CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Here's how you can use West Virginia’s Online Voter Registration system to register to vote online. West Virginia absentee voting has begun. Applicants will need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot.

ST. CLOUD ( WJON News) -- Absentee voting for the November General Election begins Friday.

With only 52 days until Election Day, early voting with an absentee ballot is the plan to help you avoid those long lines at polling places on Tuesday, Nov. 5. American voters will cast their ballots for who will be in the White House for the next 4 years this Election Day.

Early voting for South Dakota’s Nov. 5 general election begins today. To cast an early ballot, voters should first make sure they’re registered. Voter registration status can be checked in the South Dakota Secretary of State’s online voter information portal at vip.

Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 election cycle, learn if your home state has absentee ballots available and if there are restrictions.

While the general election is on Nov. 5, early in-person voting begins Friday at all general registrar’s offices and will continue until Nov. 2.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon said his office is well prepared to handle early voting as the 2024 presidential election nears. Early voting for the 2024 presidential election in the state begins at 8 a.

Residents of Minnesota can cast their vote for the next president of the United States as early as Friday at 8 a.m. WCCO's Jason Rantala breaks down everything you need to know to cast your ballot.