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Vote in Virginia

What you can still do before November 3, and by when.

15 days to Election Day Tuesday, November 3 · As of October 19, 2026 (Eastern)

Virginia: your deadlines

Register to vote by Oct 23. Open, 4 days left.

  1. Register to vote Oct 23 Open, 4 days left
  2. Request a mail ballot Oct 23 Open, 4 days left
  3. Vote early in person September 18 to October 31 Open now, 12 days left
  4. Election Day Nov 3 In 15 days
Go to Virginia's official election site Check or start your registration at vote.gov

Dates: Virginia Department of Elections (read October 10, 2026). Election Day: 2 U.S.C. § 7, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

If something goes wrong at the polls

You can ask for a provisional ballot.

If your name is not on the list at your polling place, or an election official says you are not eligible to vote, you still have the right to cast a provisional ballot. Tell the poll worker that you are registered in that place and eligible to vote, then sign the written statement that says so.

52 U.S.C. 21082(a) ; 2 U.S.C. 7 ; Election Assistance Commission: voter questions

To report voter intimidation, use the Justice Department's online form at civilrights.justice.gov/report .

The next four weeks

Add to your calendar
  • Virginia
  • Registration
  • Mail ballot
  • Early voting begins
  • Election Day
Voter deadlines, Oct 18 to Nov 14, 2026. Numbers are how many states have a deadline of that kind that day.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
. . . Today. Voter registration deadline: Alabama, California, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Dakota. Early or in-person absentee voting begins: Alaska. . Same-day registration begins: California. Mail ballot request deadline: North Carolina. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . Virginia: Register to vote. Virginia: Request a mail ballot. Voter registration deadline: Virginia. Mail ballot request deadline: Virginia. . Voter registration deadline: Hawaii, New York. Mail ballot request deadline: Alaska.
. No deadlines. . Voter registration deadline: Washington. . Mail ballot request deadline: Pennsylvania. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . Virginia: Early voting ends. No deadlines.
. No deadlines. . No deadlines. . Election Day. Mail ballot return deadline: North Carolina. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . No deadlines.
. No deadlines. . No deadlines. . Mail ballot return deadline: California. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . No deadlines. . No deadlines.

Counts by day across the states, from each state's election office or, for registration, the federal mail form (confirm those with your state). Past days are greyed. Eastern time.

Which states, day by day 18 deadlines

Deadlines between now and the election

18 dated deadlines across the states, in the order they fall. Each state links to a page with its dates, each with its source and the day we read it.

  1. Voter registration deadline (6) Alabama † , California , Iowa † , Michigan † , Pennsylvania , South Dakota †

    Early or in-person absentee voting begins (1) Alaska

  2. Same-day registration begins (1) California

    Mail ballot request deadline (1) North Carolina

  3. Voter registration deadline (1) Virginia

    Mail ballot request deadline (1) Virginia

  4. Voter registration deadline (2) Hawaii † , New York †

    Mail ballot request deadline (1) Alaska

  5. Voter registration deadline (1) Washington †

  6. Mail ballot request deadline (1) Pennsylvania

  7. Mail ballot return deadline (1) North Carolina

  8. Mail ballot return deadline (1) California

From the federal mail registration form, not the state's own office: confirm with your state.

Compare every state 51

Registration and early-voting deadlines

State by state, for the November 3 election. A date comes from the state's own election office wherever we can read it. Where we cannot, the registration deadline is the rule printed on the federal mail registration form, marked to confirm with your state. A blank says why.

7 from the state's own office · 34 from the federal form alone · 10 not shown. Sources read October 10, 2026.

Compare all 51 states
State Register by Vote early Request a mail ballot
Alaska State's own office October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 Alaska Division of Elections , read September 30, 2026 Begins October 19, 2026 Began Oct 19 end date not stated on the page we read Alaska Division of Elections , read September 30, 2026 October 24, 2026 Open, 5 days left Alaska Division of Elections , read September 30, 2026
Alabama Federal form only October 19, 2026 Last day is today per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Arkansas Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Arizona Federal form only October 5, 2026 Closed Oct 5 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
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California State's own office October 19, 2026 Last day is today California Secretary of State , read October 10, 2026 Same-day registration October 20 to November 3, 2026. Begins October 5, 2026 Began Oct 5 end date not stated on the page we read California Secretary of State , read October 10, 2026 –
Colorado Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form states this deadline in words that are not a plain "N days before the election" rule, so we do not compute a date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Connecticut Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form states this deadline in words that are not a plain "N days before the election" rule, so we do not compute a date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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District of Columbia Federal form only October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Delaware Federal form only October 10, 2026 Closed Oct 10 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Florida Federal form only October 5, 2026 Closed Oct 5 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Georgia Federal form only October 5, 2026 Closed Oct 5 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
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Hawaii Federal form only October 24, 2026 Open, 5 days left per the federal form; this date falls on a Saturday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Iowa Federal form only October 19, 2026 Last day is today per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Idaho Federal form only October 9, 2026 Closed Oct 9 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Illinois Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form states this deadline in words that are not a plain "N days before the election" rule, so we do not compute a date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Indiana Federal form only October 5, 2026 Closed Oct 5 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Kansas State's own office October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 Kansas Secretary of State , read October 10, 2026 Begins October 14, 2026; every county by October 27, 2026 Began Oct 14 Kansas Secretary of State , read October 10, 2026 –
Kentucky Federal form only October 5, 2026 Closed Oct 5 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Louisiana Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Massachusetts Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form's Massachusetts deadline (20 days before the election) is older than current state law, which sets a later deadline, so we do not show the form's date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Maryland Federal form only October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Maine Federal form only October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Michigan Federal form only October 19, 2026 Last day is today per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
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Minnesota State's own office October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 October 16 to November 2, 2026 Open now, 14 days left Minnesota Secretary of State , read October 10, 2026 –
Missouri Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form's Missouri deadline (28 days before the election) is older than current state law, which sets a later deadline (the fourth Wednesday before the election), so we do not show the form's date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Mississippi Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Montana Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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North Carolina State's own office October 9, 2026 Closed Oct 9 North Carolina State Board of Elections , read October 10, 2026 Same-day registration from October 15, 2026. October 15 to October 31, 2026 Open now, 12 days left North Carolina State Board of Elections , read October 10, 2026 October 20, 2026 Open, 1 day left North Carolina State Board of Elections , read October 10, 2026 Return by November 3, 2026.
North Dakota Not shown Not shown
Why? North Dakota has no voter registration; the federal form says so. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Nebraska Federal form only October 16, 2026 Closed Oct 16 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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New Hampshire Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form states this deadline in words that are not a plain "N days before the election" rule, so we do not compute a date. The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
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New Jersey Federal form only October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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New Mexico Federal form only October 6, 2026 Closed Oct 6 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Nevada Federal form only October 6, 2026 Closed Oct 6 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
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New York Federal form only October 24, 2026 Open, 5 days left per the federal form; this date falls on a Saturday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Ohio Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The state's election website does not allow automated access to its election pages, so no state-published date is shown.
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Oklahoma Federal form only October 9, 2026 Closed Oct 9 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Oregon Federal form only October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Pennsylvania State's own office October 19, 2026 Last day is today Pennsylvania Department of State , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The Pennsylvania Department of State page we read does not list early-voting dates, so none is shown.
October 27, 2026 Open, 8 days left Pennsylvania Department of State , read October 10, 2026
Rhode Island Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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South Carolina Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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South Dakota Federal form only October 19, 2026 Last day is today per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Tennessee Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Texas Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? The state's election website blocks automated readers, and we do not work around that, so no state-published date is shown.
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Utah Federal form only October 4, 2026 Closed Oct 4 per the federal form; this date falls on a Sunday and your state may move it, so confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Virginia State's own office October 23, 2026 Open, 4 days left Virginia Department of Elections , read October 10, 2026 September 18 to October 31, 2026 Open now, 12 days left Virginia Department of Elections , read October 10, 2026 October 23, 2026 Open, 4 days left Virginia Department of Elections , read October 10, 2026
Vermont Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form states this deadline in words that are not a plain "N days before the election" rule, so we do not compute a date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Washington Federal form only October 26, 2026 Open, 7 days left per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Wisconsin Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form states this deadline in words that are not a plain "N days before the election" rule, so we do not compute a date. The state's election website blocks automated readers, and we do not work around that, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? The state's election website blocks automated readers, and we do not work around that, so no state-published date is shown.
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West Virginia Federal form only October 13, 2026 Closed Oct 13 per the federal form; confirm with your state U.S. Election Assistance Commission, National Mail Voter Registration Form , read October 10, 2026 Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Wyoming Not shown Not shown
Why? The federal form's instructions for this state give no registration deadline, so we do not compute a date. We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
Not shown
Why? We have not yet built a reader for this state's election office, so no state-published date is shown.
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Dates are as the source printed them on the day we read it, not a later confirmation. The federal mail form applies no weekend or holiday shift. Confirm any deadline with your state election office before you rely on it.

Primaries and other dates this cycle 33
  • General election House and Senate control decided; LA House seats are on the open primary ballot, with any runoff on Dec. 12
  • LA House general election Runoffs for any LA House seat where no candidate won a majority on Nov. 3

Primaries and runoffs

The dates each state holds its primary and runoff. The source says these dates are subject to change. Read from Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP), U.S. Department of Defense ( chart ) , September 29, 2026.

  1. General election

Already held (30 dates)

  1. State primaries (3) Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas

  2. State primaries (1) Mississippi

  3. State primaries (1) Illinois

  4. Primary runoffs (1) Arkansas

  5. Primary runoffs (1) Mississippi

  6. State primaries (2) Indiana, Ohio

  7. State primaries (2) Nebraska, West Virginia

  8. Primary runoffs (1) North Carolina

  9. State primaries (1) Louisiana

  10. State primaries (6) Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania

  11. Primary runoffs (1) Texas

  12. State primaries (6) California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota

  13. State primaries (4) Maine, Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina

  14. State primaries (2) District of Columbia, Oklahoma

  15. Primary runoffs (2) Alabama, Georgia

  16. State primaries (3) Maryland, New York, Utah

  17. Primary runoffs (1) South Carolina

  18. Primary runoffs (1) Louisiana

  19. State primaries (1) Colorado

  20. State primaries (1) Arizona

  21. State primaries (5) Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia, Washington

  22. State primaries (1) Tennessee

  23. State primaries (1) Hawaii

  24. State primaries (4) Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, Wisconsin

  25. State primaries (3) Alaska, Florida, Wyoming

  26. Primary runoffs (1) Oklahoma

  27. State primaries (1) Massachusetts

  28. State primaries (1) New Hampshire

  29. State primaries (1) Rhode Island

  30. State primaries (1) Delaware

Deadlines are read as whole days, Eastern time, open through the end of the day.