vote_method_map = {'ABSENTEE ONESTOP': 'Early',
                   'IN-PERSON': 'Election Day',
                   'ABSENTEE BY MAIL': 'Early',
                   'ABSENTEE CURBSIDE': 'Early',
                   'TRANSFER': 'Other',
                   'PROVISIONAL': 'Other',
                   'CURBSIDE': 'Election Day',
                   'No Vote': 'No Vote'}

df['vote_method_cat'] = df['voting_method'].map(vote_method_map)