Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled election day. Early voting can take place remotely, such as via postal voting, or in person, usually in designated early voting polling stations.

Does every state have early voting?

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), currently 33 states have early voting, and 27 have no-excuse absentee voting. In addition, Massachusetts will implement early voting in 2016. Three other states, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, conduct all elections by mail.

In what month do we vote for president?

In the United States, Election Day is the annual day set by law for the general elections of federal public officials. It is statutorily set by the Federal Government as "the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November" equaling the Tuesday occurring within November 2 to November 8.