 7

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

No

6am-8pm

Delaware

Nov. 8

No

Nov. 4 by mail or online

Nov. 7, 12 pm in person

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

District of Columbia

Oct. 18 by mail;

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-8pm

Florida

Oct. 11

No

Oct. 29, 5 pm

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

Georgia

Oct. 11

No

Oct. 28

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

Guam

Oct. 28

Yes

Nov. 5, off-island

Nov. 8 (postmarked), Nov. 23, 5 pm (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

Hawaii

Oct. 31 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

Idaho

Oct. 14 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

No

Oct. 28, 5 pm by mail or online

Nov. 4, 5 pm in person

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

8am-8pm

Illinois

Oct. 11 by mail

Oct. 23 online

Nov. 8 in person

No

Nov. 3 by mail or online

Nov. 7 in person

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

6am-7pm

Indiana

Oct. 11

Yes

Oct. 27

Nov. 8, 6 pm (received)

Yes

6am-6pm

Iowa

Oct. 24 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

No

Oct. 24, 5 pm by mail

Nov. 7 in person

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

Kansas

Oct. 18

No

Nov. 1

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-7pm

Kentucky

Oct. 10

Yes

Oct. 25

Nov. 8, 6 pm (received)

Yes

6am-6pm

Louisiana

Oct. 10 by mail or in person;

Oct. 18 online

Yes

Nov. 4, 4:30 pm

Nov. 7, 4:30 pm (received)

Yes

6am-8pm

Maine

Oct. 24 by mail;

Nov. 8 in person

No

Nov. 3

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

6am-8pm

Maryland

Oct. 18

Nov. 8 in person

No

Oct. 25 by mail or online

Nov. 8 in person

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-8pm

Massachusetts

Oct. 19

No

Nov. 4 by mail

Nov. 7 in person

Nov 8 (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

Michigan

Oct. 24 by mail or online;

Nov. 8 in person

No

Nov. 4 by mail or online

Nov. 7, 4 pm in person

Nov. 8

Yes

7am-8pm

Minnesota

Oct. 18 by mail

Nov. 8 in person

No

Nov. 7

Nov. 8

Yes

7am-8pm

Mississippi

Oct. 11

Yes

None (recommend early submission to ensure enough time to vote)

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

No

7am-7pm

Missouri

Oct. 12

Yes

Oct. 26, 5 pm by mail

Nov. 7, 5 pm in person

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

No

6am-7pm

Montana

Oct. 11 by mail

Nov. 7, 12 pm in person

No

Nov. 7, 12 pm

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

Nebraska

Oct. 21 by mail and online;

Oct. 28 in person

No

Oct. 28

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

8am-8pm

Nevada

Oct. 11 by mail

Nov. 3 online

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-7pm

New Hampshire

Oct. 26 by mail

Nov. 8 in person

Yes

None

Nov. 8, 5 pm (received)

No

Varies, before 11am to after 7pm

New Jersey

Oct. 18

No

Nov. 7, 3 pm in person

Nov. 1 by mail

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

6am-8pm

New Mexico

Oct. 11 by mail and online;

Nov. 5 in person

No

Nov. 3

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received

Yes

7am-7pm

New York

Oct. 14

Yes

Oct. 24 by mail or online

Nov. 7 in person

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

6am-9pm

North Carolina

Oct. 14 by mail and online;

Nov. 5 in person

No

Nov. 1 at 5 pm

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

6:30am-7:30pm

North Dakota

No registration needed

No

None

Nov. 7 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-9am and 7pm-9pm

Northern Mariana Islands

Sept. 9

Yes

Oct. 14 by mail

Nov. 7 in person

Nov. 7

No

7am-7pm

Ohio

Oct. 11

No

Nov. 5, 12 pm

Nov. 7 (postmarked)

Yes

6:30am-7:30pm

Oklahoma

Oct. 14

No

Oct. 24, 5 pm

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

Oregon

Oct. 18

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

Varies-8pm

Pennsylvania

Oct. 24

No

Nov. 1

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

Puerto Rico

No elections in 2022

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Rhode Island

Oct. 9

No

Oct. 18, 4 pm

Nov. 8, 8 pm (received)

Yes

7am-8pm

South Carolina

Oct. 7 in person

Oct. 9 online

Oct. 11 by mail

Yes

Nov. 4, 5 pm by mail

Nov. 7, 5 pm in person

Nov. 8, 7 pm (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

South Dakota

Oct. 24

No

Nov. 7, 5 pm

Nov. 8 (received)

Yes

7am-7pm

Tennessee

Oct. 11

Yes

Nov. 1

Nov. 8 (received)

Yes

Varies-8pm ET/7pm CT

Texas

Oct. 11

Yes

Oct. 28

Nov. 8, 7 pm (postmarked)

Yes

7am-7pm

Utah

Oct. 28 by mail

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 7 (postmarked)

Yes

7am-8pm

Vermont

Nov. 8

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 7

Yes

5am-7pm

Virgin Islands

Oct. 9

Yes

Oct. 11

Nov. 18

Yes

7am-7pm

Virginia

Oct. 17

No

Oct. 28, 5 pm

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

6am-7pm

Washington

Oct. 31 by mail

Nov. 8 in person

No

None (sent automatically)

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

Varies-8pm

West Virginia

Oct. 18

Yes

Nov. 2

Nov. 8 (postmarked)

Yes

6:30am-7:30pm

Wisconsin

Oct. 19 by mail

Nov. 8 in person

No

Nov. 3 by mail or online

Nov. 6 in person

Nov. 8, 8 pm

Yes

7am-8pm

Wyoming

Oct. 25 by mail

Nov. 8 in person

No

Nov. 8

Nov. 8, 7 pm

Yes

7am-7pm

Specific voter guidelines vary by state. If you have questions about specific voting guidelines in your state, please reach out to [email protected].

For more information about voting in your state, visit the following resources: www.rockthevote.org www.vote411.org