Early voting period

The statute explicitly establishes the early voting period (15 days before election day plus election day itself) through direct statutory language, satisfying the temporal component of the criterion. The locations are addressed through statutory delegation to the director with a defined deadline (June 1 of an election year), which provides a clear procedural framework set in statute rather than left to wholly unbounded discretion. Both the period and location-setting procedure are enumerated in the statute.

“For 15 days before an election and on election day, a qualified voter who meets the requirements set out in this section may vote in locations designated by the director.”

Section 200DB(3) establishes that the days and hours for pre-poll voting are 'declared under paragraph 200BA(1)(b)', which is a direct reference to a statutory provision that sets these parameters. The section grounds the early voting period in statute rather than administrative discretion, satisfying the procedural-clarity criterion for statutory enumeration.

The statute sets the early voting (Wahlkarte) framework in statute and establishes a clear, enumerated deadline rule: municipal authorities must set voting times for early voters no later than five days before election day. The locations rule is also statutorily grounded (Abs. 2-3), with specific reference to municipal and district polling stations. The procedure is clearly defined without delegation to administrative discretion.

“Die Gemeindewahlbehörden, in Wien der Magistrat, haben rechtzeitig, spätestens jedoch am fünften Tag vor dem Wahltag, die Wahlzeit für die Stimmabgabe der Wahlkartenwähler festzusetzen.”

Article 53 codifies the early-voting framework: 'no earlier than five days before the' election day, voters who cannot vote on election day may cast early ballots. Article 51 (organization), Article 78 (territorial commission results). 5-day pre-election early-voting period statutorily codified. (Note: OSCE/ODIHR consistently flags Belarus's early-voting period as opaque in practice.)

This section statutorily establishes the early voting period (advance polls) and mandates that returning officers must provide notice of advance polling district boundaries and advance polling station locations by a fixed statutory deadline (Saturday, 16 days before polling day). The requirement to establish advance polling districts and their locations is grounded directly in statute, with enumerated procedural obligations (notice content, timing, distribution to candidates and the Chief Electoral Officer, and map provision).

“Each returning officer shall, not later than Saturday, the 16th day before polling day, (a) give a notice, in the prescribed form, in the electoral district of the advance poll, that sets out the following information: (i) the numbers of the polling divisions in every advance polling district established by the returning officer, (ii) the location of each advance polling station”

The statute establishes the early voting period with explicit statutory grounding (15 days before election through election day) and enumerates location requirements with specific numerical thresholds tied to county elector population. The rule is set by statute, not left to administrative discretion, though day-to-day operational details may be managed by county clerks. The procedural clarity satisfies the dual-scholar test: both liberal and conservative scholars would recognize this as a clear statutory framework regardless of whether they favor more or fewer voting centers.

Section 9-174(c)(1) and (c)(2) establish the early voting period and location requirements directly in statute, with specific enumerated hours (10 a.m. to 6 p.m. generally, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on final Tuesday and Thursday before election). The statute specifies which locations are designated for early voting by cross-reference to section 9-163aa and defines the temporal scope with precision. No administrative discretion is left regarding the core hours or the fact that locations must remain open.

“at any regular election and any primary, other than a presidential preference primary, held on or after April 1, 2024, each location designated for the conduct of early voting pursuant to subsection (b) of section 9-163aa or for same-day election registration pursuant to subsection (c) of section 9-19j shall, during the early voting period, remain open from ten o'clock a.m. to six o'clock p.m., except that such location shall remain open from eight o'clock a.m. to eight o'clock p.m. on the last Tuesday and Thursday prior to the election or primary.”

The statute explicitly sets mandatory minimum hours (at least 8 hours daily), closing time (no earlier than 7 p.m.), and opening time requirements (by 7 a.m. on at least 5 days). These operational rules are enumerated in the statute itself rather than delegated to administrative discretion, establishing clear, binding procedural requirements for early voting location operations.

“The State Election Commissioner shall open the designated early voting locations for at least 8 hours on each day of early voting. (b) The State Election Commissioner shall close the designated early voting locations no earlier than 7 p.m. on each day of early voting and shall open the designated early voting locations by 7 a.m. on at least 5 of the early voting days.”

§ 56 codifies that postal voting can occur 'from the calling of the election until and including the third-to-last weekday before election day' — long early-voting window. § 65 codifies pre-election processing. § 100 codifies parallel for referendums. § 60 codifies materials. § 64 codifies receipt protocol. Early-voting window codified.

Estonia's advance (early) voting period is set by statute — § 38(2) fixes the advance-voting days (sixth day to first day before election day) and hours, § 19 fixes the locations rule, and § 40 governs the conduct of advance voting.

“Advance voting is held pursuant to the procedure prescribed in § 39 of this Act.”

§ 47 codifies the early/advance-voting period: 'advance voting begins on the 11th day before election day and ends abroad on the 8th day and domestically on the 5th day before election day.' § 4 codifies advance voting as a constituent part of every election. § 9 codifies advance-voting places. Comprehensive early-voting framework codified.

“Ennakkoäänestys aloitetaan 11. päivänä ennen vaalipäivää sekä lopetetaan ulkomailla 8. päivänä ja kotimaassa 5. päivänä ennen vaalipäivää.”

§ 101.657 codifies the early voting period: mandatory early voting in supervisor-of-elections offices; designated period in statute.

“As a convenience to the voter, the supervisor of elections shall allow an elector to vote early in the main or branch office of the supervisor.”

The statute explicitly establishes that early in-person voting is permitted and specifies both the locations (folkeregistret—the civil registry—in any municipality in Greenland) and implicitly anchors the rule in statute. The procedure is set by law rather than administrative discretion, and the locations are enumerated (all municipalities). While the statute does not specify precise dates for the early voting period in this particular section, the authorization itself is statutory and the venue rule meets the criterion's requirement for statutory grounding.

“Enhver vælger kan afgive fysisk forhåndsstemme på folkeregistret i enhver kommune i Grønland.”

The section explicitly sets both the commencement timing (no earlier than 29 days before polling day) and closing times (at least 5 p.m. on polling day domestically; day before internationally) directly in statutory text with enumerated parameters. The early voting period rule is statutorily grounded and provides clear, definite procedures without delegation to administrative discretion.

The statute explicitly sets the early voting period in statute (beginning on or after the fourth Monday before the election and ending at 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election), and establishes that counties may conduct early voting only if they meet specific technical requirements (access to statewide voter registration system and central ballot counting or polling location-based tabulation). This provides clear statutory grounding for both the timing and the conditions under which early voting locations operate.

“early voting shall begin on or after the fourth Monday before the election and end at 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election”

10 ILCS 5/19A-15 codifies a 40-day early-voting period preceding general primary/consolidated primary/consolidated/general elections, with hours requirements for permanent polling places (8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. weekdays, expanded hours in final 2 weeks).

“the period for early voting by personal appearance begins the 40th day preceding”

§ 31 of the EP Election Law (and § 26 Local Govt) codifies advance (early) voting — the days and opening hours are fixed in statute, and § 48¹ of the Saeima Election Law adds the 'casting a vote for depositing' early-voting channel with statutory hours.

“If the voter is unable to vote on the election day, he or she may cast the vote in advance at any polling station.”

Louisiana R.S. 18:1309 sets both the early voting period and location requirements directly in statute with explicit enumeration. Subsection A(1) specifies precise numerical dates (14–7 days for regular elections, 18–7 days for presidential), and Subsections A(2) and B establish mandatory office hours, location criteria (accessible public facility/public building within the parish), and notice requirements. No discretion is left to administrators regarding whether to offer early voting or the core timing and location parameters.

The statute sets the early voting period exhaustively by statute (second Thursday before election through Thursday before election, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.), and prescribes early voting center locations through detailed enumerated requirements tied to county voter population in subsection (b). Both the timing and location rules are statutorily grounded with specific, non-discretionary thresholds, satisfying the procedural-clarity criterion regardless of policy preference.

“Each early voting center shall be open for voting as follows: (1) beginning the second Thursday before a primary or general election through the Thursday before the election; and (2) during the hours between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. each early voting day.”

The statute sets out, in law, the rules governing early voting site locations — enumerating the factors officials must consider and imposing a 60-day finalization deadline. Combined with other statutory sections setting the early voting period, the locations rule is statutorily grounded.

“The location and number of early voting sites must be selected by taking into consideration expected turnout, population density, public transportation, accessibility, travel time, traffic patterns, and any other factors that election officials consider necessary to enhance the accessibility of early voting sites.”

§ 203B.30 codifies procedures for EARLY VOTING, defining the early-voting official and the in-person early-voting process. § 203B.001 codifies election-law applicability. § 203B.081 (not in FTS top-5) codifies in-person absentee-voting locations and timing (46-day window). Early-voting framework codified.

The statute sets the early voting period with specific dates (28 days before election through Saturday before election) and enumerated locations/hours directly in statutory text. The requirement that county clerks establish alternate voting locations based on county voter size is also statutorily mandated with specific numerical minimums. No discretionary gaps exist regarding when or where early voting occurs.

NY codified early voting via the Early Voting Act (2019); the 9-day early voting window is codified in § 8-600/8-606 (not surfaced in FTS top-5 for this datapoint, but referenced in § 8-108 polling-place notice). § 8-702 codifies early-mail voting.

§ 16.1-07-15 codifies early voting: 'early voting must be authorized during the fifteen days immediately before the day of the election' when the board of county commissioners establishes an early voting precinct. § 16.1-04-02 codifies polling-place duties. § 16.1-15-04 codifies canvass of early-voting precincts. 15-day early voting window explicitly codified.

“Early voting must be authorized during the fifteen days immediately before the day of the election.”

§ 7-1 codifies the domestic advance-voting (forhåndsstemming) period: 10 August through the Friday before election day. § 7-1(2) codifies an EARLY advance-voting period (tidligstemming) from 1 July through 10 August for voters unable to use the regular period. § 7-8 codifies the early-vote procedure. § 8-1 codifies the foreign advance-voting period. Comprehensive multi-tier early-voting period codified.

“Velgere kan forhåndsstemme innenlands fra 10. august til og med fredagen før valgdagen.”

Article 79.º-D establishes early in-person voting for hospitalized patients and prisoners with the period clearly defined in statute (between the 13th and 10th days before the election) and the locations specified as the hospital or prison establishments where eligible voters are located. The procedure is set by statute with enumerated rules for timing, notification deadlines, and location determination, satisfying the criterion's requirement that the early voting period and locations be statutorily grounded.

“Entre o décimo terceiro e o décimo dias anteriores ao da eleição, o presidente da câmara, em dia e hora previamente anunciados ao respetivo diretor e aos delegados das listas, desloca-se aos estabelecimentos onde se encontrem eleitores nas condições mencionadas no n.º 1”

Article 65 codifies the early-voting framework: '... a corresponding commission is entitled to permit early (but not earlier than 15 days prior to the voting day) voting of all voters, referendum participants.' Statutory early-voting period codified. (Note: practical scope of early voting expanded significantly by 2020 amendments for federal elections.)

The statute sets the early voting period exhaustively by statute: Monday through Saturday for the two-week period immediately preceding an election (subsection E). Operating hours are enumerated by election type (subsection F), and location rules are statutorily mandated with specific criteria including geography, population, and ADA accessibility (subsection G). The statute delegates location selection to county boards but binds them with mandatory considerations and distribution requirements, leaving no pure administrative discretion.

10 kap. 2 § codifies that 'at ordinary elections to the Riksdag and to regional and municipal councils as well as at European Parliament elections, advance voting may begin' on dates specified (typically 18 days before election day). 7 kap. 6 § codifies messenger-ballot earliest-preparation date. 7 kap. 12 § codifies postal-ballot earliest-preparation (45 days). 9 kap. 14 § codifies 'regret-voting' (väljare may re-vote in person even after advance/postal vote). Comprehensive early-voting framework codified.

The statute sets the early voting period (minimum 10 and maximum 13 continuous hours) and closing times by time zone directly in statutory text. The opening time procedure (county election commission must determine uniform time at least 15 days before election) is also statutorily defined, providing clear enumeration of the rules governing when convenient voting centers operate. This satisfies the procedural-clarity criterion.

“Convenient voting centers shall be open for voting for a minimum of ten (10) continuous hours but no more than thirteen (13) hours. All convenient voting centers in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.), prevailing time, and convenient voting centers in the central time zone shall close at seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) prevailing time. At least fifteen (15) days before the date of each election, the county election commission shall determine a uniform time for the opening of all convenient voting centers.”

§ 85.001 codifies the early-voting period (beginning on the 17th day — or, under the alternate text, the 12th day — before election day and running through the day before / fourth day before election day). § 85.005 codifies the required days and minimum hours, § 85.006 codifies Saturday/Sunday voting, and § 85.062-85.064 codify the locations rule. Early-voting period and locations set by statute.

§ 2546b codifies in-person early voting: a board of civil authority may vote to permit registered voters to vote early in the town clerk's office 'in the same manner as those voting on election day' by marking an early-voter absentee ballot and depositing it into a vote tabulator or secure ballot box. The early-voter-absentee-ballot period runs from 45 days before election day.

This statute sets the early voting period by explicit statutory language: voting centers must open eighteen days before and close at 8:00 p.m. on election day. It also statutorily mandates voting center locations: the county auditor's office (or elections division) and, for presidential general elections, in each city with population over 100,000. Both the temporal period and locational requirements are enumerated in statute rather than delegated to administrative discretion.

“Each county auditor shall open a voting center each primary, special election if the county is conducting an election, and general election. The voting center shall be open during business hours during the voting period, which begins eighteen days before, and ends at 8:00 p.m. on the day of, the primary, special election if the county is conducting an election, or general election.”

The statute comprehensively sets forth the early voting period rule (referenced to § 3-3-3) and mandates specific location requirements: the courthouse/annex as primary location is statutorily required, and community voting locations are governed by enumerated criteria (accessibility, facilities, security, public notice at least 30 days in advance, and minimum five consecutive voting days). The county commission's discretion to designate additional locations is constrained by statutory criteria and procedural requirements, making the overall framework a matter of statute rather than administrative discretion.

“The county commission shall designate the courthouse or annex to the courthouse as the primary location for early in-person voting and, in addition, the commission may designate other locations as provided in subsection (b) of this section.”

The section sets a statutory minimum period (12 hours, 7 a.m.–10:30 p.m.) for advance polling, satisfying the period element. However, the locations rule is absent—there is no statutory specification of where advance polls shall be held, only a requirement that the returning officer give public notice. The discretionary trigger (Minister's order in cases of pandemic/public health emergency) further weakens the enumeration requirement, as the power to declare an advance poll itself depends on ministerial discretion rather than automatic statutory activation.

“an advance poll may be taken on the day before the day appointed by the Minister under section 96(1), and (b) a poll referred to in paragraph (a) shall continue for such period, not being less than twelve hours, between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10.30 p.m.”

Article 2 establishes early voting days by statute and specifies three distinct days (Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday before polling day) with enumerated eligible voter categories. However, the section does not define locations where early voting occurs; it merely cross-references 'particular provisions of this Act' without setting location rules in this section. Locations appear to require separate regulatory or administrative determination.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 17-1-2 is a definitions section that establishes terminology for Alabama's election code. It does not contain any substantive rules governing early voting periods or locations. The section defines procedural terms (precinct, voting place, voting center) but does not establish statutory requirements for when early voting occurs or where it may be conducted. A separate substantive statute would need to address those policy and procedural questions.

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This section governs early MAIL voting and the mailing timeline, but does not address early IN-PERSON voting period or locations. The criterion asks specifically about in-person early voting—its period and locations. This statute sets the early mail-ballot procedure but leaves in-person early voting rules to other statutory sections or administrative authority not excerpted here.

“Not later than the first day of early voting, the county recorder or other officer in charge of elections shall mail an early ballot to all eligible voters who are not listed as inactive and who are included on the active early voting list”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses post-election audits and voter registration audits, not early voting periods or locations. It contains no statutory rules governing when early voting may occur, how long the period lasts, or where early voting locations are established. The section references early voting locations only in the context of audit sampling, not in the context of defining the early voting procedure itself.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Чл. 301 codifies CEC database creation; not early voting.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section of the German Federal Electoral Act (BWahlG § 21) governs the nomination and selection of party candidates for Bundestag elections, specifically the procedures for member assemblies and representative assemblies. It does not address early voting, early in-person voting periods, voting locations, or any aspect of the voting methods dimension. The criterion requires evaluation of statutory rules setting early voting periods and locations; this section contains no such content.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the designation of precinct election officers in vote center counties and does not address early voting periods, locations, or rules governing early in-person voting. The criterion asks whether early voting period and location rules are set by statute; this section contains no such rules or procedural frameworks.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Iowa Code § 49.11 addresses precinct boundaries, consolidation, and voting centers, but does not establish an early voting period or define rules governing early in-person voting access. The statute authorizes the commissioner of elections to establish voting centers for specific election types, but provides no statutory enumeration of early voting period dates, duration, or hours of operation. The criterion requires the early voting period itself to be set by statute; this section delegates voting center location to administrative discretion without establishing temporal parameters for early voting.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the preparation and handling of advance voting ballots for questions submitted elections, but does not establish the early voting period (start/end dates) or specify voting locations. The section delegates form and instruction details to the Secretary of State's discretion ('as the secretary deems appropriate'), which is administrative rather than statutory enumeration. The statute does not specify when early voting begins, how long it lasts, or where it takes place.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

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While the statute permits early voting by mail with specified application deadlines (fifth business day before election) and accessible accommodation procedures set in statute, the section does not establish a fixed early voting period or designated locations by statute. Instead, it grants discretion to local election officials and town councils to determine whether to offer early voting and under what operational conditions, leaving critical implementation details to administrative discretion rather than statutory enumeration. The section addresses mail-in early voting procedure but fails to establish statutorily-mandated early voting periods and locations.

“the select board, board of selectmen, town council or city council of each city and town may, after a public hearing and by recorded and public vote not less than 45 days prior to the date of the preliminary or election, opt out of the provisions of this subsection for any regular or special municipal preliminary or municipal election”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses broadcast media access rights for political parties during non-campaign periods, not early in-person voting procedures. It contains no statutory specification of early voting periods, locations, or procedures. The section is entirely inapplicable to the criterion being evaluated.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses campaign finance reporting requirements and does not contain any provisions regarding early voting periods or locations. It is entirely devoted to the procedural and substantive rules for reporting donations, expenditures, and financial disclosures by political parties, candidates, and initiative groups. No early voting procedure is enumerated or referenced in this text.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

The statute permits early voting and references procedures in sections 32-941 and 32-943, but this section itself does not enumerate the early voting period, duration, or voting locations—it only delegates to other sections. To satisfy the criterion, the statute must SET the period and locations by statute here or in cross-referenced sections; without examining those sections, this provision alone does not specify when or where early voting occurs. The cross-references suggest statutory grounding exists elsewhere, but this section does not independently satisfy the criterion.

“A registered voter shall be permitted to vote early by requesting a ballot for early voting pursuant to section 32-941 or 32-943”

This section addresses the deadline for receiving a petition (verzoekschrift) related to candidacy nomination (artikel L 8), not early voting procedures or locations. The text specifies a five-day deadline before voting day and a publication requirement in the municipal gazette, but does not establish an early voting period or rules for early voting locations. The criterion asks about early in-person voting periods and location rules; this section does not address those topics.

This section prescribes procedures for *notice of* vote center locations and restrictions on *establishing additional* locations after notice, but does not set the early voting period itself (start date, end date, or hours) by statute. The statute addresses location disclosure and administrative approval for changes, not the temporal scope of early voting eligibility.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses criminal history record checks for elections employees and does not address early voting periods or locations. The criterion asks whether early voting period and locations rules are set by statute; this section contains no enumeration of voting periods, locations, or procedures related to early voting access. It is entirely administrative in subject matter (personnel screening) and therefore does not satisfy the criterion.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses polling place hours and precinct assignment on election day, not early in-person voting procedures. It contains no statutory enumeration of an early voting period, locations for early voting, or procedural rules governing early in-person voting access. The criterion specifically asks whether early voting period and locations are set by statute; this section does not address those topics.

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No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section establishes a study commission to analyze advanced voting methods and make recommendations to the legislature; it does not set any early voting period or locations rule by statute. The section is purely procedural for a commission's investigatory work and contains no substantive voting procedure regulations.

No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Constitution Art 196 governs publication of laws, not early voting.

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No matching sections in corpus (FTS returned 0 candidates) — concept not codified in this jurisdiction's election statute.

This section references an early voting period in UCA 20A-3a-601 but does not itself enumerate the period or locations. The statute delegates the actual specification of early voting rules to another section, rather than setting them directly here. While the reference demonstrates statutory grounding in principle, this section does not independently establish the period or locations—it merely incorporates them by reference. A complete statutory answer would require the actual dates, times, and location rules to be stated or fully enumerable from the cited section.

“during the early voting period described in Section 20A-3a-601”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs the reporting and administrative compilation of early in-person voting results; it does not establish or set the early voting period or locations. The statute requires the Department to establish reporting standards, but makes no reference to setting the period or locations of early voting itself. The substantive rules for when and where early voting occurs are addressed elsewhere (referenced in § 24.2-701.1), and this section is purely procedural regarding post-election reporting.

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No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: § 22-1-102 is purely a definitional section that establishes vocabulary terms used throughout the Wyoming Election Code. It contains no substantive rules governing early voting periods, early voting locations, or any procedural requirements for early in-person voting. The section does not address the criterion's requirement that early voting periods and locations be set by statute.