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Some polling places close as early as 6 p.m. EST.
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A record 100 million Americans voted early this year either by mail or in-person, but millions of voters across the country have yet to cast their ballots.
To make sure your vote counts, you’ll need to head to your polling location before closing time — but keep in mind that the hours vary from state to state. You can find your polling place and its hours by entering your address here.
Even if you don’t make it until the last minute, here’s an important tip to remember: Across all states, as long as you’re in line to vote at closing time, you will still be allowed to vote.
If you’re denied the chance to vote and you were in line before the closing time, contact the Election Protection hotline (866-OUR-VOTE or 866-687-8683), which is administered by the nonpartisan nonprofit Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. LCRUL can also answer any questions about voting.
If you encounter any form of voter intimidation you can and should report it to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE. For Spanish call 888-VE-Y-VOTA or 888-839-8682; forArabic 844-YALLA-US or 844-925-5287; Asian languages (888-API-VOTE or 888-274-8683.
In several states — including Iowa, Michigan, Georgia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. — independent poll watchers from the Organization of American States, a coalition of 35 countries in the Americas, have been deployed to ensure that voting protocol is being followed.
This year’s election marks the second time OAS officials have been deployed to observe a U.S. election.
Because some states will require more time than others to tabulate ballots, particularly ones where mail-in votes have yet to be counted, it’s unlikely that results across all states will be finalized on election night. Furthermore, rules for when states can begin tallying votes also vary.
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Here are the times polls close across the country:
6 p.m. EST
Indiana (only Eastern time zone counties)
Kentucky (only Eastern time zone counties)
7 p.m. EST
Georgia
Florida (only parts of Florida outside of the Panhandle)
Indiana (only Central time zone counties)
Kentucky (only Central time zone counties)
New Hampshire (Varies by municipality, to find the time your polling place closes, click here.)
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
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7:30 p.m. EST
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
8 p.m. EST
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida (only Panhandle region)
Illinois
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan (only Eastern time zone counties)
Mississippi
Missouri
New Hampshire (varies by municipality, to find the time your polling place closes, click here)
New Jersey
North Dakota (only Central time counties)
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota (only Central time zone counties)
Tennessee (varies by county, look up poll closing times here)
Texas (only Central time zone counties)
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8:30 p.m. EST
Arkansas
9 p.m. EST
Arizona
Colorado
Kansas (Only Mountain time zone counties)
Louisiana
Michigan (Only Central time zone counties)
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota (Only Mountain time zone counties)
South Dakota (Only Mountain time zone counties)
Texas (Only Mountain time zone counties)
Wisconsin
Wyoming
10 p.m. EST
Idaho (only Mountain time counties)
Iowa
Montana
Nevada
Oregon (only Mountain time counties)
Utah
11 p.m. EST
California
Idaho (only Pacific time counties)
Oregon (only Pacific time counties)
Washington
12 a.m. EST
Alaska (only Alaska time counties)
Hawaii
1 a.m. EST
Alaska (only Hawaii-Aleutian counties)
