Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Is the DMV open on Election Day 2026?
On Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 14 of the 20 state DMVs we checked are open (some with shorter hours): California, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio and 9 more. 1 is open at some locations: New York. 5 are closed: Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland.
4 are confirmed for 2026; the rest follow what each state did in past years.
Open (13)
California DMV
Election Day isn't on the California DMV's 2026 list of holidays, so field offices keep their regular hours o…OpenTexas DPS driver license offices
Election Day isn't on Texas's fiscal 2027 state holiday schedule, so DPS driver license offices keep regular…OpenFlorida driver license offices
Election Day isn't one of Florida's paid state holidays, and county tax collector closure lists such as Hills…OpenPennDOT driver license centers
Election Day isn't on PennDOT's 2026 list of holiday closings, so driver license and photo license centers ke…OpenOhio BMV
Election Day isn't an Ohio state holiday (it isn't marked on the state's 2026 holiday calendar), so BMV deput…OpenGeorgia DDS
Election Day isn't on Georgia DDS's 2026 list of closures, so customer service centers keep their regular Tue…OpenNorth Carolina DMV
Election Day isn't on NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule, so driver license offices and license plate agencies kee…OpenWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Election Day isn't on the Department of Licensing's 2026 list of driver licensing office holiday closures, so…OpenArizona MVD
Election Day isn't one of Arizona's legal holidays, so MVD offices are scheduled to keep regular hours Tue.,…OpenMassachusetts RMV
Election Day isn't a Massachusetts legal holiday, so RMV service centers are scheduled to keep regular hours…OpenTennessee Driver Services Centers
Election Day isn't on Tennessee's 2026 list of state holidays, so Driver Services Centers keep their regular…OpenMissouri license offices
Election Day isn't on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, so license offices keep their regular hours Tue…OpenWisconsin DMV
Election Day isn't a Wisconsin state holiday and DMV customer service centers stay open: for the November 202…Open
Election Day isn't on the California DMV's 2026 list of holidays, so field offices keep their regular hours o…OpenTexas DPS driver license offices
Election Day isn't on Texas's fiscal 2027 state holiday schedule, so DPS driver license offices keep regular…OpenFlorida driver license offices
Election Day isn't one of Florida's paid state holidays, and county tax collector closure lists such as Hills…OpenPennDOT driver license centers
Election Day isn't on PennDOT's 2026 list of holiday closings, so driver license and photo license centers ke…OpenOhio BMV
Election Day isn't an Ohio state holiday (it isn't marked on the state's 2026 holiday calendar), so BMV deput…OpenGeorgia DDS
Election Day isn't on Georgia DDS's 2026 list of closures, so customer service centers keep their regular Tue…OpenNorth Carolina DMV
Election Day isn't on NCDMV's 2026 holiday schedule, so driver license offices and license plate agencies kee…OpenWashington DOL driver licensing offices
Election Day isn't on the Department of Licensing's 2026 list of driver licensing office holiday closures, so…OpenArizona MVD
Election Day isn't one of Arizona's legal holidays, so MVD offices are scheduled to keep regular hours Tue.,…OpenMassachusetts RMV
Election Day isn't a Massachusetts legal holiday, so RMV service centers are scheduled to keep regular hours…OpenTennessee Driver Services Centers
Election Day isn't on Tennessee's 2026 list of state holidays, so Driver Services Centers keep their regular…OpenMissouri license offices
Election Day isn't on Missouri's 2026 list of state holidays, so license offices keep their regular hours Tue…OpenWisconsin DMV
Election Day isn't a Wisconsin state holiday and DMV customer service centers stay open: for the November 202…Open
Open with shorter hours (1)
Depends on the location (1)
Closed (5)
Illinois Secretary of State facilities
General Election Day (Tue., Nov. 3) is a state holiday on Illinois's 2026 calendar, so Secretary of State off…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on general Election Day in even-numbered years (they did on Nov. 8,…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Election Day (Tue., Nov. 3) is a New Jersey state holiday and is on the MVC's 2026 list of days when all its…ClosedVirginia DMV
Election Day is a Virginia state holiday, and the DMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists its customer service cent…ClosedMaryland MVA
General Election Day (Tue., Nov. 3) is a Maryland state employee holiday in 2026, when state offices such as…Closed
General Election Day (Tue., Nov. 3) is a state holiday on Illinois's 2026 calendar, so Secretary of State off…ClosedMichigan Secretary of State offices
Michigan Secretary of State offices close on general Election Day in even-numbered years (they did on Nov. 8,…ClosedNew Jersey MVC
Election Day (Tue., Nov. 3) is a New Jersey state holiday and is on the MVC's 2026 list of days when all its…ClosedVirginia DMV
Election Day is a Virginia state holiday, and the DMV's 2026 holiday schedule lists its customer service cent…ClosedMaryland MVA
General Election Day (Tue., Nov. 3) is a Maryland state employee holiday in 2026, when state offices such as…Closed
Also on Election Day
DMV offices on other holidays
From each state's holiday list for its driver license offices, or the state's holiday schedule; each one's page gives the source. Hours at your local office can differ. What's open on Election Day · All holiday hours