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Most [[U.S. state|states]] allow [[early voting]], letting voters cast their ballots before Election Day. Early voting periods vary from 4 to 50 days prior to Election Day. Unconditional early voting in person is allowed in 32 states and in D.C.<ref name="ncsl-ae">{{cite web | url = http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx | title = Absentee and Early Voting | publisher = [[National Conference of State Legislatures]] | access-date = October 30, 2012 | archive-date = October 1, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131001190836/http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/absentee-and-early-voting.aspx | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential election]], 30% of votes were early votes.<ref name="gmu-evs">{{cite web|author=Michael McDonald|date=May 1, 2010|title=(Nearly) Final 2008 Early Voting Statistics|url=http://elections.gmu.edu/Early_Voting_2008_Final.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730081609/http://elections.gmu.edu/Early_Voting_2008_Final.html|archive-date=July 30, 2012|access-date=October 30, 2012|publisher=Department of Public and International Affairs, [[George Mason University]]}}</ref>
Also, all states have some kind of [[absentee ballot]] system. Unconditional absentee voting by mail is allowed in 27 states and D.C.
In 29 states, postal votes must be received on or before Election Day.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Voting By Mail? Here Are the Deadlines in Every U.S. State|url=https://time.com/5889969/how-to-vote-by-mail/|access-date=October 29, 2020|magazine=Time}}</ref> Other states have later deadlines, with California election law allowing mailed in ballots to arrive at the elections office up to 17 days after Election Day.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vote By Mail :: California Secretary of State|url=https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/vote-mail/#vote-by-mail|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=www.sos.ca.gov}}</ref> Some states, like Texas, give overseas and military voters extra time to mail in their ballots.<ref>{{Cite web|title=VoteTexas.gov » Military & Overseas Voters|url=https://www.votetexas.gov/military-overseas-voters/index.html|access-date=October 29, 2020|website=www.votetexas.gov}}</ref>
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