Here's where states and cities stand on mail-in ballots and early voting

Residents line up to cast their ballots during early voting on November 3, in Columbus, Ohio.  Andrew Spear/Getty Images

States and cities holding elections today have different rules when it comes to mail-in ballots and early voting.

Here's where each place stands and how ballots are processed:

• Kentucky: All voters in Kentucky can cast their ballots early in person but only those with a valid excuse can vote by mail. Requests for mail ballots were due October 24 and they must be received today by 6 p.m. local time. Typically absentee ballots, including mail and early in-person votes, will be reported first. 
• Virginia: All Virginians can vote by mail or early in person. The deadline to apply for a mail ballot was October 27. Mail ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by noon on November 13. Early in-person voting began on September 22 and ended on November 4.
• Ohio: All Ohio voters can vote by mail or early in person. Mail ballot requests were due October 31. They had to be postmarked by Monday, and received by November 13. Early in-person voting began October 11 and ended Sunday. The first votes reported after polls close will be a combination of mail ballots and early in-person ballots. Mail ballots in Ohio could be processed ahead of today.
• Mississippi: The voter registration deadline was October 10. Voters must have a valid excuse to vote by mail or vote early in person. There are more excuses available to vote early in person. There’s no specific deadline to request a mail ballot, but ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by November 15. Circuit clerks’ offices were open for in-person early voting between September 25 and November 4. Mail ballots are processed on Election Day.
• Rhode Island: All Rhode Island voters can vote by mail or early in person. Mail ballot requests were due by October 17 and ballots must be returned by the time polls close today. Early in-person voting began October 18 and ended Monday. Election officials began processing mail ballots before today. And tonight, it’s expected that early and Election Day votes will be reported first, with mail ballots reported later in the evening. 
• Houston: All voters can vote early in person in Houston. Early in-person voting began October 23 and ended Friday. Mail ballots could be processed before today. And tonight, the first vote reports will include early in-person votes and mail ballots that were processed ahead of Election Day. 
• Philadelphia: All Philadelphia voters can vote early in person by going to the election board’s office during the mail ballot period and voting a mail ballot in person. Mail ballots cannot be processed until polls open on today. Once polls have closed, the first vote reports released will be mail ballots that were processed before poll close, followed by in-person Election Day votes and finally mail ballots that were not processed before polls closed.