Alaska, Colorado, Massachusetts begin absentee voting

Alaska, Colorado and Massachusetts began absentee voting Friday, joining the immense bulk of U.S. states wherever the 2024 election is underway.

With the trio of states included, 44 states and Washington, D.C., present connection immoderate signifier of aboriginal voting.

Here is everything you request to cognize to formed your ballot.

Forty-three states and Washington, D.C., person begun aboriginal voting. (Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)

Key downballot races successful today’s aboriginal voting states

There are 3 competitory House districts crossed the states that statesman voting today:

• Alaska’s at-large district: In 2022, mean Democrat Mary Peltola pulled disconnected a historical upset erstwhile she bushed erstwhile Governor Sarah Palin successful the last circular of the state’s ranked prime ballot tabulation. This year, Republicans anticipation that second-time campaigner Nick Begich volition instrumentality the authorities to GOP hands. Peltola has made the sportfishing manufacture a focal constituent of her campaign; Begich is focusing connected vigor policy. This contention is Lean D connected the Fox News Power Rankings.

Election officials enactment astatine the Webb Building Voter Service and Polling Center astatine Denver Elections Division successful Denver, Colo., June 25, 2024. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

• Colorado’s 3rd district: The 3rd territory stretches crossed astir of occidental Colorado. Thanks to a mostly agrarian working-class colonisation (Aspen is the exception), it’s been safely Republican for implicit a decade. But successful 2022, the contention came down to conscionable 546 votes. Incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert is moving to safer Republican turf this year, making this a contention betwixt her erstwhile Democratic challenger, Adam Frisch, and Republican lawyer Jeff Hurd. It’s Lean R connected the rankings.
• Colorado’s 8th district: The 8th territory starts successful agrarian Weld County, wherever Trump won by 18 points successful 2020. But the further down you go, the much suburban it becomes. Strong Democratic turnout successful Adams County, which Biden won by 16 points, gave Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo her archetypal triumph successful 2022. This clip the incumbent is up against Republican authorities person Gabe Evans. This is simply a Toss Up race.

How to ballot successful Alaska

This is simply a usher to registration and aboriginal voting. For broad and up-to-date accusation connected elector eligibility, processes and deadlines, delight spell to Vote.gov and the predetermination website for Alaska.

Voting by mail

Alaska began absentee voting connected Friday. Residents bash not request to supply an excuse to person a ballot. State officials indispensable person a ballot petition by Oct. 26, and that ballot indispensable beryllium delivered to authorities officials by Nov. 5.

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Early in-person voting

Alaska offers aboriginal in-person voting opening Oct. 21 and moving done Nov. 4.

Voter registration

Alaska residents tin registry to ballot successful idiosyncratic connected Election Day. The deadline for online oregon message registration was Oct. 6.

Fifteen states are starting oregon expanding their aboriginal voting programs this week. (Fox News)

How to ballot successful Colorado

This is simply a usher to registration and aboriginal voting. For broad and up-to-date accusation connected elector eligibility, processes and deadlines, delight spell to Vote.gov and the predetermination website for Colorado.

Voting by mail

Absentee voting is present unfastened successful Colorado. Residents bash not request to supply an excuse to person a ballot. The authorities proactively mails ballots to eligible voters betwixt Oct. 11 and Oct. 18. Those ballots indispensable beryllium delivered to authorities officials by Nov. 5.

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Early in-person voting

Colorado offers aboriginal in-person voting opening Oct. 21 and moving done Nov. 4.

Voter registration

Colorado residents tin registry to ballot successful person, by message oregon online astatine immoderate point, including connected Election Day. Oct. 28 is the past time to registry to ballot and person a message ballot.

How to ballot successful Massachusetts

This is simply a usher to registration and aboriginal voting. For broad and up-to-date accusation connected elector eligibility, processes and deadlines, delight spell to Vote.gov and the predetermination website for Massachusetts.

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Voting by mail

Massachusetts began absentee voting Friday. Residents bash not request to supply an excuse to person a ballot. State officials indispensable person a ballot petition by Oct. 29, and that ballot indispensable beryllium delivered to authorities officials by Nov. 5.

Dozens of states present connection aboriginal voting. (Fox News)

Early in-person voting

Massachusetts offers aboriginal in-person voting opening Oct. 19 and moving done Nov. 1.

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Voter registration

Massachusetts residents indispensable registry to ballot online by message oregon successful idiosyncratic by Oct. 26.