mail-in ballots
Absentee voting papers
Mail-in ballots are ballots sent to voters by mail, completed at home, and returned by mail or drop-off rather than cast at a polling place.
Some jurisdictions require voters to request them; others send them automatically to all registered voters.
Mail-in voting expanded significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic and has become politically contested, with critics claiming vulnerability to fraud and supporters citing its accessibility and security record.
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- early votingBalloting before election day
- blue shiftWavelength shortening from approach
- election nightWhen winners are announced
- postal votingCasting ballots by mail
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