| 23. | For the November 2004 general election, did your state establish or not establish specific conditions or circumstances that must be met to qualify to vote absentee? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Established | ||
| 2. | Not established (no excuse necessary) | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| 24. | For the November 2004 general election, did your state allow any of the following options to request an absentee ballot application? |
| (CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW.) |
| Yes | No | Don't know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Request an application by mail | ||||
| b. Request an application in person | ||||
| c. Request an application by telephone | ||||
| d. Request an application by e-mail | ||||
| e. Request an application thru website | ||||
| f. Request an application by FAX | ||||
| g. Download application from website | ||||
| 25. | For the November 2004 general election, did your state allow any of the following options for people inside and outside the U.S. to return/submit an absentee ballot application? |
| (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY IN EACH ROW) |
| Yes, inside U.S. | Yes, outside U.S. | No | Don't know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Return an application in person | |||||
| b. Return an application by mail | |||||
| c. Return an application by e-mail | |||||
| d. Return an application by FAX | |||||
| e. Apply and submit on line thru website | |||||
| 26. | For the November 2004 general election, what was your state's deadline (or deadlines) for receipt of the completed absentee ballot application (i.e., number of days before the election)? |
| 27. | For the November 2004 general election, were prospective voters able to find out the status of their absentee ballot application in each of the following ways? |
| (CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW.) |
| Yes | No | Don't know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Could telephone state or local jurisdiction office | ||||
| b. Could telephone a hotline or toll-free number | ||||
| c. Could e-mail state or local jurisdiction office | ||||
| d. Could check a website | ||||
| e. Voter received ballot if application approved | ||||
| f. Notified by state or local jurisdiction if application rejected | ||||
| g. Other (please specify below) | ||||
| h. If applicable, describe other ways a prospective voter could find out the status of their absentee ballot application: |
| 28. |
Information provided by your state in 2001 indicated that the deadline for returning an absentee
ballot from inside the U.S. in November 2000 was: [State's 2000 deadline for returning absentee ballot from inside the U.S.]
If this information is incorrect, please provide correct information for what was in place in November 2000: |
| a. Did your state's deadline for returning an absentee ballot from inside the U.S. remain the same or change for November 2004? | |||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Remained the same | ||
| 2. | Changed (describe below) | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| b. If changed, please indicate your state's deadline to return an absentee ballot from inside the U.S. that was applicable in November 2004: |
| 29. | For November 2004, was your state's deadline to return an absentee ballot from outside the U.S. the same as or different than for a ballot returned from inside the U.S.? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Same as inside the U.S. | ||
| 2. | Different than inside the U.S. (please specify deadline below) | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| a. If different than inside the U.S., deadline to return absentee ballot from outside the U.S.: |
| 30. |
Information provided by your state in 2001 indicated that in November 2000 a notary or witness for
a voter's signature on an absentee ballot was: [State's 2000 requirement for a notary or witness for a voter's signature on an absentee ballot]
If this information is incorrect, please provide correct information for what was in place in November 2000: |
| a. Did your state's requirement for a notary or witness for a voter's signature on an absentee ballot remain the same or change for November 2004? | |||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Remained the same | ||
| 2. | Changed (describe below) | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| b. If changed, please indicate your state's requirement for a notary or witness for a voter's signature on an absentee ballot that was applicable in November 2004: |
| 31. | For the November 2004 general election, were absentee voters able to find out the status of their submitted absentee ballot (i.e., whether or not it was counted) in each of the following ways? |
| (CHECK ONE IN EACH ROW.) |
| Yes | No | Don't know | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. Could telephone state or local jurisdiction office | ||||
| b. Could telephone a hotline or toll-free number | ||||
| c. Could e-mail state or local jurisdiction office | ||||
| d. Could check a website | ||||
| e. Notified by state or local jurisdiction if ballot was not counted | ||||
| f. Other (please specify below) | ||||
| g. If applicable, describe other ways a prospective voter could find out the status of their submitted absentee ballot: |
| 32. | Does your state currently specify or not specify how local jurisdictions are to determine eligibility of absentee ballots? | ||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Specified | ||
| 2. | Not specified | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| 33. |
Information provided by your state in 2001 indicated that in November 2000 permanent absentee
status was: [State's 2000 requirement for permanent absentee status]
If this information is incorrect, please provide correct information for what was in place in November 2000: |
| a. Did your state's requirement for permanent absentee status remain the same or change for November 2004? | |||
| (CHECK ONLY ONE ANSWER) | |||
| 1. | Remained the same | ||
| 2. | Changed (describe below) | ||
| 3. | Don't know | ||
| b. If changed, please indicate your state's requirement for permanent absentee status that was applicable in November 2004: |
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