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November 4, 2008 State Polling Hours
Polls Closing at 6:00 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Kentucky (in the EST part of the state)	6:00 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 7:00 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Georgia	7:00 a.m. local time
Indiana	6:00 a.m. local time
Kentucky (in the CST part of the state)	6:00 a.m. local time
South Carolina	7:00 a.m. local time
Vermont	Varies by town - between 5 and 10 a.m.
Virginia	6:00 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 7:30 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Ohio	6:30 a.m. local time
West Virginia	6:30 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 8:00 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Alabama	7:00 a.m. local time
Connecticut	6:00 a.m. local time
Delaware	7:00 a.m. local time
District of Columbia	7:00 a.m. local time
Florida	7:00 a.m. local time
Illinois	6:00 a.m. local time
Maine	Varies by town - between 6 and 10 a.m.
Maryland	7:00 a.m. local time
Massachusetts	7:00 a.m. local time
Mississippi	7:00 a.m. local time
Missouri	6:00 a.m. local time
New Hampshire	Varies by town - no later than 11:00 a.m.
New Jersey	6:00 a.m. local time
Oklahoma	7:00 a.m. local time
Pennsylvania	7:00 a.m. local time
Tennessee	8:00 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 8:30 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Arkansas	7:30 a.m. local time
North Carolina	6:30 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 9:00 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Arizona	6:00 a.m. local time
Colorado	7:00 a.m. local time
Kansas	7:00 a.m. local time
Louisiana	6:00 a.m. local time
Michigan	7:00 a.m. local time
Minnesota	7:00 a.m. local time
Nebraska	7:00 a.m. MST/8:00 a.m. CST
New Mexico	7:00 a.m. local time
New York	6:00 a.m. local time
Rhode Island	7:00 a.m. local time
South Dakota	7:00 a.m. local time
Texas	7:00 a.m. local time
Wisconsin	Varies by town - between 7 and 9 a.m.
Wyoming	7:00 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 10:00 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Iowa	7:00 a.m. local time
Montana	7:00 a.m. local time
Nevada	7:00 a.m. local time
Utah	7:00 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 11:00 p.m. EST
State	Polls Open
California	7:00 a.m. local time
Hawaii	7:00 a.m. local time
Idaho	8:00 a.m. local time
North Dakota	Varies by town - between 7 and 9 a.m.
Oregon	7:00 a.m. local time
Washington	7:00 a.m. local time
Polls Closing at 12:00 a.m. EST
State	Polls Open
Alaska	7:00 a.m. local time

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