Election polls across the United States close at different times: 6:00 p.m. in Kentucky, 7:00 p.m. in Arizona, 7:30 p.m. in Ohio and West Virginia, 8:00 p.m. in Maryland, and 9:00 p.m. (the latest) in New York. But regardless of the scheduled closing time, during every election cycle, somebody, in some state, will petition for voting locations to stay open late.