FAQ: Early Voting in the Battleground States

BET.com breaks down states' rules for early voting.

Dead Heat - President Obama and Mitt Romney have spent a lot of time and money in Florida in an effort to win its 29 electoral votes, but the state is clearly divided. In a Tampa Bay Times Miami Herald/Bay News 9 poll, 48 percent of likely voters support Obama, while 47 percent back Romney. The president also has an 11-point lead among Latino voters, a key voting bloc.  (Photos from left: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)
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Colorado  - Total Electoral Votes: 9 Absentee voting begins Oct. 15 and ends Nov. 6. Early in-person voting begins Oct. 22 and ends Nov. 2. For more information about polling locations and times, visit the Colorado County Election Offices page. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)/content/dam/betcom/images/2011/08/National/082211-national-dreams-not-realized-higher-voting.jpg

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Getting a Head Start - While President Obama and Mitt Romney will have to wait until their first debate on Oct. 3 to trade barbs in person, their campaigns have been fiercely battling for the support of nine battleground states, make-or-break states where neither major party has overwhelming support. Keep reading for a breakdown of battleground states participating in early voting. —Britt Middleton (Photos from left: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)

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