Elizabeth Bergman is an Associate Professor of Political Science at California State University, East Bay. She writes in The Washington Post, "Voting by mail — and only by mail — has become an option in the United States. Will it spread?"
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, all states will mail an absentee ballot to voters who request one. While 20 states require a reason, 27 states permit “no-excuse” absentee voting. And three states now use mail-only voting.
Oregon’s Ballot Measure 60 kicked off in 1998, making Oregon the first State to conduct its elections exclusively by mail. In 2011, Washington’s legislature moved the State to an entirely vote-by-mail system. Colorado joined in during the 2014 General Election. In 2015, California launched a limited all-mail pilot as a test run. Lawmakers will use that pilot to learn how such an election would work in California.
Supporters hope that voting by mail means more citizens will vote. Is it so?
Generally, the answer is both “no” and “yes,” but with important qualifications.
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