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Here's what you need to know when polls close in battleground states on Election Day

Voters in each swing state will be allowed differing times when they can go to a polling place and cast their ballot on Election Day 2024.


Here's what you need to know when polls close in battleground states on Election Day
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The polls will open at 6 a.m. MST on Tuesday in the Grand Canyon State. Voters will have until 7 p.m. to cast their ballots, according to the Arizona secretary of state.

Ballots cast before Election Day can immediately be counted by election officials upon when they are received in an effort to help speed up the voting process.

Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. EST. However, those in line by 7 p.m. can still cast their ballots.

Election officials can begin processing ballots during the state's early voting period.

Voters in Nevada will have from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to cast their ballots on Election Day.

Nevada election officials can start counting ballots 15 days before Election Day. However, ballots postmarked on Election Day can be counted four days after the election on Nov. 5, which could draw out the state's voting process.

Election officials cannot start officially tabulating ballots until Nov. 5.

The State Board of Elections anticipates that about 98% of all ballots cast in the election will be counted by the end of election night.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST. However, those in line at the time the polls close will still be allowed to cast their votes.

Officials cannot begin counting ballots until 7 a.m. on Election Day, which could result in several days of vote counting. In 2020, it took several days for Pennsylvania to call the state for President Biden.

Voters in Michigan can hit the polls from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST on Election Day. 

Election officials can start tabulating mail ballots on Oct. 28. Election workers cannot start counting ballots until 7 a.m. on Election Day.

The polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. CST.

Election officials cannot start counting ballots until Election Day.

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