EACH state has varying poll opening and closing times on Election Day.
Here are the hours you’re able to visit the polls and cast your ballot for the next President of the US.
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What time do the polls open and close Election Day?
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- Alabama: 7am-7pm
- Alaska: 7am-7pm
- Arizona: 6am-7pm
- Arkansas: 7.30am-7.30pm
- California: 7am-8pm
- Colorado: 7am-7pm
- Connecticut: 6am-8pm
- DC: 7am-8pm
- Delaware: 7am-8pm
- Florida: 7am-7pm
- Georgia: 7am-7pm
- Hawaii: 7am-7pm
- Idaho: 7am-7pm
- Illinois: 6am-7pm
- Indiana: 6am-6pm
- Iowa: 7am-9pm
- Kansas: 7am-7pm
- Kentucky: 6am-6pm
- Louisiana: 6am-8pm
- Maine: 6am-8pm
- Maryland: 7am-8pm
- Massachusetts: 7am-8pm
- Michigan: 7am-8pm
- Minnesota: 7am-8pm
- Mississippi: 7am-7pm
- Missouri: 6am-7pm
- Montana: 7am-8pm
- Nebraska: : 7am MT, 8AM CT-7PM MT, 8pm CT
- Nevada: : 7am-7pm
- New Hampshire: Varies by the municipality
- New Jersey: 6am-8pm
- New Mexico: 7am-7pm
- New York: 6am-9pm
- North Carolina: 6.30am-7.30pm
- North Dakota: 7am-9pm
- Ohio: 6.30am-7.30pm
- Oklahoma: 7am-7pm
- Oregon: All mail
- Pennslyvania: 7am-8pm
- Rhode Island: 7am-8pm
- South Carolina: 7am-7pm
- South Dakota: 7am-7pm
- Tennessee: Poll openings vary by jurisdiction, close at 7pm CT, 8pm ET
- Texas: 7am-7pm
- Utah: 7am-8pm
- Vermont: Poll openings vary by municipality, close at 7pm
- Virginia: 6am-7pm
- Washington: All mail
- West Virginia: 6.30am-7.30pm
- Wisconsin: 7am-8pm
- Wyoming: 7am-7pm
What states do not have mail-in voting?
Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas voters are not prevented from mail-in voting but they will need to provide an “acceptable excuse” to cast their ballot by mail.
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Five states – Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii – routinely send ballots to all registered voters so they can choose to vote through the mail or in person.
Four other states – California, New Jersey, Nevada, and Vermont – and the District of Columbia will be adopting that system in November, as will almost every county in Montana.
What time should I go vote?
If you plan to vote on Election Day, the best time to cast your ballot is midday, according to Business Insider.
The longest lines will likely be those who plan to vote before or after work, in the early morning and late afternoon.
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Be prepared to wait in line longer than usual.
Texas recently eliminated straight-ticket voting, which allowed voters to vote for every candidate of a certain party on their ballot, meaning voting ballot sheets will take longer to fill out.
What do I need to bring to vote?
Be sure to bring identification with you if your state requires it for you to vote.
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Bring your mask and sanitizer as there will likely be quite a few people at the polls.
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Look up your sample ballot ahead of time so you can vote efficiently and keep the line moving swiftly.
“A big reason I see lines at our county is that voters aren’t prepared,” Lisa Marra, the top election official in Cochise County, Arizona, told Business Insider in June.
“If you vote in person in our county, you get a sample ballot in the mail a couple of weeks before the election. That’s your time to sit down to research those candidates, fill that out, and bring it with you on election morning.”
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