Early Voting 2026: End Dates by State, Last Day Nov. 1

Election Day was Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. The University of Florida Election Lab counted 59,014,258 early votes nationwide as of 8:21 a.m. Eastern Time on Election Day; the state-by-state early vote totals are in our separate story. Texas, Georgia and Massachusetts ended early in-person voting on Friday, Oct. 30. North Carolina ended at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31; Connecticut, Michigan, New York and Delaware ended Sunday, Nov. 1. Maryland and Tennessee ended Thursday, Oct. 29, and Louisiana and Pennsylvania ended Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to the Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR).

Early in-person voting has ended in the states covered in this guide, ahead of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Connecticut, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Tennessee, New Mexico, Maryland, Delaware, Michigan and New York all closed their early voting windows by Sunday, Nov. 1. This is a guide to selected states with confirmed dates, not a complete list. The Center for Election Innovation & Research (CEIR) says 47 states plus the District of Columbia offer early in-person voting in 2026, with end dates ranging from Oct. 27 in Louisiana and Pennsylvania to the day before Election Day in 14 states.

Early voting dates by state

State	Dates	Hours and notes
Connecticut	Mon., Oct. 19-Sun., Nov. 1, every day	10 a.m.-6 p.m.; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. on Tue., Oct. 27 and Thu., Oct. 29
Texas	Mon., Oct. 19-Fri., Oct. 30	Hours and locations set by county; no excuse needed
Georgia	Tue., Oct. 13-Fri., Oct. 30	Advance voting, including two Saturdays; vote at any site in your county
Michigan	Sat., Oct. 24-Sun., Nov. 1	At least eight hours a day; find your site at Michigan.gov/Vote
New York	Sat., Oct. 24-Sun., Nov. 1	Hours set by each county board; New York City sites open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. most days
North Carolina	Thu., Oct. 15-Sat., Oct. 31	Hours vary by county; sites open at least during county board office business hours on weekdays; ends 3 p.m. on Oct. 31
Massachusetts	Sat., Oct. 17-Fri., Oct. 30	Two weekends included; cities and towns set schedules, and some limit Friday hours
Tennessee	Wed., Oct. 14-Thu., Oct. 29	Confirm your county schedule
Maryland	Thu., Oct. 22-Thu., Oct. 29	7 a.m.-8 p.m. daily, weekends included; vote at an early voting center in your county of residence
Delaware	Oct. 22-24 and Oct. 26-27, then Oct. 28-Nov. 1	7 a.m.-7 p.m. on the first five voting days, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on the last five; no early voting on Sun., Oct. 25
New Mexico	Tue., Oct. 6-Sat., Oct. 31	Starts at county clerk offices; expanded alternate sites open Sat., Oct. 17

Hours are local time. For Massachusetts and Tennessee, the official pages were not reachable by automated tools when we checked. The Massachusetts dates are from the Secretary of the Commonwealth as reported, so confirm with your town clerk. The Tennessee dates are from a local news report from Oct. 14; confirm your county schedule on the Tennessee Secretary of State’s elections page.

When early voting ended

End dates were close together. CEIR lists Louisiana and Pennsylvania, which are not in the table above, as having ended early voting on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Among the states in this guide, the deadlines fall in this order:

Early voting ended	States in this guide
Thu., Oct. 29	Tennessee, Maryland
Fri., Oct. 30	Texas, Georgia, Massachusetts
Sat., Oct. 31	North Carolina (3 p.m.), New Mexico
Sun., Nov. 1	Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Delaware

CEIR lists end dates from Oct. 27 in Louisiana and Pennsylvania to the day before Election Day in 14 states. If you live elsewhere, start with your state’s election office.

Texas voters can find county-level detail in the Texas election calendar, and Georgia’s advance voting dates and amendments are in the Georgia 2026 ballot guide.

Michigan and New York: hours, ID and registration

Michigan and New York both opened early voting on Saturday, Oct. 24, and ran nine days through Sunday, Nov. 1. Michigan sites had to be open at least eight hours every day of that period, and some communities added days before it. In New York, each county board of elections set its own hours. Outside New York City, voters could use any early voting site assigned to their county; in New York City, each voter was assigned to one site.

New York City posted one schedule for all five boroughs:

Day	Date	New York City hours
Saturday-Monday	Oct. 24-26	9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday	Oct. 27-28	10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Thursday	Oct. 29	8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Friday-Sunday	Oct. 30-Nov. 1	9 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Michigan ID: Voters were asked to bring a photo ID, but it was not required. A voter without one could sign an affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
• Michigan registration: Online and mail registration closed Oct. 19. After that, voters could register in person at their local clerk’s office, with proof of residency, through 8 p.m. on Election Day.
• New York registration: Applications had to be received by a board of elections by Saturday, Oct. 24, the first day of early voting, to vote on Nov. 3.

When is Election Day 2026?

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Early voting is separate from voting by mail. If you plan to return a mail ballot, see the mail ballot deadlines by state. Wondering whether you get the day off? Read is Election Day a holiday and what is open. Mark Nov. 3 on a November 2026 printable calendar, and see the October 2026 calendar for the early voting weeks that just ended. Illinois voters can see our Illinois Election Day guide for polling hours.

How to find your polling place

1. Start with your official state election website. Use the voter lookup or polling place finder run by your state, such as Connecticut’s Secretary of the State portal, VoteTexas.gov or the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
2. Confirm the county or municipality location and hours. Your polling place can differ from one across the county line.
3. Check identification and eligibility rules. Requirements differ by state. Look up what to bring and whether you are registered at your current address.
4. Recheck before you leave. Hours can change, and some sites shorten days. Confirm the schedule the same day.

Official election resources

• Connecticut early voting, Secretary of the State
• Vote Texas, Texas Secretary of State
• Vote Early in Person, North Carolina State Board of Elections
• Early voting, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
• Tennessee Secretary of State elections
• 2026 elections, Maryland State Board of Elections
• Delaware Department of Elections and the early voting sites list
• New Mexico voter portal: where to vote
• Dates for 2026 early in-person and mail voting, CEIR

Sources and notes

Dates and hours come from the state election offices and agencies linked above, plus the Santa Fe County Clerk, whose page reflects the statewide New Mexico schedule. Texas details are also from a Texas news report on Oct. 20. Connecticut’s dates and hours are from the Governor’s and Secretary of the State’s announcement and portal. This guide covers selected states and does not list all that offer early voting.