Absentee and Early Voting Definitions

  We recognize that states and local jurisdictions may establish many alternatives to in-person, election day voting, including absentee and early voting. For the purposes of this survey, we define absentee and early voting as follows:

Absentee voting: Generally by mail in advance of election day (although ballots may often be returned up through election day and dropped off in person)

Early voting: Generally in-person voting in advance of election day at specific polling locations, separate from absentee voting
 


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