Today is a HUGE day in America for voters!

[George II]

Early voting was opened today in the following states:

Alaska
Arkansas
Idaho
Massachusetts
Texas

Coming up in the next few days are:

DC (10/26)
Florida (10/27)
Hawaii (10/23)
Louisiana (10/23)
Maryland (10/25)
Utah (10/23)
West Virginia (10/24)

Already open before today:

Arizona
California
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Wyoming

GET OUT AND VOTE!!!

[oberliner]

1. Are you Canadian?

[sheshe2]

5. Not that it would make an ounce of difference if he was, however no George is not.

People all over the world are concerned about the outcome of the 2018 vote. Their lives too are at stake with Donnie and the GOP having free reign.

[oberliner]

10. They had a Canadian flag as their avatar

That's why I was curious.

[George II]

15. To be completely accurate, I'm an American who is proud to have been born....

....in Brooklyn, NY. I inherited Canadian citizenship from my Canadian born mother. Unlike trump's America, Canada isn't quite as restrictive with respect to who they grant citizenship (mine was granted at birth in 1948)

[sheshe2]

18. ;)

They seem concerned.

[sprinkleeninow]

28. 👏

[Pity Puddles]

36. You are like my nephew

Born in Brooklyn of an American father and a Canadian mother. They are divorced now.

Kid is 9. Love him to bits as my brother in law has custody.

[msongs]

2. depends on who is programming vote tabulators how huge it is

[Jersey Devil]

3. Misleading

New Jersey does not have in person early voting of any kind. There is no excuse absentee voting, but no in person vote at all. I wonder how many of the other states listed are the same.

[George II]

4. I was just using the tabulation posted by Ballotpedia.

[Jersey Devil]

7. Understood

I wasn't saying you were misleading, just that the information given seems to lump early voting and absentee voting together when they are totally different things.

The problem with absentee voting is that you have to plan it by requesting a ballot by a certain date and then return the ballot. With in person early voting all you need to do is show up at the polls when they are open.

[brooklynite]

6. Here in New York, we believe in TRADITION!

One day only.

No no-excuse absentee voting.

[Jersey Devil]

9. Don't understand why so many Dem states make it harder to vote

I now live in red NC where we have early voting after moving from NJ, which only recently adopted no excuse absentee voting but has no early in person voting. For goodness sakes, why?

[eleny]

12. See my Reply #11 - NY allows absentee voting in reasonable circumstances

[littlemissmartypants]

23. NC early voting started last Wednesday.

And early voting in North Carolina Ends on November 3rd.

Just to be clear.

♡lmsp

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10698013

[sprinkleeninow]

29. 'Allo lmsp!

Yaas, NC early voting goin' awn.

[littlemissmartypants]

34. .

[eleny]

11. New York State Qualifications to Vote by Absentee Ballot

https://www.elections.ny.gov/votingabsentee.html

Absent from your county or, if a resident of New York City absent from said city, on Election Day.

Unable to appear at the polls due to temporary or permanent illness or disability; or because you are the primary care giver of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.

A resident or patient of a Veterans Health Administration Hospital.

Detained in jail awaiting Grand Jury action or confined in prison after conviction for an offense other than a felony.

[CTyankee]

16. What about people who have no choice: the sick, the absent due to family obligations.

These folks are not absent due to choice. That is unfair.

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. We should make it EASIER to vote, not harder

Heaven forbid there's inclement weather on election day. I'm in TX. I'll be voting tomorrow.

[Ligyron]

26. Yeah, so they can only put like 2 machines in heavily Democratic areas?

Should be making in easier for ALL people to vote.

Gonna mail my vote for Andrew Gillum in tomorrow!

[moose65]

31. So, one day is all you get?

I don’t understand why a blue state like New York hasn’t embraced early voting. We’ve had it here in NC for awhile, and I love it! States should make it easier for people to vote. In this day and age, what is the rationale for only having one day? I don’t get it....

[LanternWaste]

35. And calorie-free bumper-stickers too, apparently.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Washington's mail in ballots are out...

Free postage to mail it in, too.

[Thew]

14. Oregon's as well

not sure about the postage - dropped mine at the library

[Blue_true]

13. Many Florida counties started in person early voting today.

Some counties start Thursday 10/25, (including my red county).

But yeah. People need to vote ASAP.

[George II]

17. Yes, vote ASAP! Reminds me of the procrastination of many with respect to voting - back in 2010....

.....I was making calls to Democrats in Hartford for Dan Malloy's first campaign on election day. We were still calling people right up to 8 PM when the polls closed. I called an older woman at around 7:30 and reminded her to get out to vote. She said she was tired, she'd "probably vote tomorrow or Thursday"!!

[Blue_true]

32. But a person like that 72 year old woman likely came to a protest march when republicans

tried to reduce her SS. One thing that repugh voters do well is that they vote in all elections, everyone on our side need to learn to get their vote in early and sure. Repugh have far more influence over state and national politics and policy than we do because their voters vote, while lots of ours find reasons not to vote or vote strategically.

[kag]

25. Also Colorado's.

Which is good, because our ballot is looooonnnng.

On edit: Sorry. I responded to the wrong comment.

Also, I don't know why more state's don't do this. It's so easy!

[firstwife]

20. Did you miss the Evergreen State?

I received my Washington State ballot last week, and they even added a stamp for return mail! I love my State!!

[George II]

24. Here is the site I used:

https://ballotpedia.org/Early_voting_dates_by_state,_2018

Both Washington and Colorado have mail-in voting only according to them, they don't show a specific start date.

[dalton99a]

21. Avoid the long lines on November 6. Always vote early if you can.

[PatrickforO]

22. You forgot Colorado.

Ballots were mailed out on October 15, and as of today, people can go in person and vote, mail in their ballot, or simply take the ballot to a secure drop-off point. I'll be taking in my ballot this evening.

[gopiscrap]

27. We got our mail in ballots on Saturday

[AllyCat]

30. Early voting in Wisconsin last week.

[MooPie]

33. Early voting in FL started today.

Voters registered in Orange County, FL

340,036 D
211,239 R

Voted by mail as of today

24,847 D
18,529 R

Early voting today

4961 D
3341 R

More Democrats always show up for early voting than Republicans so this is a good sign.