Just two weekends left to vote early!

Banking votes now allows the campaign to better target its GOTV efforts on other voters on election day. Also, the lines will be tough on Nov. 4th, and each vote now will help alleviate those lines and encourage more voting.

Even with early voting, turnout on Election Day is still expected to be high. In Virginia, which had 71 percent turnout rate in 2004, officials are forecasting turnout to be around 90 percent of the state's more than 5 million voters.

Voters should expect lines, said Susan Pollard, spokeswoman for the Virginia State Board of Elections, comparing the enthusiasm to that of events for which people are willing to wait in long lines, like the release of Apple's iPhone.

"This is Election Day, and the payoff here is much, much greater," Pollard said.

Go here for a list of links that provide "when and where" info for a number of jurisdictions.  If your jurisdiction isn't there, look up your local voter registrar office and give them a call to find out your local in-person absentee options.  

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