2007 Poll Closing Times - Chronologically

The Green Papers
2007 Poll Closing Times
for Statewide offices and Congress
Chronologically

	UTC	Eastern	Central	Mountain	Pacific	Alaska	Hawaii
Tuesday 22 May 2007
Kentucky (EDT) ^*A	2200 UTC	5:00p EST	4:00p CST	3:00p MST	2:00p PST	1:00p AKST 12:00p ALST	12:00p HIST
Tuesday 22 May 2007
Kentucky (CDT) ^*A	2300 UTC	6:00p EST	5:00p CST	4:00p MST	3:00p PST	2:00p AKST 1:00p ALST	1:00p HIST
Georgia	2300 UTC	6:00p EST	5:00p CST	4:00p MST	3:00p PST	2:00p AKST 1:00p ALST	1:00p HIST
Tuesday 26 June 2007
Kentucky (cancelled) (EDT) ^*A	2200 UTC	5:00p EST	4:00p CST	3:00p MST	2:00p PST	1:00p AKST 12:00p ALST	12:00p HIST
Tuesday 26 June 2007
Kentucky (cancelled) (CDT) ^*A	2300 UTC	6:00p EST	5:00p CST	4:00p MST	3:00p PST	2:00p AKST 1:00p ALST	1:00p HIST
Tuesday 26 June 2007
California	0300 UTC	10:00p EST	9:00p CST	8:00p MST	7:00p PST	6:00p AKST 5:00p ALST	5:00p HIST
Tuesday 17 July 2007
Georgia	2300 UTC	6:00p EST	5:00p CST	4:00p MST	3:00p PST	2:00p AKST 1:00p ALST	1:00p HIST
Tuesday 7 August 2007
Mississippi	0000 UTC	7:00p EST	6:00p CST	5:00p MST	4:00p PST	3:00p AKST 2:00p ALST	2:00p HIST
Tuesday 21 August 2007
California	0300 UTC	10:00p EST	9:00p CST	8:00p MST	7:00p PST	6:00p AKST 5:00p ALST	5:00p HIST
Tuesday 28 August 2007
Mississippi	0000 UTC	7:00p EST	6:00p CST	5:00p MST	4:00p PST	3:00p AKST 2:00p ALST	2:00p HIST
Massachusetts ^*S	0000 UTC	7:00p EST	6:00p CST	5:00p MST	4:00p PST	3:00p AKST 2:00p ALST	2:00p HIST
Massachusetts ^*S	0000 UTC	7:00p EST	6:00p CST	5:00p MST	4:00p PST	3:00p AKST 2:00p ALST	2:00p HIST
Saturday 20 October 2007
Louisiana	0100 UTC	8:00p EST	7:00p CST	6:00p MST	5:00p PST	4:00p AKST 3:00p ALST	3:00p HIST
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Kentucky (EST) ^*A	2300 UTC	6:00p EST	5:00p CST	4:00p MST	3:00p PST	2:00p AKST 1:00p ALST	1:00p HIST
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Kentucky (CST) ^*A	0000 UTC	7:00p EST	6:00p CST	5:00p MST	4:00p PST	3:00p AKST 2:00p ALST	2:00p HIST
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Ohio	0030 UTC	7:30p EST	6:30p CST	5:30p MST	4:30p PST	3:30p AKST 2:30p ALST	2:30p HIST
Tuesday 6 November 2007
Mississippi	0100 UTC	8:00p EST	7:00p CST	6:00p MST	5:00p PST	4:00p AKST 3:00p ALST	3:00p HIST
Saturday 17 November 2007
Louisiana	0200 UTC	9:00p EST	8:00p CST	7:00p MST	6:00p PST	5:00p AKST 4:00p ALST	4:00p HIST
Tuesday 11 December 2007
Virginia	0000 UTC	7:00p EST	6:00p CST	5:00p MST	4:00p PST	3:00p AKST 2:00p ALST	2:00p HIST
Tuesday 11 December 2007
Ohio	0030 UTC	7:30p EST	6:30p CST	5:30p MST	4:30p PST	3:30p AKST 2:30p ALST	2:30p HIST
No activity
Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marianas Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming	(no activity)

Notes

Polling places in states that span multiple time zones will close either synchronously or asynchronously.

(Note ^*S) With synchronized closing, all the polls close at the same GMT/UTC time. When polls close in the advanced local time zone, they will close one hour earlier in the lagging local time zone.
(Note ^*A) With asynchronous closing, the polls close at different GMT/UTC times in different parts of the state. Media outlets might decide to declare a winner before all the polls have closed.

Kentucky: Polls close asynchronously at 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CDT [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EDT and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CDT voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EDT.

Kentucky: Polls close asynchronously at 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC).

Kentucky: Polls close asynchronously at 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CST [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EST and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CST voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EST.

Massachusetts: Polls close synchronously at 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC). By local option, municipalities may open their polls as early as 5:45 a.m.

Time zone abbreviations

UCT: Universal Coordinated Time, Greenwich England
EST: Eastern Standard Time, UCT - 5 hours
EDT: Eastern Daylight Time, UCT - 4 hours
CST: Central Standard Time, UCT - 6 hours
CDT: Central Daylight Time, UCT - 5 hours
MST: Mountain Standard Time, UCT - 7 hours
MDT: Mountain Daylight Time, UCT - 6 hours
PST: Pacific Standard Time, UCT - 8 hours
PDT: Pacific Daylight Time, UCT - 7 hours
AKST: Alaska Standard Time, UCT - 9 hours
AKDT: Alaska Daylight Time, UCT - 8 hours
ALST: Aleution Standard Time, UCT - 10 hours
ALDT: Aleution Daylight Time, UCT - 9 hours
HIST: Hawaii Time, UCT - 10 hours
MPST: Northern Marianas Time, UCT + 10 hours
m: midnight
a: AM
p: PM