Early voting opens in seven states, D.C.
Hours ahead of the presidential debate on Monday, millions of voters across the country will have the chance to cast their ballots when early voting opens in Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, Wisconsin, Alaska and the District of Columbia.
Nevada began early voting on Saturday, a day after Washington state, bringing the early voting total to 29 states and the District of Columbia.
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As of Monday, early voting will take place in six of the nine battleground states identified on CNN's Electoral Map - Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. Only Virginia and New Hampshire don't allow voters to cast ballots early without an excuse, such as being out of town on Election Day. Early voting in Florida begins next weekend.
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As of Saturday morning, more than 3.5 million Americans have cast their ballots, according to voting statistics cited by the United States Election Project at George Mason University.
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