ballot tracking
Following your vote
Ballot tracking is a system that lets voters monitor the status of their mail-in or absentee ballot—confirming when it was received, processed, and counted.
Most states offer online portals or text notifications: I checked the ballot tracking site to make sure my vote arrived.
The practice gained visibility during the expansion of mail voting in the 2020 U.S. election.
- voteFormal choice expression
- early votingBalloting before election day
- absenteeOne not in attendance
- mail-inSubmitted by post
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
signature · voter ID · verification · barcode · status · real-time updates · pending · counted · received · polling · election day · election · voter rolls · scanner · chain of custody · postmark · deadline · cure period
- voting technologyvoting machine, electronic voting, e-voting, optical scanner, tabulator
- electionsvoter registration, candidates, polls, election day, voters