Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas are divided between Central and Mountain time zones. Idaho and Oregon are split between the Mountain and Pacific time zones. Thirteen states have multiple time zones. Time zone note: Arizona and Hawaii do not observe Daylight Saving Time (DST). If you find any of this information to be incorrect, please let us know. In-person voting locations open at various times, but they all close at 8:00 p.m. Washington conducts its elections largely by mail. In-person voting locations open between 5:00 a.m. Vermont conducts its elections largely by mail. Utah conducts its elections largely by mail. Polling places in the Eastern time zone close at 8 p.m., while polling places in the Central time zone close at 7 p.m. Īt least 15 days prior to the election, each county determines the opening time for polling places in that county.
Opening times for the presidential preference primary and the statewide primary elections can be later than 7 a.m. Oregon conducts its elections largely by mail. The hours can be extended if polling times are delayed or interrupted by more than 15 minutes. For general elections, polling places open at 6 a.m. Polling places open at noon and close at 9 p.m. Eastern time in New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and Erie. (for general elections) įor primary elections, polling places open at 6 a.m. or earlier and cannot close before 7:00 p.m. Nevada conducts its elections largely by mail. Polling places having fewer than 400 registered voters are open from at least noon to 8 p.m., or until all registered voters in any precinct have voted, at which time that precinct's polling place has to be closed immediately. Municipalities with fewer than 500 registered voters can open polling places as late as 10 a.m. All polling places are required to remain open for at least 13 hours. Municipalities can open polling places as early as 5:45 a.m. those in municipalities whose populations are 500 or more open between 6 a.m. Polling places in municipalities whose populations are less than 500 open between 6 a.m. Ĭounties are given the discretion to open polls prior to 7 a.m. Hawaii conducts its elections largely by mail. In all cities whose populations are 300,000 or more, polling places remain open until 8 p.m. Because of this, Mountain Daylight Time is sometimes observed in Arizona.Ĭalifornia conducts its elections largely by mail.Ĭolorado conducts its elections largely by mail.
However, the Navajo Nation observes Daylight Saving Time. Īrizona generally observes Mountain Standard Time. However, portions of eastern Alabama, including Phenix City and some surrounding areas, observe Eastern time. Most of Alabama falls within the Central time zone. States that are conducting only municipal elections may have poll times that vary by municipality. The poll times listed here are the default poll times established by state law. Also included are important notes about polling times and links to state sources. The table below shows poll opening and closing times by state.