Here are some resources to find availability, and hours, of vote centers to use for early voting, and info about voter ID for:
- North Carolina
- Georgia
- Colorado
N CAROLINA. As shown at a related post, a handy list with interactive map gives the locations by county. (A bunch have Sunday (10/26) early vote centers open this afternoon.)
ID in North Carolina will be asked for, but does not need to be shown until the 2016 election, except for some 1st-time voters whose identifying information wasn't verified with registration.
GEORGIA. In a few places you can find the locations for early voting. I've found a list here
[ www.gavotes.org/early-voting-locations ] – with dates and hours for Bibb County, Chatham, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Dougherty, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Muscogee, and Richmond.
The list shows some with Sunday (10/26) early voting, at some of the locations in >> Chatham County, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, and Richmond.
Note - see cross post, at politicalcortex site
Chattahoochee River Valley locations for early voting are shown here, or here. The second link is like the first, but it also has Upson County shown. Note the hours list for these counties does not show a Sunday option. A few other counties - Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, and Whitfield - are listed here.
If you live in a different county in Georgia, pick up the info you need from here at the Secretary of State's site; select your county.
The voter Photo ID requirement in Georgia is pretty strict for in-person voting. These are accepted ID's in the polling place:
- Georgia driver's license photo ID (current)
- Georgia driver's license photo ID (expired)
- Student ID only from a public Georgia college, university or technical college. See list of these schools (PDF file) here.
- Tribal ID card
- Valid employee photo ID from any branch, department, agency, or entity of the U.S. Government, Georgia, or any county, municipality, board, authority or other entity of Georgia
- Valid military ID
- Valid US passport
The ID rules in Georgia are different for mail-in absentee ballots.
For mail-in absentee voting in Georgia, first-time voters who registered by mail and whose identities have not been verified by the state will have to include a copy of ID with their absentee ballots. Acceptable ID includes one of the forms of photo ID listed above, OR a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document with your name and address on it. [Reference: here or here - see section on Absentee voting.
Colorado. The requirement for an ID (it doesn't have to be a state-issued photo ID) in Colorado depends on how you decide to vote.
ID would need to be enclosed or used if it is the FIRST TIME submitting your ballot by mail. Or if you want to vote in person, at an early vote center or on Election Day, then you would bring an identifying document.
You can drop off your mail-in ballot at an early vote center, or vote in person, at locations (any location in your county) found at this map search site.
Note - if it is FIRST TIME for you ever voting by mail, note the ID requirement; you will need to enclose a photocopy of an identifying document.
A lot of documents can qualify for identification for Colorado, including a recent phone bill, utility bill, or paycheck with your address, or Colorado college document with your address. To use a college student ID, it should be a photo ID. See more info below.
To cast a ballot early in person, at a vote center, use this link [ mycoloradovote.com/voting-locations ]. In the drop-downs, select Voter Service Center (these usually seem to be sites for Dropoff also, of mail-in ballots), and select your county. If these locations are not close enough and you just want to drop the ballot envelope in the box, then select Dropoff to get a few more locations, some may be nearer.
If you use the mail, note the correct postage. Some locales need a 49 cent stamp; some need 70 cent stamp. Follow the instructions - so your vote will count.