Voters lined up Friday to cast their ballots in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia, the states with the first early in-person voting opportunities. About a dozen more states will follow by mid-October.

Early voting began in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia on Friday, letting voters in those states cast ballots while Election Day remains a month and a half away, on Nov. 5. All three states began sending out mail ballots on Friday,

Early voting for South Dakota’s Nov. 5 general election begins today. To cast an early ballot, voters should first make sure they’re registered. Voter registration status can be checked in the South Dakota Secretary of State’s online voter information portal at vip.