Yes, YOU CAN VOTE EARLY in EVERY battleground state,

[AirAmFan]

though it's much easier in some of them than in others. Rest assured the Republicans know this, and are telling every likely Bush voter just what to say and do to vote early anywhere in this country. If we want to win, we'd better do likewise.

The following table lists 12 key battleground states and 5 possible swing states in groups according to how difficult it is to vote early.

CRUCIAL BATTLEGROUND STATES:

EASY to vote early: FL IA NV NM OR WI. You can vote early in person or by absentee ballot with no excuse required.

Easy to vote early in person: WV

Vote early in person or absentee, but you'll need an acceptable excuse: MN MO NH OH PA

POSSIBLE SWING STATES:
EASY to vote early: AZ AR CO NC WA. You can vote early in person or by absentee ballot with no excuse required.

Details follow. The research for this table comes from the well-funded early-voting operation of the big business wing of the Republican party, at http://www.agc.org/galleries/default-file/Oct04constructor.pdf , page 27. Another site of theirs, at http://www.ezvote.org , provides zip-code level information. Early voting requirements vary not only by state but by county within a state.

I'll post a similar table for the other 33 states and DC if there's interest.

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COLUMNS

(1) State

(2) Earliest date to start voting early in person (including approximate date for absentee in person)
(3) Must provide an approved reason to do so?

(4) Latest possible date to apply for an absentee ballot by mail
(5) Must provide an approved reason to do so?

(6) 2000 victor and margin


KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES:
Early voting in person or by absentee ballot with no excuse needed

Florida_________ October_18________ N No_Deadline_______ N Bush, 50.00%
Iowa____________ September_23______ N No_Deadline_______ N Gore, 50.16%
Nevada__________ October_16________ N October_26________ N Bush, 51.86%

New_Mexico______ October_5_________ N No_Deadline_______ N Gore, 50.03%
Oregon__________ All_Voting_by_Mail - All_Voting_by_Mail - Gore, 50.24%
Wisconsin_______ October_4_________ N October_29________ N Gore, 50.12%

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KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE
Early voting in person with no excuse required

West_Virginia___ October_13________ N October_27________ Y Bush, 51.92%

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KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES:
Early voting by absentee ballot, with excuse

Minnesota_______ October_4_________ Y No_Deadline_______ Y Gore, 51.29%
Missouri________ September_23______ Y October_27________ Y Bush, 51.71%
New_Hampshire___ October_4_________ Y No_Deadline_______ Y Bush, 50.67%

Ohio____________ September_28______ Y October_30________ Y Bush, 51.82%
Pennsylvania____ September_13______ Y October_26________ Y Gore, 52.15%

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Possible Battleground states
Early voting in person or by absentee ballot with no excuse

Arizona_________ September_30______ N October_22________ N
Arkansas________ October_18________ N October_26________ N
Colorado________ October_18________ N October_26________ N

North_Carolina__ October_14________ N October_26________ N
Washington______ October_13________ N November_1________ N

[NVMojo]

1. I've gone down to the county clerk's here in Nevada

two days in a row to vote early and the lines have been too long for me to wait around and get back to work in time. Impressive, even though I live in the Repuke part of the state.

[AirAmFan]

2. A thread here yesterday said Dems were ahead by over 2,000 early votes

statewide in Nevada, over the first 3 days. People like you are going to cancel out thousands and thousands of stupid Bush/Cheney votes.

[AirAmFan]

3. .

[AirAmFan]

4. Kick