What Time is The Election 2024
What Time is The Election 2024: US presidential election day is on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Poll opening and closing hours vary from state to state, but most open between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. and close between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
There are states, such as California and New York, that also permit voters who are in line when the polls close to cast a ballot.
Not just for the presidency is the election, of course, but all 435 House seats, one-third of Senate seats and countless other state and local offices.
This is a high stakes campaign on both sides so turnout will be big.
If you would like to vote early, many states allow in person voting in the weeks prior to Election Day and absentee or mail in voting with deadlines that vary by state.
Early voting, originally intended to accommodate the difficulty of managing busy schedules, has become a favorite of voters as millions of Americans have cast ballots well in advance of Election Day in the past few cycles.
The poll closing times are important because they dictate when outlets can begin reporting results as votes are counted and projections are made, state by state.
The first results come in from the East Coast and the last tallies from the West Coast come in later in the evening making a tsunami of reporting across the nation.
Voting by the book: Each state has its own requirements for ID, registration deadlines and absentee ballots. So if you are voting, you should check what your state is doing.
