Q31. 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?

  Yes No Don't know Total
number
of states
a. Could telephone state or local jurisdiction office 45 6 0 51
b. Could telephone a hotline or toll-free number 16 30 5 51
c. Could e-mail state or local jurisdiction office 33 16 2 51
d. Could check a website 5 44 2 51
e. Notified by state or local jurisdiction if ballot was not counted 16 31 4 51
f. Other (please specify below) 3 6 2 11