When early voting begins in Washington vs. other states

Data: NCSL ; Note: * indicates states where elections allowed to be conducted entirely via mail; Map: Axios Visuals

Washington voters have more than a month to go before general election ballots are sent by mail, but voters in some states will get the chance to cast ballots much sooner.

The big picture: While Election Day — Nov. 5 — is about two months away, millions of voters across the country will start receiving ballots in the coming weeks, with some even starting in-person voting this month.

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Zoom in: Washington is a vote-by-mail state, meaning all registered voters will be mailed ballots by Oct. 18 .

• Voters throughout the state can also go to their county election office or vote center to cast a ballot in person starting that day.
• King County plans to mail its ballots slightly earlier, by Oct. 16, and open its in-person vote center then as well.
• Military and overseas voters get ballots sooner , 45 days before the election.

Between the lines: Pennsylvania (Sept. 16), Virginia (Sept. 20) and Illinois (Sept. 26) start in-person voting this month, while North Carolina was scheduled to start mailing absentee ballots last week.

• Some states, like Minnesota and Vermont , will begin both in-person and absentee voting this month.