Factbox: Early Voting Starts Next Month in US Elections

Washington: Although the November 8 US presidential election is more than two months away, the first ballots will be cast in just a few weeks when several states begin early voting.

Thirty-eight of the 50 US states have some form of early voting in this year's race between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump. Pushing supporters to vote early has become a large organisational effort by both major US parties. Below are the dates for early voting in the states that allow it.

Most Competitive States

- Florida: Oct. 24 to Nov. 6

- Iowa: Sept. 29 to Nov. 7

- Nevada: Oct. 22 to Nov. 4

- North Carolina: Varies by county

- Ohio: Oct. 12 to Nov. 7

- Virginia: Sept. 23 to Nov. 5

Moderately Competitive

- Arizona: Oct. 12 to Nov. 4

- Colorado: Oct. 24 to Nov. 7

- Georgia: Oct. 17 to Nov. 4

- New Mexico: Oct. 11 to Nov. 5

- Wisconsin: Varies by municipalities

Strongly Republican Leaning

- Alaska: Oct. 24 to Nov. 7

- Arkansas: Oct. 24 to Nov. 7

- Idaho: Oct. 24 to Nov. 4

- Indiana: Oct. 12 to Nov. 7

- Kansas: Nov. 1 to Nov. 7

- Kentucky: Oct. 21 to Nov. 7

- Louisiana: Oct. 25 to Nov. 1

- Mississippi: Sept. 26 to Nov. 5

- Montana: Oct. 11 to Nov. 7

- Nebraska: Oct. 10 to Nov. 7

- Oklahoma: Nov. 3 to Nov. 5

- South Dakota: Sept. 23 to Nov. 7

- Tennessee: Oct. 19 to Nov. 3

- Texas: Oct. 24 to Nov. 4

- Utah: Oct. 25 to Nov. 4

- West Virginia: Oct. 26 to Nov. 5

- Wyoming: Sept. 29 to Nov. 7

Strongly Democratic Leaning

- California: Varies by county

- Hawaii: Oct. 25 to Nov. 5

- Illinois: Sept. 29 to Nov. 7

- Maine: Oct. 9 to Nov. 7

- Maryland: Oct. 27 to Nov. 3

- Massachusetts: Oct. 24 to Nov. 4

- Minnesota: Sept. 23 to Nov. 7

- Vermont: Sept. 23 to Nov. 7

- Washington state: Oct. 21 to Nov. 7

- Washington, D.C.: Oct. 29 to Nov. 5