USA Election 2020: how can I track my early vote ballot?
Early voting statistics are breaking records all over the place, here's all you need to find out the status of your early mail-in vote in your state.
Turnout for early voting in person, absentee and mail in voting are at record highs already this year since covid-19 continues to ravage the US, deterring much of the electorate from waiting to vote in person on Election Day.
For each state that has a tracking service, see a link to the service below. Please note that prior to using this you will have to register to vote in your state and request either an absentee or early mail voting ballot. If yours isn’t there, it may not be possible to track your vote online.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Florida
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State Board of Elections
New York City Board of Elections
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
(Nb. The tracker tool is only available for absentee ballots for military members and their families, andUS citizens living overseas)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington DC
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
What about voting early in-person?
Early voting in-person is possible in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Six states do not offer pre-Election Day in-person voting options: Connecticut, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.
To find out in your state when early voting in person starts and finishes, check the table on the National Conference of State Legislatures website.
General information about in-person early voting
The time period for early voting varies from state to state: