Virginia becomes the first state to allow in-person early voting in the 2024 election cycle, learn if your home state has absentee ballots available and if there are restrictions.

Americans will look to vote early to avoid Election Day lines and potential confusion. The early voting windows vary by state, with some states like Minnesota opening in-person and absentee voting as early as Sept.

Voting is now underway, and it's not just the presidential race on the ballot. Here are some the notable things about the choices this year.

Senator Aaron Rouse is chairman of the committee that oversees voting laws in Virginia, and he says Democrats will continue to reject Republican efforts to roll back early voting. "It's very hypocritical for Republicans to bring bills forward in the General Assembly and actually sign on to bills that would restrict the number of early voting days,