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and Voting Survey

A SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS

December 2011
The 2010 Election Administration 

and Voting Survey

A SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS

December 2011

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Survey Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Survey Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

REGISTERING TO VOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  

HOW AMERICANS CAST THEIR BALLOTS . . . . . . . .  

OVERSEAS VOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1

CASTING AND COUNTING PROVISIONAL VOTES . . . . 11

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Observations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

APPENDIX A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

APPENDIX B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  1
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Executive Summary

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Election 

Administration and Voting Survey is the nation’s foremost 

data collection effort on how Americans cast their ballots. 

The 2010 survey is the fourth sponsored by EAC and forms 

the basis for three reports: a federally mandated report on 

the impact of the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA), 

42 U.S.C. §1973gg, a mandated report on the Uniformed 

and Overseas Citizen Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 42 

U.S.C. §1973ff, and this comprehensive report summarizing 

findings across all areas of the survey. 

There were approximately 186.8 million total eligible 

and registered voters in the United States reported for the 

November 2010 election, a decrease of nearly 3.6 million 

registered voters since the 2008 election. The 2010 EAC 

survey collected information on how 90,810,679 Americans 

participated in the election. Although the completeness of 

State responses varied, valuable voting data were collected 

from each of the 50 States, two territories, and the District 

of Columbia.1

Approximately two-thirds of American voters cast a 

regular ballot in person at a polling place on Election Day 

in 2010 (62.9%). The remainder voted by domestic absentee 

ballot (15.6%); by early voting before Election Day (8.2%); 

by mail voting (4.5%); by provisional ballot, the validity of 

which was decided after Election Day (1.0%); or by absentee 

ballot as overseas or uniformed services voters (0.2%). 

States transmitted nearly 22.8 million domestic absentee ballots and 76.2% were returned and submitted for 

counting. In two Western States (Arizona and Colorado), 

more than half of all voters cast their ballots via absentee voting, while Oregon conducts its elections entirely 

by mail. In Washington, all but one county conducts its 

elections by mail and most of the votes in the remaining 

county, Pierce, were cast by mail. 

Improved data collection on UOCAVA ballots resulted 

in a more complete picture of voting by uniformed services 

and overseas voters. States reported transmitting over 

600,000 ballots to UOCAVA voters, and 30.2% were returned 

and submitted for counting. Of UOCAVA ballots returned, 

93.3% were counted; the others were rejected for various 

reasons, including missing ballot return deadlines.

1 Throughout this report, EAC uses the word “States” as shorthand 

to mean “States, territories, and the District of Columbia.” The 

two territories that did not respond were Puerto Rico and Virgin 

Islands. Their names appear in the tables but without any data.

Provisional ballots once again proved to be a significant 

source of both ballots and votes in some States, with more 

than 1,061,569 provisional ballots reported cast nationwide. Three States—Arizona, California, and Ohio—each 

reported more than 50,000 provisional ballots cast and 

accounted for 69.1% of the nation’s total. States counted 

77.4% of their provisional ballots in whole or in part. Just 

over 187,000 provisional ballots, or 17.6%, were rejected, 

most commonly because it was determined that the voter 

was not properly registered. There are some States that use 

the provisional process for other purposes, such as when 

voters wish to change their address on Election Day. 

In addition to the voting data, the 2010 survey collected 

information on a range of election administration topics, 

including the ages of poll workers, the number of polling 

places, and the types of voting technology. Among the key 

findings were that States employed almost 770,000 poll workers in nearly 111,000 polling places in the 2010 election, or 

roughly seven poll workers per polling place; the average 

number of poll workers per polling place remained consistent from the 2008 election. Poll workers tend to be older on 

average. Ages were reported for nearly 397,000 poll workers; 

of those, 60.2% were between ages 41 and 70 and almost one 

quarter (24.4%) were aged 71 years or older. Nearly a third of 

local jurisdictions (29.9%) reported to their States that they 

had some difficulty in obtaining sufficient numbers of poll 

workers. 

The type of voting technologies varies across and within 

States. Twenty-two States reported deploying 157,798 Direct 

Recording Electronic (DRE) machines without voter-verified paper ballots. Another 18 States reported using 77,573 

DREs with voter-verified paper audit trails (VVPAT). The 

most widely deployed technology was the optical or digital 

scanner that reads voter-marked ballots; 44 States reported 

using 280,496 such counters or booths in at least some of 

their jurisdictions. 

While gaps remain in the States’ election data collection, response rates to the survey were higher in 2010 than 

for previous data collections, and there were 161 more 

jurisdictions that participated in the survey than in 2008. 

Readers are encouraged to consult the complete countylevel data available at EAC’s website, at www.eac.gov, for 

complete details, including explanatory comments. 
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Introduction

The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) 

is an independent, bipartisan commission created by the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). Its mission is to 

assist State and local election officials with the administration of Federal elections. EAC provides assistance by 

disbursing, administering, and auditing Federal funds 

for States to implement HAVA requirements; conducting studies and other activities to promote the effective 

administration of Federal elections; and serving as a source 

of information regarding election administration.

Since 2004, EAC has collected data on voting, elections, 

and election administration in the United States. Much 

of these data support two biennial reports, one on voter 

registration and one on voting by uniformed and overseas 

citizens. These data collection efforts also provide the basis 

for this report, which is a more comprehensive review of a 

wider range of election issues ranging from voting technology to poll workers to the use of electronic poll books. This 

2010 Election Administration and Voting Survey report is 

the fourth such report produced by EAC. 

Detailed information on the 2010 Election 

Administration and Voting Survey is presented in this 

report. It contains summaries of the NVRA and UOCAVA 

reports and a wealth of data on the ways in which 

Americans voted and how State and local administrators ran their elections in 2010. Summary information at 

the State level is included in the tables which accompany 

the report. 
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Survey Methodology

The 2010 version of the Election Administration and Voting 

Survey was altered minimally from the 2008 version of 

the survey. The 2008 and 2010 EAVS were the result of discussions with State and local election officials, political 

scientists, researchers, members of election administration 

and advocacy groups, the general public, and EAC’s Standards Board and Board of Advisors.2

Changes to the 2010 EAVS questionnaire included the 

addition and deletion of some questions and revisions to 

other questions for clarification. EAC revised the questions 

on Election Day and Same Day registration to focus on new 

registrations and to clarify States’ Election Day Registration 

or Same Day Registration status. Pursuant to the MOVE Act 

provision that eliminated the requirement that ballots be 

automatically transmitted for two subsequent general election cycles, EAC removed two questions about automatic 

ballot transmission for two subsequent general election 

cycles. EAC added a question to allow all vote-by-mail 

(VBM) jurisdictions to capture these numbers separately 

from their absentee numbers. In addition, EAC altered 

the wording of a question on first-time voters and added a 

definition of voting system anomaly to clarify the meaning. 

These changes to the questionnaire resulted from extensive 

conversations with elections officials. 

In 2010, as in 2008, States were also asked to report 

on their State laws, definitions, and procedures in the 

Statutory Overview. EAC designed the Statutory Overview 

survey to provide valuable insight into election administration in the States and to serve as a reference for evaluating 

and understanding the quantitative data submitted by the 

States on the EAVS. Responses to the Statutory Overview 

form the basis of a separate report and help to provide a 

better understanding of the data analyzed in this report.3

EAC submitted both questionnaires to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 60-day and 30-day 

public comment periods. Members of the public could 

comment on the proposed survey beginning in September 

2009. EAC further revised the questionnaire in response 

2 The Standards Board is comprised of 110 State and local election 

officials, and the Board of Advisors is comprised of 37 members 

who represent various national associations, government agencies, and congressional leadership.

3 A report summarizing results of the 2010 Statutory Overview was 

released by EAC in May of 2011 and is available on EAC’s website 

at www.eac.gov.

to these comments and input from election officials. OMB 

approved the 2010 EAVS on May 7, 2010 (OMB Control No. 

3265-0006, exp. 5/31/2013). The final, approved version of 

the survey was posted on the EAC website in May 2010.

The quantitative portion of the 2010 EAVS was composed of six sections: 

1. Voter registration, which included questions required 

by the NVRA; 

2. Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, 

which included questions required by that Act; 

3. Domestic civilian absentee ballots, which asked about 

the number of ballots submitted, counted, and rejected; 

4. Election administration, which asked States to report on 

their precincts, polling places, and poll workers; 

5. Provisional ballots, which asked about the number of 

ballots submitted, counted, and rejected; and

6. Election Day activities, which contained a range of 

questions, from the number of people who participated 

in the 2010 election to the types of voting technology 

employed by local governments. 

States’ Collection of Election Information

For 2010, EAC continued its efforts to present the survey to State officials earlier in the election cycle and to 

facilitate the task of responding by providing improved 

survey instruments and increased technical assistance. A 

Microsoft Excel®-based template was the primary survey 

instrument designed to assist the States in collecting and 

reporting their statistical data. The application offered 

the States two different methods for entering data: a formbased method that resembled the look of the questionnaire, 

and a sheet-based view that used a familiar spreadsheet 

format similar to the 2008 data collection tool. Embedded 

in the Microsoft Excel®-based application was a set of errorchecking algorithms to help States check their data using 

logic and consistency rules before submitting their data to 

EAC. To further ease the data entry burden, the application 

was preloaded with each State’s jurisdictions.4

 Most States 

4 States were allowed to change the list of jurisdictions to match 

their own reporting and administration systems. Some States, 

particularly those with township systems, may change the 

number of local jurisdictions administering elections from year 

to year, as towns run joint elections to ease the administrative 

burden.
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chose to submit their data using this instrument via the 

project website or via email. 

States were asked to send their responses to EAC by 

February 1, 2011. The data provided by the States were 

then checked for logic and consistency errors. Any errors 

or questions concerning the submitted data were referred 

back to the States for review and correction, if necessary. 

The States had two weeks to review and correct their submissions. Fifty-three States submitted their data to EAC.5

About the States’ Data 

In May 2010, EAC adopted a data policy to guide States’ 

submission and verification of their survey data. The Guide 

to the Election Administration and Voting Survey document provides information to election officials responsible 

for completing the survey and offers EAC assurances about 

States’ validation of the data. The Guide contains information about:

 EAC processes related to releasing the survey instrument and final reports based on the survey data; 

 The technical assistance EAC provides to the States; 

 Deadlines for submitting the survey data;

 The processes and procedures for States’ submission 

of the data, including use of the data templates EAC 

provides; 

 The processes and procedures for States’ review, verification, and correction of the data; and 

 Instructions on how to address errors in the data after 

the submission deadline has passed.

In response to both media and general public inquires 

about State data cited in EAC’s previous EAVS reports and 

the Federal government’s recent policies related to data 

quality, EAC formally requested that States verify and certify in writing the data they submit. 

Election data collection varied significantly in the 53 

States that responded to the 2010 survey. Most States relied, 

at least to some degree, upon centralized voter-registration 

databases (VRDs) and voter history databases, which 

allowed State election officials to respond to each survey 

question with information from the local level. Other 

States, conversely, collected relatively little election data 

at the State level and instead relied on cooperation from 

local jurisdiction election offices to complete the survey. 

States and local offices varied in the resources devoted to 

data collection and in the emphasis placed on data collection. Some States did not provide data in all the categories 

5 The non-respondents were Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. 

Their names appear in the tables but without any data. 

requested in the survey and some did not have data for all 

of their local jurisdictions. 

This report summarizes the results of the 2010 EAVS 

and includes a set of detailed tables. A complete dataset 

of responses to the survey is available on EAC’s website at 

www.eac.gov. 

Caution is necessary when interpreting the survey data, 

particularly when comparing the data from year-to-year or 

State-to-State, due to changes in State data collection practices over-time and the varying levels of completeness in 

many States’ responses. In 2006, EAC began asking States 

to produce county-level data (or the equivalent) rather 

than the statewide totals asked for previously. Even in 

States with centralized VRDs, some data may be kept only 

at the local level, and the level of integration of information between local and State election offices varies across 

the country. Information on the number of jurisdictions in 

each State is provided in a number of tables.

Guide to Survey Terms 

Active Voter: A voter registration designation indicating 

the voter is eligible to vote. See also Inactive Voter. 

Ballots Cast: Total numbers of ballots submitted by all 

voters for counting, including by all voting methods (absentee, provisional, early, in a polling place, etc.). 

Ballots Counted: Number of ballots actually processed, 

counted, and recorded as votes. 

Domestic Absentee Ballot: A ballot submitted, often by 

mail, in advance of an election, often by a voter residing in 

the U.S. who is unable to be present at his/her polling location on Election Day. 

Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP): Persons who are 

citizens and of voting age (18 years or older). These numbers 

are estimates generated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census 

American Community Survey. See also Voting Age Population.

Early Voting: Refers generally to any in-person voting that 

occurred prior to the date of the election at specific polling 

locations for which there were no special eligibility requirements. Early voting is not considered absentee voting under 

the State’s definitions/requirements for absentee voting. 

Electorate: The body of persons eligible to vote.

HAVA: The abbreviation for the Help America Vote Act of 

2002, 42 U.S.C. §15301 et seq. The text of HAVA and additional information is available on EAC’s website at www.

eac.gov. 
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Inactive Voter: A voter whose registration status appears 

to no longer be current where he or she was registered and 

who has not attempted to reregister, has not voted, and has 

not presented him- or herself to vote using the address of 

record; or one whom election officials have been unable to 

contact or for whom election officials have been unable to 

verify registration status. See also Active Voter. 

Jurisdictions: Generic term to signify various geographic 

areas that administer elections. The jurisdictions in this 

study may include counties, parishes, independent cities, 

towns or cities, or, in the case of Alaska, an entire State. 

Poll Worker: Election judges, booth workers, wardens, 

commissioners, or other similar terms that refer to the 

person or persons who verify the identity of a voter; assist 

the voter with signing the register, affidavits, or other documents required to cast a ballot; assist the voter by providing 

a ballot or setting up the voting machine; and serve other 

functions as dictated by State law. This does not include 

observers stationed at polling places or regular election 

office staff. 

Polling Place: A facility staffed with poll workers and 

equipped with voting equipment, or paper ballots, at which 

persons cast ballots in person on Election Day. Several precincts may be combined into one polling place. 

Precinct: An administrative division representing a 

geographic area in which voters are provided ballots for 

particular races. These geographic units may also be 

referred to as electoral districts, voting districts, boxes, 

beats, or wards, depending on State law. The number of registered voters in precincts will vary according to State law. 

Provisional Ballot: A ballot provided to an individual who 

claims he or she is registered and eligible to vote but whose 

eligibility or registration status cannot be confirmed when 

he or she presents him- or herself to vote. 

Section 5: Some jurisdictions are required by Section 5 

of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1973 et seq., to obtain 

preclearance from the Department of Justice or the United 

States District Court for the District of Columbia before 

implementing a change in a voting standard, practice, or 

procedure. 

Section 203: Some jurisdictions are required by Section 

203 of the Voting Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §1973 et seq., to provide supplemental voting information to certain language 

minority groups. 

Spoiled ballots: Ballots that, under the applicable State 

law, are incorrectly marked or impaired in some way by 

the voter and turned in by the voter at the polling place or 

mailed in absentee. A replacement ballot is issued so that 

the voter can correctly mark the ballot; also referred to in 

some States as a “voided” ballot. 

Voting Age Population (VAP): People who are 18 years of 

age or older, regardless of whether they are eligible to register to vote, based on estimates made by the Bureau of the 

Census 2010 U.S. Census. Note that not all persons of voting 

age may be eligible to vote (e.g., felons, individuals judged 

to be mentally incompetent, noncitizens, etc.). See also 

Citizen Voting Age Population.
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Survey Results

REGISTERING TO VOTE 

In most places in the United States, voting begins with registration. While North Dakota has no voter registration and 

some other States allow eligible voters to register and vote 

on the same day, in most States, registration takes place 

several weeks prior to the casting of ballots. States maintain 

their voter registration rolls by removing invalid registrations when voters move out of State or die and by keeping 

eligible and registered voters on the rolls. 

The key Federal legislation on voter registration is 

the National Voter Registration Act, or NVRA, 42 U.S.C. 

§1973gg. The information presented in this section is 

offered in greater detail in the EAC report, The Impact 

of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the 

Administration of Elections for Federal Office, 2009–2010,

available on EAC’s website. The report includes complete 

data tables with totals for each State; data cited in this section are contained in those tables.

How Many Are Eligible?

The United States Census is required by Article I, Section 2 

of the Constitution. Obtaining an accurate and complete 

census of the population is a challenging task. Complicating the situation, the decennial census is only a baseline. 

Population estimates must take into account immigration 

(both legal and illegal), internal migration, mortality rates, 

and natural population growth and aging. 

In 2010, the Census estimated the domestic Voting 

Age Population (VAP), which includes those 18 years and 

older, at 237,386,565. Data by State are shown in Table 29. 

This reflects the standard estimates from the 2010 U.S. 

Decennial Census.

The 2009 American Community Survey from the U.S. 

Census Bureau included citizen voting age population 

(CVAP) estimates. The nationwide number for CVAP for 

2010 was 217,555,021. The State CVAP data are also reported 

in Table 29.6

6 U.S. Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, http://

www.census.gov/acs/www. The true number of eligible voters is 

reduced further by variation in State laws such as the eligibility of 

those convicted of felony crimes and those judged not to be mentally competent. 

REGISTERING TO VOTE

To be eligible to vote a person must be a U.S. citizen, 

meet a residency requirement, and have attained the 

age of 18 by Election Day. Eligibility varies according 

to State laws. Persons who have been legally declared 

mentally incompetent or who have been convicted of a 

felony and have not had their civil rights legally restored 

may not be able to vote (based on State law).

An individual can obtain a registration application 

from either the local election official in that person’s 

county or city or town of residence, or through registration outreach programs sponsored by various private groups. Federal registration forms and many State 

forms are now accessible on the Internet.

In addition, individuals can register to vote when 

applying for a driver’s license or identity card at their 

State’s driver’s licensing offices, at offices providing 

public assistance, at offices providing State-funded programs for people with disabilities, and at Armed Forces

recruitment offices.

The National Mail Voter Registration Form is the one 

document that allows individuals to register to vote from 

anywhere in the United States. (ND does not have voter 

registration, WY does not permit mail registration, and 

NH accepts the form only as a request for absentee.) The 

form is available at www.eac.gov.

Registration 

More than 186 million persons were reported to be registered to vote for the 2010 election. While EAC’s NVRA 

report showed that approximately 78.7% of the nation’s estimated voting age population of 237.3 million was registered 

to vote, registration rates varied from a low of 61.9% in California to a high of 97.6% in Maine. This estimate excludes 

North Dakota which has no voter registration and Alaska 

and the District of Columbia which reported more than 

100% registration rates compared to estimates of the voting 

age population.7

Most States require eligible persons to register to vote in 

advance of the election; however, a number of States allow 

some form of Same Day or Election Day Registration. Some 

States have formal same-day voter registration systems, 

7 The high registration rates for Alaska and the District of Columbia include numbers for inactive and active voters.
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which permit those eligible to register and vote on Election 

Day. Other States have a form of same day voter registration 

that limits voting to certain contests or certain groups of 

voters. For example, Alaska limits Election Day registrants 

to voting only for Federal offices. Other States have special 

registration and voting provisions for new residents or 

recently discharged military. Finally, some States’ early 

voting periods and the cutoff date for registration overlap. 

The 2010 EAVS asked a question in order to distinguish 

between States that did have a formal Election Day or Same 

Day Registration process in 2010 versus those States that 

did not have formal Election Day Registration but allowed 

voters to register the same day they voted (for example, in 

a State that allows early voting). Nine States including the 

District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, 

New Hampshire, North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Wyoming 

indicated they had Election Day Registration or Same 

Day Registration for the November 2010 general election. 

California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Ohio, Vermont, and 

Washington reported that a number of voters were allowed 

to register and then to vote on the same day but did not 

indicate that the State has Election Day Registration or 

Same Day Registration.

VOTER REGISTRATION

The 2010 election saw a substantial increase in the 

number of States that received voter registration 

applications directly over the Internet. In 2008, eight 

States reported receiving voter registration applications directly over the Internet, while in 2010 17 States 

reported receiving 768,211 applications over the 

Internet. Readers should note that States vary in their 

interpretation of Internet (or online) voter registration; 

for some it is defined as offering a fillable PDF while for 

others it includes the ability to email the voter registration form. 

Active Versus Inactive Voter Rolls

Once registered, a registrant remains an “active voter,” a 

designation indicating the voter is eligible to vote, until he 

or she does not vote in a series of elections subsequent to 

failing to respond to a confirmation notice from the applicable registrar. In some States, a voter may be moved to an 

“inactive” list if his or her registration status is no longer 

current and he or she has not attempted to reregister, has 

not voted, and has not presented him- or herself to vote 

at the address of record, or if election officials have been 

unable to contact or verify the person’s registration status. 

States vary in how they report their registration figures. In 2010, 16 States indicated that they only use active 

registered voters, 30 States reported using both active 

and inactive registered voters, and four States had some 

jurisdictions report using only active voters while other 

jurisdictions reported using both active and inactive voters. 

North Dakota does not have voter registration and therefore 

does not make a distinction between active and inactive 

voters. Two States did not respond to this question on active 

and inactive registrations. Responses to the 2010 survey 

show that over 20.7 million registrants in the United States 

remain on the list of inactive voters.

Voter Turnout Rates in 2010 

Every eligible voter does not necessarily register to vote, 

and not every registered voter casts a ballot in each election. In Table 29, voter turnout is reported using three 

different measures of the eligible population. 

First, turnout is based on a percentage of the total estimated voting age population. This figure is the best possible 

estimate of the number of individuals living in the United 

States who are 18 or older in 2010. This measure provides 

the lowest estimates of voter participation in the United 

States because it does not take into account variations in 

citizenship status or voter registration. Higher estimates 

of voter participation are produced using the additional 

columns in Table 29, which show the Census estimates of 

CVAP.8

The final column in Table 29 calculates turnout only 

among those citizens who are registered to vote in their 

respective States. This last measure provides the highest 

estimate of voting participation in the country.

8 Twenty jurisdictions across four States (Illinois, Mississippi, 

South Dakota, and Vermont) did not provide voter turnout. 

Estimates of voter participation will likely be underestimates 

in these States. 
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HOW AMERICANS CAST THEIR BALLOTS 

An increasing number of alternatives to voting in person at 

a polling place on Election Day have expanded the ways 

that Americans cast their ballots in Federal elections. In 

some places, such as Oregon and Washington, voters primarily receive and submit their ballots through the mail. 

Further, more States have adopted “no-excuse” absentee 

voting, which allows more people to vote by mail or in 

person before Election Day as a convenience. Twenty-two 

States reported maintaining “permanent absentee” lists, 

automating the distribution of ballots to voters who request 

their ballot through the mail in every election. In some 

communities, election administrators have set up “vote 

centers,” central locations where any voter from any precinct can cast his or her ballot. Finally, voters in Federal 

elections who encounter challenges or problems at the polling place, such as finding their names removed from the 

registration rolls, can now, pursuant to HAVA, vote “provisional” ballots, which can be counted later when questions 

concerning registration are resolved. 

Nearly 63% of Americans who voted in the 2010 midterm 

election voted in the traditional way of casting their ballots 

in person at their local polling place on Election Day. The 

2010 survey collected data from over 4,300 jurisdictions 

(of 4,678 total) on how people who participated in the 2010 

elections cast their ballot (see Table 28).

Of the 90,810,679 voters participating in the election, 

57,148,096 (62.9%) voted in person at polling places. An 

additional 14,156,458 (15.6%) voters cast their ballots as 

domestic absentee voters, and States reported 197,423 

UOCAVA voters (0.2%).9

 Provisional ballots accounted for 

9 UOCAVA data on voter participation differs from UOCAVA 

ballot data because of variations in how States answered the 

questions and/or track their data.

FIGURE 2. HOW AMERICANS VOTED IN THE 2010 MIDTERM 

ELECTION

FIGURE 1. EARLY IN-PERSON VOTING 2010 MIDTERM ELECTION
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950,730 ballots, or 1.0% of the vote. Provisional balloting is 

discussed in greater detail below.

Twenty-eight States reported that 7,452,798 people 

(8.2%) cast their votes before Election Day through various 

forms of early voting. In several States, early voting made 

up a sizeable proportion of the total votes cast. For example, 

in Nevada, Tennessee, and Texas, early voters constituted 

about half of all ballots.

In reporting these totals, States drew from various 

sources to determine their participation numbers10 (see 

Table 30): 

 18 States reported using poll book records; 

 25 States drew from totals of ballots counted; 

 21 States used databases of voter histories; and 

 9 States used the total number of votes for the highest 

office on the ballot.

Domestic Absentee Voting

Absentee voting covers a range of circumstances under 

which voters cast their ballots without appearing at a 

polling place on Election Day. Some States require valid 

reasons, such as being out of town on Election Day or 

having a work schedule that precludes getting to a polling 

place. Other States allow any voter who requests it to vote 

by absentee ballot. Absentee voting has a long history in 

the United States, dating back to the Civil War, when it was 

introduced to allow soldiers to vote in the 1864 elections. 

Absentee voting has gradually expanded through the years, 

and many States no longer require an excuse. Oregon and 

Washington have moved to replace their polling place systems entirely with vote-by-mail.11

States reported that 22,776,865 ballots were transmitted to voters for the purposes of absentee voting (see Table 

31). The 2010 EAC survey collected data on absentee voting 

from 52 States.

Approximately 8 out of 10 absentee ballots (17,363,855 

ballots, or 76.2%) were returned and submitted for counting. (5,413,010 were not returned.) Additionally, 327,231 

(1.4%) of the domestic absentee ballots were reported to 

have been returned as undeliverable, 103,964 (0.5%) were 

10 Some States used a combination of methods; these States are 

included in the “Other” category. 

11 In Washington, 38 of 39 counties conduct their elections 

entirely through the mail. States vary in whether they 

consider vote-by-mail ballots to be absentee ballots; some 

States with vote-by-mail reserve the term “absentee” for 

specific circumstances. Also, the absentee voting discussed 

in this section generally does not include voters covered by 

UOCAVA.

spoiled, and for 3,829,090 (16.8%) the status was uncertain. 

As in past elections, Western States had the highest rates of 

absentee voting. On the other hand, in many States absentee voting rates were in the single digits, although States 

define absentee voting in different ways, which makes comparing absentee voting rates difficult. 

HIGHEST ABSENTEE VOTING RATES - NOT INCLUDING UOCAVA 

VOTERS

Colorado 69.2% 

Arizona 60.8% 

Montana 46.0% 

California 40.3%

States report counting 17,123,741 absentee ballots 

(98.6%), and rejecting 229,275 (1.3%) (see Tables 32, 33a, 

33b, and 33c). American Samoa, Arkansas, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, and the District of Columbia reported rejecting 

5% or more of their absentee ballots. The reasons for rejecting voters’ absentee ballots varied widely. Many States do 

not track the reasons absentee ballots are rejected leaving an incomplete picture of why these ballots were not 

counted. 

Readers should note that the “Reasons for Rejected 

Absentee Ballots” listed below are for ballots submitted for 

counting; more than 430,000 absentee ballots were never 

submitted, but instead were returned as undeliverable or 

spoiled. 

REASONS FOR REJECTING ABSENTEE BALLOTS

Number Percent

Missed deadline 75,656 33.0%

Lack of valid signature 40,457 17.6%

Non-matching signature 36,821 16.1%

Already voted in person 8,203 3.6%

No Witness Signature 2,914 1.3%

Deceased voter 2,814 1.2%

Unsealed envelope 2,110 0.9%

Ballot missing from envelope 1,388 0.6%

First-time voters lacking required ID 1,166 0.5%

Unofficial envelope 1,208 0.5%

No proper address 549 0.2%
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OVERSEAS VOTING

Voting by members of the uniformed services and by U.S. 

citizens living overseas is an area of critical concern in 

election administration. Casting ballots in physical polling 

places, as well as State requirements of prior registration, 

present special difficulties for eligible voters living outside 

the country. Federal requirements concerning registration 

and voting by overseas and uniformed services voters are 

contained in the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA), 42 U.S.C. §1973ff, signed into law 

in 1986. 

Since 2004, EAC has gathered data on UOCAVA ballots 

and voters, pursuant to the statutory reporting obligations 

in UOCAVA and HAVA. In the 2010 survey, 18 questions 

sought to gather detailed information on overseas voting. 

What is presented in this section is explained in more detail 

in the 2010 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee 

Voting Act Survey Observations Report, available at EAC’s 

website, www.eac.gov. 

Improved data collection of UOCAVA-related information resulted in high response rates in 2010 and more 

jurisdictions responding overall to this portion of the 

survey than in previous years. While gaps remain, better 

data are gradually becoming available on UOCAVA voting.

Responding to the survey’s UOCAVA questions, States 

reported transmitting over 611,000 ballots under 42 U.S.C. 

§1973ff-3(a) of UOCAVA. Five States (California, Florida, 

New York, Texas, and Washington) each transmitted more 

than 50,000 ballots and together accounted for nearly half 

of the national total of ballots transmitted. Military voters 

accounted for slightly more of the ballots transmitted than 

did civilian voters. 

Of the 611,058 ballots transmitted to uniformed services 

and overseas civilian voters, 211,749 ballots (34.7%) were 

returned and submitted for counting. Among the ballots 

returned and submitted for counting were at least 4,294 

Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots (FWAB), which UOCAVA 

voters can use when their requested ballots do not arrive in 

time. FWAB usage remains a relatively small proportion of 

UOCAVA voting for both uniformed services and civilian 

voters. Nearly half of transmitted ballots, 47.5%, were not 

returned and their status remained unknown. 

Once submitted, 93.2% of UOCAVA ballots were 

counted. Military voters made up slightly more of the total 

ballots counted (50.9%) than civilian voters (38.7%). Fiftytwo States reported rejecting 14,824 UOCAVA ballots. The 

most common reason for rejecting a UOCAVA ballot was 

that the voter missed the deadline for returning the ballot; 

32.4% of rejected ballots were not counted for this reason.

FIGURE 3. NUMBER OF BALLOTS TRANSMITTED TO UOCAVA VOTERS — 2010 ELECTION
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CASTING AND COUNTING PROVISIONAL VOTES

The 2010 Federal election was the fourth in which voters in 

all 50 States, the Territories, and the District of Columbia 

were allowed to cast a provisional ballot even if their name 

did not appear on the voter registration rolls in the jurisdiction where they intended to vote, they failed to have the 

required identification, or their eligibility was challenged 

by an election official. Pursuant to HAVA, such voters were 

allowed to cast a provisional ballot, which would be later 

counted if election officials determined the person was eligible to vote. 

Section 302(a) of HAVA establishes the process of provisional balloting: 

If an individual declares that such individual is a registered voter in the jurisdiction in which the individual 

desires to vote and that the individual is eligible to vote 

in an election for Federal office, but the name of the 

individual does not appear on the official list of eligible 

voters for the polling place or an election official asserts 

that the individual is not eligible to vote, such individual 

shall be permitted to cast a provisional ballot as follows.

Before the minimum standards set by HAVA, the rules 

regarding the use of provisional ballots varied widely 

among the States, and some variation continues. States 

that had Election Day Registration when HAVA was passed 

in 2002 are not required to offer provisional ballots. Idaho, 

New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming 

are exempt from the HAVA provisional ballot requirements, 

but Wisconsin and Wyoming reported small numbers of 

provisional ballots (64 and 25 provisional ballots submitted, respectively). 

A total of 1,061,569 provisional ballots were submitted 

for counting in 2010. States reported that 703,256 (66.2% of 

the provisional ballots) were counted in full, and 118,052 

(11.1%) were partially counted.12 States responding to this 

survey question reported that 187,173 (17.6%) were rejected.

California and Ohio reported the largest number of 

provisional ballots, accounting for 61.4% of all provisional 

ballots cast nationwide in the 2010 election (see Table 34). 

As a share of voters participating in the election, Alaska 

(5.0%), California (4.9%), Arizona (3.8%), and the District 

of Columbia (4.3%) had the largest percentages of voters 

12 A partially counted ballot means the jurisdiction counted only 

the races for which the voter was eligible.

FIGURE 4. REJECTION RATES FOR PROVISIONAL BALLOTS — 2010 ELECTION
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cast provisional ballots (see Table 28). Readers should note 

that the different ways in which States use provisional 

ballots makes comparisons among States difficult. Those 

States that require a provisional ballot for more circumstances will have a higher incidence of provisional ballot 

usage when compared to those States with more limited 

uses. Ohio, for example, uses provisional ballots to process 

voters’ change of address requests in addition to providing 

an alternative means to vote.

In 2010, 821,308 people cast a provisional ballot that 

was either partially or fully counted, or about 1.0% of all 

Americans who participated in the election. On average, 

about 1 of every 70 voters nationally who cast their vote in 

a polling place cast a provisional ballot. More than 703,000 

provisional ballots were counted in full, or 66.2% of all the 

provisional ballots cast. An additional 11.1% of all provisional ballots cast had a portion of the ballot counted (15 

States reported counting partial provisional ballots).

The percentage of provisional ballots being counted 

grew from the previous midterm election in 2006. In 2006, 

629,544 provisional ballots were counted, or 79.5% of provisional ballots cast. 

Six States (Alaska, Colorado, the District of Columbia, 

Maine, Maryland, and Montana) reported counting 90% 

or more of their provisional ballots. An additional 13 States 

reported counting at least 70% of their provisional ballots. 

Conversely, 21 States reported counting fewer than half of 

their provisional ballots.

Reasons Provisional Ballots Were Rejected 

The reasons for rejecting provisional ballots are shown in 

Tables 35a and 35b. Most provisional ballots (45.2%) were 

rejected because the voter was found not to be registered 

in the State. Another 17.2% were from voters who sought 

to vote in a precinct or jurisdiction other than where they 

were registered, and State laws mandated that such ballots could not be counted. The principal reasons for the 

rejection of a provisional ballot are summarized in the 

table below.

REASONS FOR REJECTING PROVISIONAL BALLOTS

Number Percent

Voter not registered 84,670 45.2% 

Wrong precinct 20,137 10.8% 

Wrong jurisdiction 12,104 6.5% 

Incomplete or illegible ballot or 

envelope 6,705 3.6% 

No signature 3,509 1.9% 

Non-matching signature 3,459 1.8%

Voter already voted 3,197 1.7%

Lacked sufficient ID 2,892 1.5% 

Ballot missing from envelope 2,586 1.4%

ELECTION ADMINISTRATION 

Despite the increase in voting options such as ”no excuse” 

absentee voting and vote-by-mail, over 60% of Americans 

cast their vote in the 2010 midterm election in polling 

places on Election Day. Providing voting services to more 

than 57 million voters on Election Day required a massive 

effort organized through thousands of precincts, polling 

places, and poll workers across the country. 

Polling Places and Precincts 

States employ some system of precincts (bounded geographic areas to which voters are assigned) and polling 

places (locations where voting actually takes place) to 

conduct their elections. In 2010, States operated 176,071 

precincts and 110,941 physical polling places (see 

Table 41).13

Of all polling places, 93,626 were separate from official 

election offices (e.g., schools, community halls, etc.), while 

a reported 1,309 election offices were open for casting ballots. For early voters, States reported that 4,294 locations 

were available for early voting, including 1,804 election 

offices. 

Poll Books 

Electronic poll books, or electronic voter lists, are in use in 

some fashion in 27 States (see Table 36): 

 26 States reported that a total of 696 jurisdictions used 

electronic poll books to sign in voters; 

 26 States reported that a total of 658 jurisdictions used 

electronic poll books to update voter histories; 

13 Fewer jurisdictions reported the number of physical polling 

places than reported the number of precincts. 
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 27 States reported that a total of 696 jurisdictions used 

electronic poll books to look up polling place assignments for voters; and 

 15 States reported using electronic poll books for some 

other purpose.

Most polling places still use preprinted lists of registered voters (see Table 37). In the preponderance of 

reporting jurisdictions (3,509 cases), these books were 

printed by local jurisdictions, with 259 cases where the 

printing was completed by the State and the poll books 

shipped to the jurisdictions. 

Poll Workers 

The term “poll worker” encompasses many different names 

across the United States. Poll workers may be referred to as 

election judges, booth workers, wardens, commissioners, or 

other similar terms. As defined in this report, “poll worker” 

refers to the person or persons who verify the identity of a 

voter; assist the voter with signing the register, affidavits, or 

other documents required to cast a ballot; assist the voter 

by providing a ballot or setting up the voting machine; and 

may serve other functions as dictated by State law. The term 

does not apply to observers stationed at polling places or to 

regular election office staff. 

The complexity of voting technology and rules has led 

States to seek poll workers with specialized technological 

knowledge. In many States, poll technicians are assigned to 

help keep voting machines and electronic poll books functioning properly. 

Forty-nine States reported deploying 769,795poll workers for Election Day 2010 (see Table 39). California alone 

had 82,508 poll workers. 

The reliance of many jurisdictions on retirees as poll 

workers has made their age a topic of interest. The EAC 

survey asked jurisdictions to report the ages of their poll 

workers (see Table 39). Thirty-four States were able to provide at least some data on poll worker ages. 

States reported age ranges for 396,869 poll workers. The 

largest number of poll workers was between 61 and 70 years 

of age (30.3% of poll workers with reported age ranges). 

Another 29.9% were between 41 and 60 years of age, the 

second largest group. About 25% of the poll workers with 

reported age ranges were aged 71 years or older. Young 

poll workers are relatively rare; 4.2% of poll workers with 

reported ages were between ages 18 and 25.14

The 2010 survey also asked about the difficulty jurisdictions faced in recruiting adequate numbers of poll 

workers (see Table 40). Nearly 30% of jurisdictions reported 

having a somewhat difficult or very difficult time recruiting poll workers, compared with 19.0% that reported 

having a somewhat easy or very easy time. Staffing the 

nation’s polling places continues to be a challenge for many 

jurisdictions. 

The survey found that there were on average 7 poll 

workers assigned to each polling place in the United States 

during the 2010 election (based on those States which 

reported answers to questions regarding the number of 

polling places and number of poll workers). Jurisdictions 

reported an average of 6.1 poll workers per polling place in 

the last midterm election in 2006. 

Voting Technology 

Voting technology remains highly dynamic in the United 

States. Through HAVA, Congress appropriated more than 

$3.1 billion for EAC to distribute to States to make election 

administration improvements, including the purchase of 

voting systems. 

Voting technology is a difficult topic to measure in the 

Election Administration and Voting Survey because many 

jurisdictions use multiple systems. For example, a county 

may employ a scanner for absentee ballots but a DRE for 

in-person voting. Polling places may have more than one 

type of voting system technology in use on Election Day. 

For this reason, the EAVS survey measures the breadth of 

voting technology being used across the country, and the 

wealth of local-level data will be of substantial value to 

researchers. 

The 2010 survey collected data on over 350,000 “voting 

machines.” The types of voting technology included the 

following: 

 Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) machines with a 

voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT); 

 DRE machines without a VVPAT; 

 optical or digital scan systems, in which voters fill out a 

paper ballot which is then read by a scanner; 

 hybrid systems combining a DRE with an optical 

scanner; 

14 EAC has worked to encourage the recruitment of young poll 

workers through its College Poll Worker Grant Program, 

which has awarded grants to colleges and nonprofit 

organizations to work with election offices to recruit, train, 

and support college student poll workers.
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 punch card systems; 

 lever machines; 

 paper ballots; and 

 other systems.

The most common single type of voting machine was 

an optical or digital scan booth; 20 States reported using 

212,506 such machines. The most widely deployed technology across the States, however, is the optical or digital scan 

counters; 44 States reported using 67,990 of these counters 

in at least some of their jurisdictions. 

Eighteen States reported deploying DREs which produce a paper record that can be checked by the voter. Voters 

in Arkansas, California, Nevada, and West Virginia were 

among those most likely to vote on such machines. Most 

States use more than one type of voting machine, either 

because of local options or to accommodate voters with 

special needs. 

Only five jurisdictions in Idaho and one jurisdiction in 

Mississippi reported using punch cards. Fourteen States 

reported using paper ballots in at least some of their polling 

places. Five States provided no information on their voting 

system.

Observations

The review presented above represents a first step in 

examining the data contained in the 2010 Election Administration and Voting Survey. Further examination of 

the State-by-State data, and the county- (or equivalent) 

level data, available on EAC’s website, will yield further 

important information on the state of American election administration. As shown by the response rates and 

increase in the number of jurisdictions responding to the 

2010 survey, data collection and reporting in the United 

States have improved. While users of the data must take 

into account State differences in definitions and data 

reporting and consider the incomplete responses in many 

categories, the survey is a valuable resource of data on 

Federal elections for election administrators, advocates, 

researchers, and the general public.
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A P P E NDI X A 

Response Rates 

Summarized below are the response rates for selected questions in the 2010 Election Administration and Voting Survey, with comparisons 

to 2006 and 2008 response rates where available. Coverage varies significantly across the questions. Not all questions were applicable to all 

States.

Survey question Responding 

Jurisdictions in 2010 2010 2008 2006

Domestic absentee ballots transmitted 4,545 97.2% 95.1% n/a

Domestic absentee ballots cast/counted 4,489 96.0% 94.3% 76.2%

Domestic absentee ballots rejected 4,433 94.8% 91.8% 76.2%

Number of poll workers 3,546 75.8% 70.6% 74.4%

Number of precincts 4,637 99.1% 97.9% 95.9%

Number of polling places 3,984 85.2% 96.1% 85.4%

Provisional ballots submitted 4,431 94.7% 92.4% 86.9%

Provisional ballots rejected 3,648 78.0% 79.4% n/a

Number of 

Jurisdictions Surveyed: 4,678 4,580 3,123
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A P P E NDI X B 

Tables and Cross Reference of Survey Questions 

to the Tables 

CROSS REFERENCE OF SURVEY QUESTIONS TO TABLES 

Section C: Domestic Civilian Absentee Ballots 

Question C1: Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters and the disposition of the ballots 

Table 31. Domestic Absentee Ballots Transmitted: Disposition of Ballots 

Table 32. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Permanent List; Submitted for Counting: Disposition 

Question C2: Existence of a permanent absentee voter registration list 

This question was categorical and not coded for tabular display 

Question C3: Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters due to the existence of a permanent list 

Table 32. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Permanent List; Submitted for Counting: Disposition 

Question C4: Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots submitted for counting and the disposition of the ballots 

Table 32. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Permanent List; Submitted for Counting: Disposition 

Table 33. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Parts A, B, and C 

Question C5: Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots rejected and the reason for rejection 

Table 33. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Parts A, B, and C 

Section D: Election Administration 

Question D1: Number of precincts 

Table 41. Number and Type of Precincts/Polling Places 

Table 43. Summary of Selected Factors per Polling Place 

Question D2: Number of polling places, types of polling places 

Table 41. Number and Type of Precincts/Polling Places 

Table 44. Summary of Selected Factors per Polling Place 

Question D3: Number of poll workers used 

Table 39. Number and Ages of Poll Workers 

Table 43. Summary of Selected Factors per Polling Place 

Question D4: Age category for poll workers 

Table 39. Number and Ages of Poll Workers 

Question D5: Difficulty of obtaining a sufficient number of poll workers 

Table 40. Difficulty of Obtaining Sufficient Poll Workers 

Section E: Provisional Ballots 

Question E1: Number of voters who submitted provisional ballots 

Table 34. Provisional Ballots Submitted: Disposition of Ballots 

Table 35. Provisional Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Parts A, B, and C

Table 43. Summary of Selected Factors per Polling Place 

Question E2: Number of voters who submitted provisional ballots and disposition of the ballots 

Table 34. Provisional Ballots Submitted: Disposition of Ballots 

Table 35. Provisional Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Parts A, B, and C 

Question E3: Number of provisional ballots rejected and the reason for rejection 

Table 35. Provisional Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Parts A, B, and C 
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Section F: Election Day Activities 

Question F1: Number of people who participated in the November 2010 general election 

Table 28. Ballots Cast by Means of Voting 

Table 29. Turnout Rates for Voter Participation Using Different Bases 

Table 30. Source Used to Determine Voter Participation 

Table 36. Use of Electronic Poll Books/Lists at the Polling Place 

Table 37. Source of Poll Books Used at the Polling Place 

Table 38. First-Time Mail Registrants; Use of Printed Registration Lists at the Polling Place 

Table 40. Difficulty of Obtaining Sufficient Poll Workers 

Table 43. Summary of Selected Factors per Polling Place 

Question F2: Source of the number of persons participating 

Table 30. Source Used to Determine Voter Participation 

Question F3: First-time mail registrants who were required to provide identification to vote 

Table 38. First-Time Mail Registrants; Use of Printed Registration Lists at the Polling Place 

Question F4: Uses of electronic poll books or electronic lists of voters at the polling place 

Table 36. Use of Electronic Poll Books/Lists at the Polling Place 

Question F5: Existence of printed lists of registered voters at the polls 

Table 38. First-Time Mail Registrants; Use of Printed Registration Lists at the Polling Place 

Question F6: Source of poll books used at the polling place Table 38. Source of Poll Books Used at the Polling Place 

Question F7: Information on the number and type of voting equipment used 

Table 42. Number and Type of Voting Equipment 

FOOTNOTES TO TABLES 

General Notes: 

State: In the interest of consistency in these tables, the term State includes the District of Columbia and the four territories of American 

Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

Jurisdictions in the Survey: For the 2010 survey, information was requested for each local election administration jurisdiction. Generally 

this would be the county or county equivalent in each State. The following exceptions may apply (exceptions are noted by an asterisk below 

the State name in Table 1a in “The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections For Federal 

Office 2009-2010”):

a. The information was compiled by town, city, or township in the six New England States of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

b. Some independent cities were treated as counties for reporting purposes in the States of Illinois, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and 

Virginia.

c. The response was one record for the whole entity for Alaska, the District of Columbia, and the reporting territories.

d. In Wisconsin, the information was collected from the towns, cities, or townships but was summarized by county.

e. In Hawaii, information for one county, Kalawao, was reported with Maui County.

Table 6 in “The Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on the Administration of Elections For Federal Office 2009-2010” contains more information on the coverage and reporting for each State.

Missing Data: Information for several items remains unavailable for some States for a number of reasons. Missing data are presented in 

the tables by a blank data cell or a zero value depending on how the State answered the question. Note that a zero value may also indicate 

that the jurisdiction does not know or does not collect the information. The count of cases, included in most tables but not for all variables, 

reflects the presence of a response from the jurisdiction including reported zeros. For many questions, zero is a valid response. In some 

instances, however, it is unclear if a response of zero is a valid response or an indication of “Data Not Available” or “Data Not Applicable” 

options. Researchers should consult the jurisdiction-level dataset for more detail. If a calculation is impossible because of missing information, a separate symbol may be indicated, e.g., a series of periods (......).
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Sum of Above: The information listed in the tables below the State detail is, for most columns, simply the arithmetic sum of the information listed in the table. The number of States providing information is indicated as the count of States with information greater than, or in 

some cases, less than, zero. The percentages indicated on this line are generally the result of a simple division based upon the appropriate 

numbers from this line. For the Not Categorized columns, the number and percentage in the “Sum of Above” line will generally reflect a 

calculation of the appropriate fields listed on this line.

Specific Notes for Tables: 

Notes that are specific to each table appear following each table or group of sub-tables. These notes summarize the comments that States 

included when completing the survey and are occasionally direct quotes of States’ comments. The notes also occasionally include explanations of decisions made in reporting States’ data. 

Tables Included 

Table 28. Ballots Cast by Means of Voting

Table 29. Turnout Rates for Voter Participation Using Different Bases 

Table 30. Source Used to Determine Voter Participation 

Table 31. Domestic Absentee Ballots Transmitted: Disposition of Ballots

Table 32. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Permanent List; Submitted for Counting: Disposition 

Table 33a. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Part A 

Table 33b. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Part B 

Table 33c. Domestic Absentee Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Part C 

Table 34. Provisional Ballots Submitted: Disposition of Ballots 

Table 35a. Provisional Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Part A 

Table 35b. Provisional Ballots: Reasons for Rejection, Part B 

Table 36. Use of Electronic Poll Books/Lists at the Polling Place 

Table 37. Source of Poll Books Used at the Polling Place 

Table 38. First-Time Mail Registrants; Use of Printed Registration Lists at the Polling Place 

Table 39. Number and Ages of Poll Workers 

Table 40. Difficulty of Obtaining Sufficient Poll Workers 

Table 41. Number and Type of Precincts/Polling Places 

Table 42. Number and Type of Voting Equipment 

Table 43. Summary of Selected Factors per Polling Place
TABLE 28A. BALLOTS CAST BY MEANS OF VOTING

State

Election 

Jurisdiction

in Survey

Total of 

Voters 

Participating

Cases

In-Person Voting

At the Polls Early Voting Provisional

Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Alaska 1 261,128 1 192,940 1 73.9 30,812 1 11.8 12,997 1 5.0 

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 604,465 15 34.5 12,293 5 0.7 67,380 15 3.8 

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 489,180 75 61.9 277,149 75 35.1 998 71 0.1 

California 58 10,529,134 58 5,392,916 58 51.2 23,993 37 0.2 516,204 58 4.9 

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 400,163 64 21.9 122,053 64 6.7 35,694 64 2.0 

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 1,088,085 169 94.3 0 0.0 343 169 0.0 

Delaware 3 316,754 3 304,811 3 96.2 0 3 0.0 2 3 0.0 

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 113,108 1 83.3 13,190 1 9.7 5,878 1 4.3 

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 3,102,388 67 56.7 1,088,706 67 19.9 12,301 67 0.2 

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 1,835,350 159 70.0 0 0.0 4,432 159 0.2 

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 222,103 4 57.5 38,311 4 9.9 198 4 0.1 

Idaho 44 457,743 44 365,793 44 79.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 3,235,082 109 85.6 380,883 109 10.1 0 0.0 

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 1,312,047 85 73.2 0 92 0.0 5,994 66 0.3 

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 764,088 99 67.4 0 0.0 1,991 99 0.2 

Kansas 105 857,658 105 591,630 105 69.0 90,771 105 10.6 18,087 105 2.1 

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 1,345,921 120 94.9 0 120 0.0 103 120 0.0 

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 1,166,824 64 89.8 114,186 64 8.8 154 64 0.0 

Maine 505 580,584 505 437,737 505 75.4 0 0.0 159 497 0.0 

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 1,524,568 24 81.6 219,624 24 11.8 37,339 24 2.0 

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 196,687 7 8.5 0 1 0.0 2,878 351 0.1 

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 2,496,786 83 76.6 0 83 0.0 835 83 0.0 

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 1,962,031 87 92.4 0 87 0.0 0 87 0.0 

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 553,851 57 75.3 268 24 0.0 9,690 55 1.3 

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 1,873,643 116 93.8 496 49 0.0 1,612 92 0.1 

Montana 56 367,096 56 194,029 56 52.9 0 0.0 2,738 56 0.7 

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 416,211 93 82.7 99 1 0.0 4,580 75 0.9 

Nevada 17 721,632 17 278,649 17 38.6 379,678 17 52.6 1,608 12 0.2 

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TABLE 28A. BALLOTS CAST BY MEANS OF VOTING (CONTINUED) 

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State

Election 

Jurisdiction

in Survey

Total of 

Voters 

Participating

Cases

In-Person Voting

At the Polls Early Voting Provisional

Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 431,391 322 93.5 0 323 0.0 0 323 0.0 

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 2,042,374 21 93.7 0 0.0 17,533 21 0.8 

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 326,217 33 51.8 215,093 33 34.1 4,862 33 0.8 

New York 62 4,763,899 62 2,165,585 54 45.5 0 0.0 21,838 54 0.5 

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 1,715,876 100 63.5 905,227 100 33.5 15,694 100 0.6 

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 152,645 53 63.3 23,103 53 9.6 0 53 0.0 

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 2,820,613 88 71.6 156,373 87 4.0 95,050 88 2.4 

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 947,098 77 90.8 0 0.0 700 77 0.1 

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,286 36 0.1 

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 3,913,480 67 96.5 0 0.0 9,636 67 0.2 

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 333,528 39 96.3 0 0.0 918 39 0.3 

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 1,201,802 46 88.5 0 46 0.0 2,374 46 0.2 

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 239,086 57 75.2 10,053 39 3.2 58 48 0.0 

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 878,253 95 54.2 717,223 95 44.3 237 84 0.0 

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 2,379,967 254 47.0 2,468,586 254 48.7 7,947 254 0.2 

Utah 29 653,274 29 454,130 29 69.5 88,743 29 13.6 19,484 29 3.0 

Vermont 233 234,725 230 186,735 229 79.6 6,095 157 2.6 61 160 0.0 

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 2,105,958 134 95.1 0 0.0 1,659 134 0.1 

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 23,590 39 0.9 9,378 39 0.4 4,481 39 0.2 

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 213,713 29 39.8 59,645 29 11.1 2,640 28 0.5 

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 1,954,277 72 89.4 0 0.0 64 72 0.0 

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 149,878 23 78.5 0 0.0 13 6 0.0 

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 10,169 1 92.2 767 1 7.0 0 1 0.0 

Guam 1 40,645 1 40,645 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 57,148,096 4,150 62.9 7,452,798 2,318 8.2 950,730 4,190 1.0 

States Included 53 51 28 45 

Question F1a F1b F1f F1e
TABLE 28B. BALLOTS CAST BY MEANS OF VOTING 

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State

Election 

Jurisdiction 

in Survey

Absentee Voting Mail Voting Other Means Not Categorized

Dom. Civilian Absentee UOCAVA Vote by Mail Jurisdiction Other Means of Voting Balance (See Notes)

Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Percent

Alabama 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,503,232 100.0 

Alaska 1 19,296 1 7.4 5,083 1 1.9 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arizona 15 1,064,109 15 60.8 2,593 15 0.1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 

Arkansas 75 21,542 75 2.7 569 75 0.1 0 34 0.0 3 18 0.0 332 0.0 

California 58 4,245,632 58 40.3 18,226 53 0.2 332,326 47 3.2 0 7 0.0 (163) (0.0)

Colorado 64 1,266,035 64 69.2 4,378 64 0.2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Connecticut 169 65,262 169 5.7 690 169 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 (508) (0.0)

Delaware 3 11,364 3 3.6 577 3 0.2 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

District of Columbia 1 3,372 1 2.5 286 1 0.2 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 12 0.0 

Florida 67 1,241,856 67 22.7 30,908 67 0.6 0 67 0.0 116 67 0.0 (2,488) (0.0)

Georgia 159 779,253 159 29.7 4,004 159 0.2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 (4) (0.0)

Hawaii 4 125,322 4 32.4 368 4 0.1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Idaho 44 89,060 44 19.5 935 44 0.2 1,955 44 0.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Illinois 110 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 164,245 4.3 

Indiana 92 240,374 92 13.4 2,219 92 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 231,198 12.9 

Iowa 99 365,904 99 32.3 1,446 99 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Kansas 105 154,320 105 18.0 1,398 105 0.2 0 105 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,452 0.2 

Kentucky 120 70,904 120 5.0 1,067 120 0.1 0 120 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Louisiana 64 16,328 64 1.3 1,157 64 0.1 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 0 0.0 

Maine 505 142,121 505 24.5 659 505 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 (92) (0.0)

Maryland 24 84,646 24 4.5 3,713 24 0.2 0 0.0 0 24 0.0 (1,711) (0.1)

Massachusetts 351 120,070 351 5.2 1,975 351 0.1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 1,998,353 86.1 

Michigan 83 757,627 83 23.3 3,219 83 0.1 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 0 0.0 

Minnesota 87 126,732 7 6.0 601 87 0.0 34,005 87 1.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Mississippi 82 20,989 54 2.9 2,239 57 0.3 482 19 0.1 699 8 0.1 147,365 20.0 

Missouri 116 116,482 116 5.8 3,642 113 0.2 1,666 41 0.1 0 0 0.0 (270) (0.0)

Montana 56 168,844 56 46.0 1,485 56 0.4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nebraska 93 81,984 93 16.3 640 59 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nevada 17 56,645 17 7.8 1,787 17 0.2 3,265 13 0.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 
TABLE 28B. BALLOTS CAST BY MEANS OF VOTING (CONTINUED) 

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State

Election 

Jurisdiction 

in Survey

Absentee Voting Mail Voting Other Means Not Categorized

Dom. Civilian Absentee UOCAVA Vote by Mail Jurisdiction Other Means of Voting Balance (See Notes)

Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Cases Percent Total Percent

New Hampshire 323 29,539 323 6.4 1,237 323 0.3 0 323 0.0 0 0 0.0 (744) (0.2)

New Jersey 21 116,860 21 5.4 2,933 21 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

New Mexico 33 83,225 33 13.2 581 31 0.1 0 9 0.0 0 0 0.0 35 0.0 

New York 62 119,360 55 2.5 22,090 62 0.5 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,435,026 51.1 

North Carolina 100 54,394 100 2.0 3,026 100 0.1 0 100 0.0 6,489 67 0.2 0 0.0 

North Dakota 53 64,928 53 26.9 180 53 0.1 0 53 0.0 183 53 0.1 0 0.0 

Ohio 88 841,640 88 21.4 3,735 88 0.1 0 0.0 19,172 88 0.5 3,383 0.1 

Oklahoma 77 94,464 77 9.1 1,359 77 0.1 0 0.0 4 77 0.0 (118) (0.0)

Oregon 36 5,232 36 0.4 4,812 36 0.3 1,475,384 36 99.2 496 36 0.0 0 0.0 

Pennsylvania 67 121,531 67 3.0 8,126 67 0.2 0 0.0 2,563 67 0.1 0 0.0 

Rhode Island 39 11,608 39 3.4 302 39 0.1 0 0.0 0 39 0.0 1 0.0 

South Carolina 46 153,095 46 11.3 1,277 46 0.1 0 46 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

South Dakota 66 43,975 65 13.8 573 61 0.2 1,720 36 0.5 2,595 14 0.8 20,035 6.3 

Tennessee 95 21,622 95 1.3 3,082 95 0.2 0 16 0.0 199 5 0.0 3 0.0 

Texas 254 192,523 254 3.8 17,934 254 0.4 0 245 0.0 0 9 0.0 0 0.0 

Utah 29 90,099 29 13.8 818 29 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Vermont 233 38,636 217 16.5 958 201 0.4 1,862 138 0.8 379 8 0.2 (1) (0.0)

Virginia 134 104,173 134 4.7 5,451 119 0.2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 (2,736) (0.1)

Washington 39 236,817 39 9.2 20,635 39 0.8 2,270,688 39 88.5 5 1 0.0 (5) (0.0)

West Virginia 55 3,526 28 0.7 518 27 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 256,451 47.8 

Wisconsin 72 232,593 72 10.6 1,462 72 0.1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 (3,375) (0.2)

Wyoming 23 40,507 23 21.2 424 23 0.2 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

American Samoa 1 38 1 0.3 46 1 0.4 0 1 0.0 10 1 0.1 0 0.0 

Guam 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 14,156,458 4,341 15.6 197,423 4,351 0.2 4,123,353 1,772 4.5 32,913 738 0.0 6,748,908 7.4 

States Included 50 50 10 14 28 

Question F1d F1c F1g F1h+i+j calc
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TABLE 28. BALLOTS CAST BY MEANS OF VOTING 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total. A positive 

number represents the uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the parentheses) the sum of the responses is 

greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in 

some over-counting. 

Question F1: 

Arkansas One jurisdiction reported the total polling place count of 34,820 includes 28 provisional ballots counted, 

and the total early count of 17,876 includes 9 provisional ballots. Another jurisdiction indicated that, per F2, 

the source used to arrive at the total number of voters entered in F1a was the “Number of ballots counted at 

precincts and/or at a central location (including UOCAVA and other absentee or early vote ballots. Therefore, 

F1d will differ from C1b as C1b is a total number of ballots submitted for counting - only 81 ballots were 

counted.” Another jurisdiction noted that 59 domestic civilian absentee ballots were counted, but 67 were 

submitted for counting (F1d). One jurisdiction noted that there was one provisional ballot accepted and one 

that was rejected because they were registered in a different jurisdiction (F1e).

Arizona One jurisdiction noted that in person and mail early voters are not differentiated – they are all considered 

absentee (F1d/F1f). Another jurisdiction noted that rejected provisional ballots are not included in 

totals since they are not used to credit the person’s vote history; the vote is considered invalid and/or the 

individual is not registered so no record exists and therefore no history can be updated. Of the 52,677 

provisional ballots cast, 42,722 provisional ballots were deemed valid and counted as reflected in the total 

(F1e). NOTE: One county entered “Election Day (Polling Place) Touch Screen Turnout” in F1h Other. For 

purposes of the report, these were reclassified as F1b “voted at a physical polling place on Election Day”. The 

data available at www.eac.gov includes the responses as originally submitted. 

California One jurisdiction noted that their voting by mail total includes “mail ballot precinct ballots cast.” Another 

jurisdiction reported that 59 of the provisional ballots were cast by people who were not registered to vote 

and vote history could not be applied to the records (F1e). Another jurisdiction indicated, “Counts for F1c 

and F1e are also included in the count of either F1b, F1d, or F1g.” One county indicated they do not provide 

early voting centers, and another indicated that 94 rejected provisional ballots not given voter history. 

NOTE: One county entered absentee voting in F1h Other. For purposes of the report, these were reclassified 

as F1e “voted using domestic civilian absentee ballot”. The data available at www.eac.gov includes the 

responses as originally submitted. 

Colorado The State of Colorado reported that total voters who participated does not include voters who cast a 

provisional or absentee ballot that was rejected.

District of Columbia The District of Columbia indicated that the discrepancy between total voters and voted at precinct can 

be attributed to poll worker error in properly marking printed poll books; the total number of early voters 

reflected on the survey is the audited total from electronic poll books.
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Florida One jurisdiction reported that 43 provisional voters were not given voter history due to lack of voter record 

in the jurisdiction - the 43 ballots are included in the provisional ballot count (F1e), but not the total count 

(F1a). Another jurisdiction indicated the early voting center count (F1f) does not match the early voting 

counts in section D (e, f, and g) because the questions ask for “how many polling places we had, not how 

many voted at early voting site.” One county reported, “F1e (as in E1) E1b = 112 counted and E1d = 70 rejected. 

Total 182.” Another county reported that F1b through F1f should add up to 428,468 and should be the same 

as the total who participation reported in F1a, but it was not. One county indicated that the count of those 

who voted at a physical polling place (F1b) includes the votes cast on Election Day on ADA units. Another 

jurisdiction reported that the provisional ballot count (F1e) should be 8 because 8 were counted, and 1 was 

rejected. Another county reported that the count of domestic civilian absentee ballots returned by voters 

and submitted for counting (C1b) includes both those that were later counted and those that were rejected 

(953); Domestic civilian absentee ballots returned as undeliverable reported in C1c is 10. One jurisdiction 

reported that 4 provisional ballots were rejected, but voters were given voter history - 125 counted plus 4 

provisional ballots rejected but were given voter history equals 129. “F1e. Voted using a provisional ballot 

as in E1). E1b = 125 counted and E1d = 23 rejected.” Another jurisdiction reported that the provisional ballot 

participation total (F1e) was 42, and the total number of voters who submitted provisional ballots (E1) is 49 

(7 were rejected); the jurisdiction was not able to credit the voters’ vote history since they were not registered 

to vote. Another jurisdiction noted that counts for UOCAVA voters who voted via absentee or FWAB, a 

domestic civilian absentee ballot, or using a provisional ballot (F1c-e) include rejected ballots. Another 

county reported the C1b total is 18,391 (21 less than the F1d total of 18,412) – 75 provisional ballots not 

counted, 231 domestic civilian absentee ballots not counted, and 14 UOCAVA absentee ballots not counted. 

Another jurisdiction reported, “F1e (as in E1)--E1 totals are E1b = 7 counted and E1d = 9 rejected.” One 

county reported the F1e count is different because they do not or sometimes cannot credit a voter’s history 

when a provisional ballot is rejected (i.e., the voter is not registered in the state). Another county indicated 

the total reflected in F1 (total who participated in the election) include 27 provisional voters for whom there 

is no record to attach vote history, and 2 who already voted and for whom vote history is duplicated, thus, 

F1 - 29 = 62,286. Two counties reported that voter history is not credited to voters when provisional ballot is 

rejected. Another county reported F1a and F1d include 8 ballots returned by ACP voters that are not reflected 

in VR Systems EAC survey results (these ACP voters are not recorded in the voter registration database). 

One county reported that only 3 of the 12 provisional ballots used were counted. Another county indicated 

that the voter difference of 44 is most likely due to poll worker or SOE staff counting error. One jurisdiction 

indicated that 539 provisional ballots were cast (F1e), but only 513 were counted. One county reported that 

the total count (total number who participated in the election) in F1a (6,730) and F1 (6,736) (total) do not 

match because the total includes 6 voters who voted using a provisional ballot; these votes were not included 

in F1a because they were rejected and were not given credit for vote history.

Idaho The State of Idaho indicated the total number who participated in the election (F1a) is “the total number 

of ballots cast at the 2010 General Election. These are the voters who received history for voting in the 2010 

General Election. It does not include any ballots that were returned but rejected. Therefore, F1c [UOCAVA 

voters who voted via absentee or FWAB] is the total number of ballots counted from UOCAVA voters 

including any FWAB’s. This number will match B8 which are counted absentees for UOCAVA not B2a which 

includes rejected absentee ballots. Also, F1d includes is the total number of ballots counted from Civilian 

Voters. This number will match C4a which are counted absentees for Civilians not C1b which includes 

rejected absentee ballots. F1e - Idaho is not required to use provisional ballots due to our Election Day 

Registration. F1f - Idaho does not have “Early Voting” we have In-Person Absentee Voting. Also, F1f asks 

for the numbers from D2e,f,g. However, D2e,f,g are referencing polling places not voters and should not be 

added to this total.”

Indiana The State of Indiana reported, “Indiana does not have ‘early voting.’ Indiana allows voters to cast absentee 

ballots prior to election day, but all absentee ballots are counted on election day. That is why F1f = 0 for all 

counties.”
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Louisiana The State of Louisiana reported, “Domestic civilian absentee (F1d) includes all people who voted by mail 

for a reason other than Military In, Military Out, or Civilian Out. Early vote is all people that voted early in 

person. In Louisiana, voting early has nothing to do with any response on Domestic civilian absentee ballots 

returned by voters and submitted for counting (C1b) with the notable exception of voters that might have 

requested to vote absentee by mail and then comes in and votes early in person.”

Minnesota The State of Minnesota reported, “Absentee ballot type taken from precinct election statistics; see B2a and 

C1b to break out by UOCAVA or domestic ballot.” NOTE: Minnesota provided “full-precinct absentee ballot 

(domestic, military, temporarily overseas)” in F1h and “federal-only absentee ballot (indefinitely overseas) 

in F1i. For purposes of the report, responses to F1h were reclassified as F1e “voted using domestic civilian 

absentee ballot” and responses to F1i were reclassified as F1c “UOCAVA voters who voted via absentee of 

FWAB”. As such, some UOCAVA voters are included in the numbers presented for domestic civilian absentee 

ballots. The data available at www.eac.gov includes the responses as originally submitted. 

Missouri One county in Missouri reported, “Both provisional ballots were not given credit because they were not 

registered and only used as registration on election day.”

Mississippi One county indicated, “Poll workers could not get machines going. Allowed and used paper emergency 

ballots until Clerk’s Office would get machines going.” NOTE: Two counties entered absentee ballots in F1h 

Other. For purposes of the report, these were reclassified as F1e “voted using domestic civilian absentee 

ballot”. The data available at www.eac.gov includes the responses as originally submitted. 

North Carolina The State of North Carolina “used voter history data to respond to question F1 (total number people who 

participated in the November 2010 general election) and its subparts. North Carolina does not attribute 

voter history to voters whose absentee ballots are rejected. Likewise, the data for F1e [provisional ballot 

count] was derived by calculating the total fully counted provisional ballots and the total partially counted 

provisional ballots. North Carolina does not attribute voter history to provisional voters whose ballots were 

rejected.” NOTE: Some counties entered “Election Day Transfer” votes in F1h Other. For purposes of the 

report, these were reclassified as F1b “voted at a physical polling place on Election Day”. The data available 

at www.eac.gov includes the responses as originally submitted. 

New Hampshire The State of New Hampshire reported that per EAC Instructions, absentee ballot totals include rejected 

ballots whereas F1a (total number who participated in the election) and F1b (voted at a physical polling 

place) do not.
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Ohio One jurisdiction noted that F1d (domestic civilian absentee ballot count) and F1f (early vote center count) 

are the same, and reported the number on line F1d. Another noted that F1d (domestic civilian absentee 

ballot count) and F1f (early vote center count) are the same, and reported the number on line F1d. Another 

jurisdiction reported that they do not give voter credit to rejected provisional voters so they are not included 

in the total number of election participants (F1a). Another jurisdiction noted that ballots returned after 

November 2nd were not counted. One jurisdiction indicated their total of election participants includes 

rejected provisional ballots and rejected absentee ballots, and noted that their jurisdiction credits the 

person’s voting history even though the ballot was rejected. Another jurisdiction reported that there were 

2,593 rejected provisional ballots that did not receive voter history. One jurisdiction reported that rejected 

provisional ballots were not credited with a vote, so the rejected provisional ballots are not included in 

the count of the total number who participated in the election (F1), and F1c (UOCAVA) and F1d (domestic 

civilian) include rejected ballots, bringing the total official vote to 38,101. Another jurisdiction indicated that 

11 provisional voters were not given credit for voting because they were not registered, resulting in a total 

of 9,177 ballots counted. One jurisdiction reported that 179 provisional ballots were received, but only 150 

were counted, and another that 73 ballots were not counted but were given voter history. One jurisdiction 

indicated that two election workers take ballots to residents in nursing homes within the two week period 

prior to election day. Another jurisdiction sent 189,940 to SOS via voting history transmission (since EAC 

report includes voters’ ballots that were rejected the total (F1a.) will be greater than what was credited).

Oklahoma The State of Oklahoma indicated that the count for early vote center (F1f) is included in the domestic 

absentee ballot count (F1d).

South Dakota One county reported, “c,d,e refer to boTRUEes that include #’s that have rejected counts in them. So the 

jurisdiction’s #’s here don’t match those in B2a, C1b and E1.”

Tennessee Seven counties reported that absentee ballots that were submitted to the absentee counting board and 

rejected were not included in F1d (domestic civilian absentee ballots). One county indicated that some 

provisional ballots were for voters of the City of Louisville only. 651 absentee ballots were submitted to 

the absentee counting board and, of those, 648 were counted and 3 were rejected. The 3 rejected were not 

included in F1d (domestic civilian absentee ballots). One county reported that 10 UOCAVA ballots were 

received on time and counted – one UOCAVA ballot was received after Election Day.

Vermont Vermont has “early absentee voting”. Voters can vote in person at the town clerk’s office prior to the election. 

Washington 38 of 39 jurisdictions in the State of Washington indicated that all of their counties are Vote by Mail. 

However, disabled voters may have voted at early voting centers which provides accessible voting units. 

One jurisdiction indicated that the F1a total (total number who participated in the election) is relative to the 

number of ballots counted.

Wisconsin The State of Wisconsin reported that the discrepancy between the F1 total and F1a (total number who 

participated in the election) is a result of data entry error by local election officials.

Wyoming The State of Wyoming reported that the F1a total (total number who participated in the election) came from 

the automatic voting system tabulators; the breakdown of that number is using the voter history as manually 

entered by the county clerk.
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TABLE 29. TURNOUT RATES FOR VOTER PARTICIPATION USING DIFFERENT BASES

State

Election 

Juris.

in Survey

Voters 

Participating Estimated Voting Age Estimated Citizen Voting Age Reported Registration Arranged by Voting Age

Arranged 

by Citizen 

Voting Age

Arranged by

Registration

Total Cases Total %TO Rank Total %TO Rank Total %TO Rank Sta Value Sta Value Sta Value

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 3,647,277 41.2 24 3,564,694 42.2 29 2,964,070 50.7 22 ME 55.1 ME 56.0 OR 71.9

Alaska 1 261,128 1 522,853 49.9 6 501,901 52.0 7 560,146 46.6 33 MN 52.8 MN 55.1 WY 70.7

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 4,763,003 36.8 37 4,184,909 41.8 31 3,502,743 50.0 24 SD 52.0 WA 54.1 MN 65.9

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 2,204,443 35.8 43 2,132,908 37.0 43 1,638,135 48.2 32 WI 50.3 OR 53.9 WA 63.1

California 58 10,529,134 58 27,958,916 37.7 32 22,833,220 46.1 16 17,299,347 60.9 5 OR 50.2 SD 52.8 CA 60.9

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 3,803,587 48.1 9 3,509,328 52.1 6 3,293,942 55.5 12 AK 49.9 CO 52.1 WI 58.9

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 2,757,082 41.9 22 2,538,490 45.5 20 2,150,633 53.7 16 WA 49.9 AK 52.0 ID 57.9

Delaware 3 316,754 3 692,169 45.8 13 655,459 48.3 12 623,425 50.8 21 IA 48.9 WI 51.8 ME 56.4

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 500,908 27.1 51 454,105 29.9 51 512,897 26.5 51 CO 48.1 IA 50.3 MT 56.4

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 14,799,219 37.0 34 13,092,827 41.8 32 12,551,969 43.6 42 MT 47.9 MA 49.5 MA 56.3

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 7,196,101 36.5 41 6,673,195 39.3 37 5,748,459 45.6 35 VT 47.3 MT 48.4 HI 55.8

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 1,056,483 36.6 40 967,531 39.9 34 692,745 55.8 11 ND 46.1 DE 48.3 CO 55.5

Idaho 44 457,743 44 1,138,510 40.2 28 1,086,237 42.1 30 790,531 57.9 7 DE 45.8 VT 48.2 SD 55.3

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 9,701,453 39.0 29 8,833,130 42.8 26 8,542,397 44.3 37 MA 45.2 ND 46.8 NM 54.9

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 4,875,504 36.8 38 4,723,809 37.9 42 4,329,977 41.4 46 NH 44.8 NH 46.2 MD 53.9

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 2,318,362 48.9 8 2,254,665 50.3 9 2,116,170 53.6 17 OH 44.7 CA 46.1 CT 53.7

Kansas 105 857,658 105 2,126,179 40.3 27 2,027,651 42.3 27 1,725,012 49.7 25 WY 44.6 MD 45.9 IA 53.6

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 3,315,996 42.8 20 3,247,176 43.7 25 2,885,775 49.1 27 MO 43.8 OH 45.7 VT 53.4

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 3,415,357 38.0 31 3,344,987 38.8 38 2,935,062 44.2 38 MI 43.2 WY 45.5 NV 52.4

Maine 505 580,584 505 1,053,828 55.1 1 1,036,379 56.0 1 1,028,501 56.4 8 KY 42.8 CT 45.5 SC 51.6

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 4,420,588 42.3 21 4,070,646 45.9 17 3,468,287 53.9 15 MD 42.3 RI 45.3 DE 50.8

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 5,128,706 45.2 14 4,683,075 49.5 10 4,121,180 56.3 10 CT 41.9 MI 44.8 AL 50.7

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 7,539,572 43.2 19 7,269,331 44.8 22 7,276,237 44.8 36 RI 41.8 MO 44.8 OK 50.1

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 4,019,862 52.8 2 3,851,317 55.1 2 3,220,844 65.9 3 AL 41.2 NM 44.3 AZ 50.0

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 2,211,742 33.3 47 2,178,158 33.8 49 1,978,463 37.2 50 PA 40.9 KY 43.7 KS 49.7

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 4,563,491 43.8 18 4,458,183 44.8 23 4,137,495 48.3 31 NM 40.9 IL 42.8 PA 49.3

Montana 56 367,096 56 765,852 47.9 10 757,986 48.4 11 651,335 56.4 9 KS 40.3 KS 42.3 KY 49.1

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 1,367,120 36.8 36 1,307,890 38.5 41 1,142,247 44.1 40 ID 40.2 PA 42.2 RI 49.0

Nevada 17 721,632 17 2,035,543 35.5 44 1,753,381 41.2 33 1,375,848 52.4 19 IL 39.0 AL 42.2 OH 49.0
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TABLE 29. TURNOUT RATES FOR VOTER PARTICIPATION USING DIFFERENT BASES (CONTINUED) 

State

Election 

Juris.

in Survey

Voters 

Participating Estimated Voting Age Estimated Citizen Voting Age Reported Registration Arranged by Voting Age

Arranged 

by Citizen 

Voting Age

Arranged by

Registration

Total Cases Total %TO Rank Total %TO Rank Total %TO Rank Sta Value Sta Value Sta Value

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 1,029,236 44.8 15 998,027 46.2 15 945,341 48.8 30 SC 38.3 ID 42.1 NH 48.8

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 6,726,680 32.4 48 5,943,613 36.7 46 5,135,830 42.4 45 LA 38.0 AZ 41.8 MO 48.3

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 1,540,507 40.9 26 1,422,325 44.3 24 1,147,177 54.9 14 CA 37.7 FL 41.8 AR 48.2

New York 62 4,763,899 62 15,053,173 31.6 49 13,218,007 36.0 47 11,806,744 40.3 48 NC 37.2 NV 41.2 AK 46.6

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 7,253,848 37.2 33 6,849,752 39.4 36 6,207,093 43.5 44 FL 37.0 HI 39.9 ND 46.1

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 522,720 46.1 12 514,816 46.8 14 522,720 46.1 34 OK 37.0 SC 39.7 GA 45.6

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 8,805,753 44.7 16 8,616,928 45.7 18 8,044,315 49.0 29 NE 36.8 NC 39.4 MI 44.8

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 2,821,685 37.0 35 2,710,457 38.5 40 2,082,428 50.1 23 AZ 36.8 GA 39.3 IL 44.3

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 2,964,621 50.2 5 2,757,741 53.9 4 2,068,798 71.9 1 IN 36.8 LA 38.8 LA 44.2

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 9,910,224 40.9 25 9,611,626 42.2 28 8,220,759 49.3 26 WV 36.6 VA 38.6 WV 44.1

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 828,611 41.8 23 764,010 45.3 21 706,161 49.0 28 HI 36.6 OK 38.5 NE 44.1

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 3,544,890 38.3 30 3,424,129 39.7 35 2,630,363 51.6 20 GA 36.5 NE 38.5 VA 44.0

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 611,383 52.0 3 602,163 52.8 5 575,150 55.3 13 VA 36.0 IN 37.9 FL 43.6

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 4,850,104 33.4 46 4,695,233 34.5 48 3,952,404 41.0 47 AR 35.8 AR 37.0 UT 43.5

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 18,279,737 27.7 50 15,844,483 32.0 50 13,262,432 38.2 49 NV 35.5 UT 37.0 NC 43.5

Utah 29 653,274 29 1,892,858 34.5 45 1,766,056 37.0 44 1,500,305 43.5 43 UT 34.5 WV 36.9 NJ 42.4

Vermont 233 234,725 230 496,508 47.3 11 486,687 48.2 13 439,333 53.4 18 TN 33.4 NJ 36.7 IN 41.4

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 6,147,347 36.0 42 5,738,718 38.6 39 5,032,135 44.0 41 MS 33.3 NY 36.0 TN 41.0

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 5,143,186 49.9 7 4,740,920 54.1 3 4,066,517 63.1 4 NJ 32.4 TN 34.5 NY 40.3

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 1,465,576 36.6 39 1,455,026 36.9 45 1,216,023 44.1 39 NY 31.6 MS 33.8 TX 38.2

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 4,347,494 50.3 4 4,221,513 51.8 8 3,709,229 58.9 6 TX 27.7 TX 32.0 MS 37.2

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 428,224 44.6 17 419,530 45.5 19 270,083 70.7 2 DC 27.1 DC 29.9 DC 26.5

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 

Guam 1 40,645 1 

Puerto Rico 0

Virgin Islands 0

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 234,564,071 n/a 214,794,328 n/a 186,874,157 n/a

States Included 53 51 51 53 

Question F1 Pop.Est. ACS A1 TAPV TAPC TAPR
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TABLE 29. TURNOUT RATES FOR VOTER PARTICIPATION USING DIFFERENT BASES 

Question F1. Calculations for rates of voter participation (turnout) based upon voting age population, citizens 

of voting age, and registration. 

General note: This table represents a comparison of the rates of participation based upon the number of voters participating (F1a) by calculating the rate based upon selected bases. The estimates of voting age and citizen voting age were not available for the four territories; the 

four territories are therefore not ranked for any of the measures of voter participation to facilitate comparisons across the measures. 

Reported registration is, with a few exceptions, information also taken from the 2010 Election Administration and Voting Survey (see 

Tables 1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d of the NVRA Report Appendix); inclusion of active vs. inactive voters will vary by state. The Estimated Voting Age 

(VAP) and the Citizens of Voting Age (CVAP) are also taken from the same source, being generated by information released by the Bureau 

of the Census. The VAP numbers are as of the estimate date of July 1, 2010. The CVAP numbers are estimated from the ACS information for 

the 2007 3-year ACS applied to the July 1, 2010 VAP numbers. All the information used here and released by the Bureau of the Census share 

some data issues: a) they are estimates initially founded upon the 2000 Census and an ongoing review of administrative records or, in the 

case of the ACS, an ongoing survey; b) the estimates are for the domestic/resident population, thus, UOCAVA voters are not included in the 

relevant universe of the voting population; and c) these population bases do not address the statutory eligibility of any person to register or 

to vote. 

Twenty jurisdictions across four States (Illinois, Mississippi, South Dakota, and Vermont) did not respond with voter turnout information. The largest number of jurisdictions missing from any one State is 12 in Mississippi. Voter turnout was provided for the large majority 

of jurisdictions in each State, thus all States are included in the rankings. The reader should be cognizant of the impact this missing information has on the rankings, the calculation of turnout percentages, and the overall national values. 
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State

Election 

Juris. in 

Survey

Total of 

Voters 

Participating

Cases

Voters Checked Off or 

Poll Book Signatures Ballots Counted Vote History Votes for Highest Office Other or None Indicated (See Comments)

Not

Categorized

Balance 

(See Notes)

Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 0 0 0.0 1,503,232 67 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Alaska 1 261,128 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 261,128 1 100.0 0 0.0 

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 0 0 0.0 1,750,840 15 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 174,523 22 22.1 452,013 41 57.2 136,208 6 17.2 0 0 0.0 27,029 6 3.4 0 0.0 

California 58 10,529,134 58 794,374 7 7.5 4,063,792 20 38.6 4,534,925 26 43.1 5,312 1 0.1 1,130,731 4 10.7 0 0.0 

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,828,323 64 100.0 0 0.0 

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 1,153,872 169 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Delaware 3 316,754 3 0 0 0.0 316,754 3 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 135,846 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 1,551,677 14 28.3 1,471,392 29 26.9 2,144,083 18 39.2 221,597 3 4.0 85,038 3 1.6 0 0.0 

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,623,035 159 100.0 0 0.0 

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 0 0 0.0 332,435 3 86.1 53,867 1 13.9 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Idaho 44 457,743 44 0 0 0.0 457,743 44 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,780,210 108 100.0 0 0.0 

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 1,791,832 92 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 0 0 0.0 1,133,429 99 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Kansas 105 857,658 105 857,658 105 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 1,417,995 120 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,298,649 64 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Maine 505 580,584 505 0 0 0.0 580,584 505 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,868,179 24 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 428 1 0.0 2,319,535 350 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,258,467 83 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 2,123,369 87 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 150,499 16 20.5 371,592 29 50.5 46,607 7 6.3 67,768 9 9.2 99,117 7 13.5 0 0.0 

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 0 0 0.0 381,063 1 19.1 0 0 0.0 4,404 1 0.2 1,611,804 114 80.7 0 0.0 

Montana 56 367,096 56 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 367,096 100.0 

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 503,514 93 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nevada 17 721,632 17 23,664 3 3.3 521,172 9 72.2 155,998 3 21.6 17,514 1 2.4 3,284 1 0.5 0 0.0 

TABLE 30. SOURCE USED TO DETERMINE VOTER PARTICIPATION 
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State

Election 

Juris. in 

Survey

Total of 

Voters 

Participating

Cases

Voters Checked Off or 

Poll Book Signatures Ballots Counted Vote History Votes for Highest Office Other or None Indicated (See Comments)

Not

Categorized

Balance 

(See Notes)

Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 461,423 323 100.0 0 0.0 

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,179,700 21 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 630,013 33 100.0 0 0.0 

New York 62 4,763,899 62 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 412,845 2 8.7 4,351,054 60 91.3 0 0.0 

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,700,706 100 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 0 0 0.0 241,039 53 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 406,512 15 10.3 2,787,102 55 70.7 336,716 10 8.5 156,352 3 4.0 253,284 5 6.4 0 0.0 

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 0 0 0.0 1,043,507 77 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,487,210 36 100.0 0 0.0 

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,055,336 67 100.0 0 0.0 

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 346,357 39 100.0 0 0.0 

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,358,548 46 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 49,736 19 15.6 240,501 34 75.6 13,235 4 4.2 0 0 0.0 973 1 0.3 13,650 4.3 

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 191,443 13 11.8 415,469 13 25.6 1,003,640 68 61.9 0 0 0.0 10,067 1 0.6 0 0.0 

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 542,361 73 10.7 3,545,011 160 70.0 120,734 13 2.4 858,851 8 17.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Utah 29 653,274 29 0 0 0.0 653,274 29 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Vermont 233 234,725 230 173,525 182 73.9 45,704 35 19.5 3,814 3 1.6 0 0 0.0 11,682 6 5.0 0 0.0 

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,214,505 134 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 0 0 0.0 2,491,578 37 97.1 64,030 1 2.5 0 0 0.0 9,981 1 0.4 0 0.0 

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 298,966 32 55.7 0 0 0.0 237,527 22 44.3 0 0.0 

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 2,185,021 72 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 0 0 0.0 190,822 23 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 0 0 0.0 11,030 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Guam 1 40,645 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 40,645 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 14,092,003 1,103 15.5 27,320,613 1,732 30.1 23,927,423 665 26.3 1,785,288 29 2.0 23,304,606 1,061 25.7 380,746 0.4 

States Included 53 18 25 21 9 22 2 

Question F1a F2.1 F2.2 F2.3 F2.4 F2.5+0 calc

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TABLE 30. SOURCE USED TO DETERMINE VOTER PARTICIPATION 

Questions F1, F2. Number of persons participating and the source of the number of voters. 

General Note: Any textual responses to F2 were aligned with the categorical responses presented in the questionnaire in order to tabulate the 

number of voters that participated in the election for each source. 

Question F2: 

Alaska Alaska indicated the source is the number of ballots counted at precincts plus the number of UOCAVA, 

provisional, absentee, and early votes.

Arkansas One county indicated the source is a combination of the first and third source listed in the question. 

Another county indicated they also used ERM Software Reports from the election to arrive at the total 

number of voters.

Arizona One county indicated, “Provisional ballot totals (valid and invalid) are also derived from our verification 

reports generated from our voter registration system upon assigning a disposition to a give provisional.”

California One county indicated they have many confidential voters who do not show on the voter roll but do show on 

the number of ballots counted, and all are done through an offline vote by mail system.

Florida One county indicated the number of voters is generated after voter history was added. Another county 

indicated their sources were ballots counted, rejected, voter history, and authority slips issued, and 

another that their source is a combination of the top three sources referenced in the question. One 

county reported their source is total votes cast at certification. One county noted, “Because of being on 

a Statewide Database, the numbers are constantly changing. If a voter voted in another county and then 

moved into our county, then the voters election history comes with that record and the totals are always 

changing because of the constant moving data.” Another county reported that totals were also checked 

against vote history.

Mississippi One county reported, “Each precinct has the M100 precinct scanner for counting the ballots.” Another 

county indicated that the total count includes all affidavits/provisional ballots. Another county indicated 

the count was generated from the sems election module after the election was added to the history.

Missouri Almost every jurisdiction in the State of Missouri reported, “The Secretary of State’s office recommended 

that the local election authorities respond to question F1a by totaling up all ballots cast at the polling 

place, all domestic civilian absentee ballots cast, all provisional ballots cast, and all UOCAVA ballots cast.”

Nevada One county indicated the total count of voters was from an abstract prepared by the former clerk. Another 

county indicated that ballots counted, voters checked off by poll workers, and vote history data were all 

compared.
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Ohio Two jurisdictions reported the number of ballots issued in each category was used to determine 

total participation as the instructions in F1 request the total number of people who participated in each 

category, not how many ballots were actually counted or how many received voter history. Another 

jurisdiction indicated the count was from the Triad GSI Voter System Information compiled for a report 

on absentee voting submitted to the Secretary of State. One jurisdiction indicated the count includes 

the number of ballots counted plus the number of absentee and provisional ballots that were cast but 

rejected, and noted that they credit the person’s voting history even when the ballot was rejected. Another 

jurisdiction reported that voted ballots at the polls on election day and ballots counted, and registration 

data base figures were used as sources. Another jurisdiction indicated their total was derived from ballots 

counted at precincts and central location tabulation, and State required reports for absentee voting and 

provisional voting.

South Dakota Three counties in South Dakota indicated their source of total number of voters included selected voters 

checked off and ballots counted. One county reported their source was, “Number of ballots counted at 

central tabulation center (including UOCAVA and absentee) plus those provisional ballots that were not 

rejected.”

Vermont One jurisdiction indicated they counted the number of voters checked off with number of ballots to be 

counted. 

Wyoming The State of Wyoming indicated their count is determined by the voting machine tabulaters at the precinct 

and central count locations.
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State

Election 

Juris. in 

Survey

Total Ballots 

Transmitted

Domestic Absentee Ballots Transmitted to Voters and Disposition Not Categorized

Returned and Submitted 

for Counting Returned as Undeliverable Spoiled or Replaced Ballots

Status Unknown 

(Not Returned)

Other Disposition 

(See Comments)

Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Alaska 1 22,861 1 19,296 1 84.4 101 1 0.4 306 1 1.3 3,158 1 13.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arizona 15 1,410,083 15 1,084,665 15 76.9 35,511 12 2.5 11,293 15 0.8 278,614 15 19.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arkansas 75 24,463 75 22,081 75 90.3 177 67 0.7 56 66 0.2 2,090 70 8.5 59 51 0.2 0 0.0 

California 58 7,540,103 58 5,207,194 58 69.1 166,849 47 2.2 47,653 32 0.6 1,942,640 53 25.8 175,034 19 2.3 733 0.0 

Colorado 64 1,615,308 64 1,260,035 64 78.0 51,976 64 3.2 8,019 64 0.5 278,840 64 17.3 6,404 64 0.4 10,034 0.6 

Connecticut 169 71,135 169 66,504 169 93.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,631 6.5

Delaware 3 12,050 3 11,502 3 95.5 22 3 0.2 31 3 0.3 441 3 3.7 54 2 0.4 0 0.0 

District of Columbia 1 5,484 1 3,691 1 67.3 163 1 3.0 7 1 0.1 1,623 1 29.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Florida 67 1,752,294 67 1,244,395 67 71.0 34,957 67 2.0 7,308 67 0.4 452,384 67 25.8 2,925 67 0.2 10,325 0.6 

Georgia 159 800,851 159 780,249 159 97.4 387 159 0.0 250 159 0.0 12,699 159 1.6 7,266 159 0.9 0 0.0 

Hawaii 4 135,810 4 125,322 4 92.3 534 4 0.4 39 1 0.0 9,915 4 7.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Idaho 44 96,015 44 89,669 44 93.4 380 44 0.4 408 44 0.4 5,558 44 5.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Illinois 110 172,107 109 142,368 109 82.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 29,739 17.3 

Indiana 92 241,501 92 **   **  **   **  **   **  **   ** 

Iowa 99 389,175 99 365,904 99 94.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 23,271 6.0 

Kansas 105 184,396 105 154,320 105 83.7 1,585 105 0.9 475 105 0.3 28,016 105 15.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Kentucky 120 70,935 120 68,921 120 97.2 31 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 1,983 120 2.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Louisiana 64 140,827 64 132,176 64 93.9 191 64 0.1 0 64 0.0 8,239 64 5.9 221 64 0.2 0 0.0 

Maine 505 147,556 505 142,121 505 96.3 63 505 0.0 248 505 0.2 5,124 505 3.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Maryland 24 99,118 24 84,685 24 85.4 599 24 0.6 0 0.0 13,873 24 14.0 0 24 0.0 (39) (0.0)

Massachusetts 351 127,582 351 120,070 351 94.1 27 7 0.0 50 7 0.0 6,933 275 5.4 502 351 0.4 0 0.0 

Michigan 83 793,914 83 757,627 83 95.4 1,077 83 0.1 11,368 83 1.4 20,790 83 2.6 3,052 83 0.4 0 0.0 

Minnesota 87 143,228 87 133,072 87 92.9 199 87 0.1 488 87 0.3 9,469 87 6.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Mississippi 82 21,978 65 21,013 60 95.6 30 39 0.1 18 38 0.1 1,004 42 4.6 97 5 0.4 (184) (0.8)

Missouri 116 120,892 115 116,446 116 96.3 148 93 0.1 738 90 0.6 2,708 88 2.2 88 8 0.1 764 0.6 

Montana 56 186,005 56 168,844 56 90.8 1,975 56 1.1 387 56 0.2 14,799 56 8.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nebraska 93 89,372 93 82,083 93 91.8 220 34 0.2 116 11 0.1 6,953 93 7.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nevada 17 67,146 17 57,667 17 85.9 1,017 13 1.5 1,378 13 2.1 5,284 15 7.9 1,644 2 2.4 156 0.2 

TABLE 31. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS TRANSMITTED: DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS
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State

Election 

Juris. in 

Survey

Total Ballots 

Transmitted

Domestic Absentee Ballots Transmitted to Voters and Disposition Not Categorized

Returned and Submitted 

for Counting Returned as Undeliverable Spoiled or Replaced Ballots

Status Unknown 

(Not Returned)

Other Disposition 

(See Comments)

Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 31,193 323 29,539 323 94.7 34 323 0.1 0 0.0 1,620 323 5.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

New Jersey 21 149,676 21 116,860 21 78.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 32,816 21 21.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

New Mexico 33 93,373 33 93,373 33 100.0 0 4 0.0 0 4 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 

New York 62 153,870 54 119,330 55 77.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,593 55 3.0 29,947 19.5 

North Carolina 100 61,194 100 53,983 100 88.2 180 100 0.3 1,514 100 2.5 5,517 100 9.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

North Dakota 53 69,350 53 65,110 53 93.9 23 52 0.0 34 53 0.0 4,183 53 6.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Ohio 88 926,098 88 849,253 88 91.7 1,495 88 0.2 4,714 88 0.5 69,335 88 7.5 1,008 88 0.1 293 0.0 

Oklahoma 77 102,787 77 94,464 77 91.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 8,330 77 8.1 0 0 0.0 (7) (0.0)

Oregon 36 9,152 36 5,232 35 57.2 506 35 5.5 659 35 7.2 2,755 35 30.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Pennsylvania 67 138,919 67 123,903 67 89.2 161 67 0.1 15 67 0.0 14,840 67 10.7 0 67 0.0 0 0.0 

Rhode Island 39 13,014 39 11,606 39 89.2 0 0.0 0 39 0.0 0 0.0 1,408 39 10.8 0 0.0 

South Carolina 46 158,367 46 153,095 46 96.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 5,272 46 3.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

South Dakota 66 58,532 66 58,349 59 99.7 56 42 0.1 20 39 0.0 1,244 50 2.1 286 11 0.5 (1,423) (2.4)

Tennessee 95 23,222 95 21,689 95 93.4 30 78 0.1 165 84 0.7 1,332 85 5.7 6 6 0.0 0 0.0 

Texas 254 211,071 254 193,485 254 91.7 1,514 254 0.7 530 254 0.3 15,544 254 7.4 6 1 0.0 (8) (0.0)

Utah 29 130,111 29 90,099 29 69.2 2,148 29 1.7 0 0.0 37,864 29 29.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Vermont 233 46,784 223 43,953 213 93.9 41 151 0.1 230 156 0.5 2,505 175 5.4 110 17 0.2 (55) (0.1)

Virginia 134 108,156 134 **   0 0.0 0 0.0 3,983 134 3.7 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Washington 39 3,515,760 39 2,501,587 38 71.2 21,130 33 0.6 4,941 22 0.1 493,991 29 14.1 1 1 0.0 494,110 14.1 

West Virginia 55 4,084 28 3,543 28 86.8 54 27 1.3 5 27 0.1 482 27 11.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Wisconsin 72 246,961 72 232,593 72 94.2 1,609 72 0.7 0 0.0 12,759 72 5.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Wyoming 23 42,589 23 40,684 23 95.5 31 23 0.1 501 23 1.2 1,373 23 3.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

American Samoa 1 44 1 40 1 90.9 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 4 1 9.1 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 

Guam 1 369 1 165 1 44.7 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 204 1 55.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 22,776,865 4,547 17,363,855 4,299 76.2 327,231 3,078 1.4 103,964 2,625 0.5 3,829,090 3,731 16.8 204,764 1,186 0.9 602,287 0.0 

States Included 52 51 41 39 46 19 11 

Question C1a C1b C1c C1d C1e C1f+g+h calc

TABLE 31. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS TRANSMITTED: DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS (CONTINUED)

** Caution should be exercised when interpreting Indiana’s data for the disposition of absentee ballots. Indiana’s data do not appear in this table but are included in the full dataset available at www.eac.gov. Caution should also be exercised 

when interpreting Virginia’s data for the number of absentee ballots submitted and counted. Virginia’s data do not appear in this table but are included in the full dataset available at www.eac.gov.
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TABLE 31. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS TRANSMITTED: DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS 

Questions C1. Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters and the disposition of the 

ballots. 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated. This could occur by an error in data entry or 

by the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 

Question C1: 

Arkansas One county reported one voter decided to early vote, and two were returned with notification that the 

voter was deceased. Another county reported that two ballots were hand delivered to voters who didn’t 

receive their ballot in the mail. One county indicated the domestic civilian absentee ballots were returned 

unused – the voters either refused or voted early.

California One county reported that their system “does not track these numbers.” Another county reported that data 

on replaced or spoiled ballots (C1d) is not currently available; however, they will be implementing ways of 

tracking this information in the future. Another county reported that ballots returned as undeliverable (if 

it was a post office box), were processed by sending a new voter registration card and letter (to the physical 

address) explaining that a change of address notification was received. One county reported that data on 

total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters is not available due to the January 

4, 2011 special primary election. One jurisdiction reported that their status uknown count (C1e) includes 

ballots returned as undeliverable. One county reported that spoiled or replaced ballots are included in 

the returned by voters and submitted for counting count (C1b). Another county reported, “Replacement 

ballots are also included in the other numbers within the same section. For instance a replacement ballot 

could also be included in the returned for counting number.”

Florida One county reported that the data included in section C reflects the actual or true number of physical 

items or occurrences and not simply the transactions automatically recorded in VR. Another county 

indicated 78 absentee ballots were not returned - 9 of them were military ballots, for a total of 69 civilian 

ballots. 8 civilian ballots were lost and another ballot was mailed. Ten of the issued ballots previously not 

counted in the 69 went to the polls and voted, or came and voted in the office. One county reported they 

do not track the number of domestic civilian absentee ballots returned as undeliverable or the number 

replaced – “they know that some were returned as undeliverable, and they know they sent duplicates; 

but they just don’t keep separate totals on these.” One jurisdiction reported their total number of 

domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters (C1a) includes 13 ballots transmitted to Address 

Confidentiality Program (ACP) voters that are not reflected in VR Systems’ survey results - the ACP voters 

are not recorded in the voter registration database.

Kansas One county reported that advance ballots may have been rejected for multiple reasons.

Louisiana The State of Louisiana reported, “Domestic civilian absentee (F1d) includes all people who voted by mail 

for a reason other than Military In, Military Out, or Civilian Out. Early vote is all people that voted early 

in person. In Louisiana, voting early has nothing to do with any response on Domestic civilian absentee 

ballots returned by voters and submitted for counting (C1b) with the notable exception of voters that might 

have requested to vote absentee by mail and then comes in and votes early in person.”

Missouri One county indicated that one of the ballots counted in C1b was rejected for being late, so the total should 

be 418 for F1d.
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Nebraska Five counties reported that the totals for the domestic civilian absentee ballots category include the all 

mail precinct ballots for their respective county.

New Jersey The State of New Jersey reported that the number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted is equal 

to “Having mail date.” Categorization is based on UOCAVA request types (Regular/P/A). C1b (Returned by 

voters and submitted for counting ) is equal to received plus accepted plus rejected. C1e (Status unknown) 

is equal to ballots not returned.

Nevada One jurisdiction indicated that their C1c (Returned as undeliverable) includes spoiled ballots.

Ohio One jurisdiction indicated that their total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted 

includes replacement ballots given to voters who had spoiled their original ballot. One jurisdiction 

reported that 829 ballots were replaced, and are not included in the C1d (Spoiled or replaced ballots) 

field because they were replaced and counted in other groups. Another jurisdiction reported 21 ballots 

were spoiled and replaced – the voter made a mistake on the ballot and a new ballot was issued. Another 

jurisdiction reported having 795 absentee in-person voters. One jurisdiction reported their count in 

C1F includes 6 ballots returned unopened, and identified these voters as deceased. Another jurisdiction 

indicated that data on spoiled or replaced ballots is not saved on their computer (they are kept in a folder).

Rhode Island The State of Rhode Island reported, “The Board of Elections immediately time stamps, writes void on, and 

stores away any mail ballot received after the 9:00 PM election night deadline. For security reasons the 

outer envelope on these ballots are never opened so they are not tracked. Category B2e is a combination of 

ballots returned past the deadline and ballots never returned.”

South Dakota Two counties reported that they only transmit UOCAVA absentee ballots.

Tennessee One county reported that 3 Ballots were returned after the deadline. One county indicated they are home 

to a military installation and therefore will always have more UOCAVA absentee requests than civilian 

requests.

Washington One county indicated that replacement ballots should not be calculated in the total. Another county 

indicated they could not segregate the various categories of ballots given the data in its current form in 

their database. One county reported that all votes are by mail, and no one needs to register or apply for an 

absentee ballot anymore. One county reported that the total count of domestic civilian absentee ballots 

(C1a) includes 12 confidentials not listed in the election system; the count for returned by voters and 

submitted for counting (C1b) includes 5 confidentials not listed in the election system. Another county 

reported that section C does not include provisional ballot statistics or ballots cast on accessible voting 

units as they are reported in their respective sections of the survey – the count for C1b, Returned by voters 

and submitted for counting, is equal to the total number of ballots returned by domestic civilian voters 

and submitted for counting (of which, 755 were replacement ballots).
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TABLE 32. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: SENT TO PERMANENT LIST; SUBMITTED FOR COUNTING: DISPOSITION

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total 

Ballots 

Transmitted

Permanent

List 

Transmissions Pct.

Ballots 

Submitted

Disposition of Domestic Absentee Ballots Submitted for Counting Not Categorized

Counted Rejected Other (See Comments) Balance

(See Notes)

Total Total Total Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Alaska 1 22,861 0.0 19,296 18,744 1 97.1 552 1 2.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arizona 15 1,410,083 1,267,324 89.9 1,084,665 1,076,402 15 99.2 8,263 15 0.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arkansas 75 24,463 2,542 10.4 22,081 18,639 74 84.4 1,095 70 5.0 0 44 0.0 2,347 10.6 

California 58 7,540,103 6,645,161 88.1 5,207,194 5,134,317 58 98.6 72,693 57 1.4 172 1 0.0 12 0.0

Colorado 64 1,615,308 1,576,505 97.6 1,260,035 1,251,954 64 99.4 7,901 64 0.6 0 0 0.0 180 0.0 

Connecticut 169 71,135 0.0 66,504 65,262 169 98.1 1,242 169 1.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Delaware 3 12,050 2,035 16.9 11,502 11,364 3 98.8 138 3 1.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

District of Columbia 1 5,484 851 15.5 3,691 3,372 1 91.4 319 1 8.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Florida 67 1,752,294 0.0 1,244,395 1,226,412 67 98.6 17,977 67 1.4 0 67 0.0 6 0.0 

Georgia 159 800,851 59,122 7.4 780,249 779,804 159 99.9 445 159 0.1 0 159 0.0 0 0.0 

Hawaii 4 135,810 107,625 79.2 125,322 116,357 3 92.8 1,113 3 0.9 0 0 0.0 7,852 6.3

Idaho 44 96,015 0.0 89,669 89,057 44 99.3 1,399 44 1.6 0 0 0.0 (787) (0.9)

Illinois 110 172,107 0.0 142,368 139,503 109 98.0 2,889 106 2.0 0 0 0.0 (24) (0.0)

Indiana 92 241,501 0.0 **   **  9,345 92 ** 0 0   ** 

Iowa 99 389,175 0.0 365,904 361,624 99 98.8 4,280 99 1.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Kansas 105 184,396 28,905 15.7 154,320 152,572 105 98.9 4,229 105 2.7 0 0 0.0 (2,481) (1.6)

Kentucky 120 70,935 0.0 68,921 67,732 120 98.3 1,189 120 1.7 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Louisiana 64 140,827 19,805 14.1 132,176 131,340 64 99.4 836 64 0.6 0 64 0.0 0 0.0 

Maine 505 147,556 0.0 142,121 140,983 505 99.2 1,138 505 0.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Maryland 24 99,118 0.0 84,685 83,552 24 98.7 1,134 24 1.3 0 24 0.0 (1) (0.0)

Massachusetts 351 127,582 0.0 120,070 117,257 321 97.7 137 351 0.1 1 1 0.0 2,675 2.2 

Michigan 83 793,914 0.0 757,627 752,193 83 99.3 5,434 83 0.7 0 83 0.0 0 0.0 

Minnesota 87 143,228 0 0.0 133,072 125,277 87 94.1 7,795 87 5.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Mississippi 82 21,978 2,024 9.2 21,013 18,292 56 87.1 1,434 54 6.8 612 9 2.9 675 3.2 

Missouri 116 120,892 0.0 116,446 114,716 116 98.5 2,049 111 1.8 11 3 0.0 (330) (0.3)

Montana 56 186,005 159,778 85.9 168,844 168,041 56 99.5 803 56 0.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nebraska 93 89,372 0.0 82,083 81,016 93 98.7 1,067 93 1.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nevada 17 67,146 0.0 57,667 56,703 17 98.3 955 14 1.7 0 0 0.0 9 0.0 

**Caution should be exercised when interpreting Indiana’s data for the disposition of absentee ballots. Indiana’s data do not appear in this table but are included in the full dataset available at www.eac.gov. The number of 

ballots counted (C4a) is not included in this table so as not to offset the percentage of ballots submitted that are counted. Caution should also be exercised when interpreting Virginia’s data for the number of absentee ballots submitted and counted. Virginia’s data do not appear in this table but are included in the full dataset available at www.eac.gov.
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TABLE 32. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: SENT TO PERMANENT LIST; SUBMITTED FOR COUNTING: DISPOSITION (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total 

Ballots 

Transmitted

Permanent

List 

Transmissions Pct.

Ballots 

Submitted

Disposition of Domestic Absentee Ballots Submitted for Counting Not Categorized

Counted Rejected Other (See Comments) Balance

(See Notes)

Total Total Total Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 31,193 0.0 29,539 28,867 323 97.7 672 323 2.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

New Jersey 21 149,676 104,486 69.8 116,860 113,302 21 97.0 3,353 21 2.9 205 21 0.2 0 0.0 

New Mexico 33 93,373 6,698 7.2 93,373 81,533 33 87.3 0 9 0.0 0 1 0.0 11,840 12.7

New York 62 153,870 55,471 36.1 119,330 111,751 54 93.6 4,593 52 3.8 0 0 0.0 2,986 2.5 

North Carolina 100 61,194 0.0 53,983 53,238 100 98.6 745 100 1.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

North Dakota 53 69,350 0.0 65,110 64,928 53 99.7 182 53 0.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Ohio 88 926,098 0.0 849,253 846,877 88 99.7 14,028 88 1.7 0 88 0.0 (11,652) (1.4)

Oklahoma 77 102,787 0.0 94,464 93,265 77 98.7 1,209 77 1.3 0 0 0.0 (10) (0.0)

Oregon 36 9,152 9,152 100.0 5,232 5,136 35 98.2 96 35 1.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Pennsylvania 67 138,919 4,866 3.5 123,903 121,531 67 98.1 2,372 67 1.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Rhode Island 39 13,014 0.0 11,606 11,474 39 98.9 132 39 1.1 0 39 0.0 0 0.0 

South Carolina 46 158,367 0.0 153,095 152,451 46 99.6 644 46 0.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

South Dakota 66 58,532 28 0.0 58,349 57,499 66 98.5 188 65 0.3 235 5 0.4 427 0.7 

Tennessee 95 23,222 5,768 24.8 21,689 21,505 95 99.2 184 89 0.8 0 3 0.0 0 0.0 

Texas 254 211,071 0.0 193,485 190,399 254 98.4 3,086 254 1.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Utah 29 130,111 0.0 90,099 88,961 29 98.7 1,138 29 1.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Vermont 233 46,784 37 0.1 43,953 42,348 217 96.3 1,060 174 2.4 49 6 0.1 496 1.1 

Virginia 134 108,156 0.0   **  ** 542 134 0.5 0 0 0.0  

Washington 39 3,515,760 2,039,793 58.0 2,501,587 2,463,117 38 98.5 34,022 38 1.4 0 0 0.0 4,448 0.2 

West Virginia 55 4,084 336 8.2 3,543 3,328 27 93.9 71 27 2.0 0 0 0.0 144 4.1 

Wisconsin 72 246,961 0.0 232,593 229,074 72 98.5 2,890 72 1.2 0 0 0.0 629 0.3 

Wyoming 23 42,589 0.0 40,684 40,469 23 99.5 215 23 0.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

American Samoa 1 44 0.0 40 38 1 95.0 2 1 5.0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 

Guam 1 369 0.0 165 165 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 22,776,865 12,098,312 53.1 17,363,855 17,123,741 4,272 98.6 229,275 4,433 1.3 1,285 619 0.0 19,441 0.0 

States Included 52 22 51 51 50 7 24 

Question C1a C3 calc C1b C4a C4b C4c+C4d calc

** Caution should be exercised when interpreting Indiana’s data for the disposition of absentee ballots. Indiana’s data do not appear in this table but are included in the full dataset available at www.eac.gov. The number 

of ballots counted (C4a) is not included in this table so as not to offset the percentage of ballots submitted that are counted. Caution should also be exercised when interpreting Virginia’s data for the number of absentee 

ballots submitted and counted. Virginia’s data do not appear in this table but are included in the full dataset available at www.eac.gov.
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TABLE 32. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: PERMANENT LIST; SUBMITTED FOR COUNTING: DISPOSITION 

Questions C1, C3, C4. Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters due to the existence 

of a permanent list; and ballots submitted for counting and the disposition of the ballots. 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated. This could occur by an error in data entry or 

by the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 

Question C3: 

Arkansas One county reported has 213 people on their permanent absentee ballot voter registration list - 35 of these 

requested to not receive an absentee ballot for this election, and they did not receive any other absentee 

ballot requests. Two counties reported absentee applications are good for 1 year if the voter requests repeat 

ballots.

Arizona One county reported that their C3 total is the number of voters on the Permanent Early Voting List as of the 

close of mailing of early ballots.

California One county reported they have 187,449 permanent absentee ballots, and 3,226 mail ballots. Another 

county indicated they are an all mail county.

Delaware The State of Delaware reported the permanent absentee (or mail) ballot voter registration list, as of 2010, is 

restricted to certain categories of voters (e.g. UOCAVA, disabled and a few others).

Mississippi One county indicated that all domestic civilian absentee ballots are mailed, not transmitted. Another 

county reported they have a permanent disabled list. One county reported they have none on their 

permanent absentee (or mail) ballot voter registration list.

New Jersey The State of New Jersey reported the permanent absentee (or mail) ballot voter registration list includes 

“Annual Mail-In and AGE requests only.”

Oregon The State of Oregon reported “absentee voters are those voters who will be away from home when ballots 

are regularly mailed.”

Tennessee One county reported 354 voters were on the permanent absentee list and were sent applications; of those, 

258 returned applications and were sent ballots. Another county reported 73 were on the permanent 

absentee roll; of those, only 27 requested a ballot.

Washington Four jurisdictions indicated that everyone votes by mail.
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Question C4: 

Arkansas One county indicated 6 of the counted (c4a) were provisional ballots. Another county indicated 6 ballots 

were returned after the deadline are included in c1 (total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots 

transmitted), but were not submitted for counting. One county reported the “Absentee Workers and 

Election Commissioners rejected 15 ballots due to the Voter Statement not being signed by registered voter 

and/or blank ballots. Three counties reported, “Pursuant to the question from the AP - The numbers that 

were reported to the AP were taken from the Power Profile database in December, 2010. This could have 

been downloaded before the County Clerk entered in all of their data. Therefore, causing a discrepancy 

in numbers. The AP shows that Chicot County counted 147 Absentee ballots. The numbers that are being 

reported in the EAC Survey for Chicot County are 196 (1 UOCAVA, 195 Domestic Civilian.” One county 

reported the election commission received 2,610 absentee ballots for counting from the county clerk, and 

the commission rejected 78 of those, leaving 2,532 that were counted (the commission does not have a 

breakdown of which ballots were UOCAVA and which were domestic civilian ballots).

Arizona One county reported the total number of absentee ballots counted (C4a) does not include 1,262 UOCAVA 

ballots that were submitted for counting (which would bring the grand total of early ballots counted to 

660,786).

California One county reported, “Total Number counted includes Mail Ballot Precinct ballots that are not counted 

as VBM in the S.O.V.” Another county indicated, “Totals do not match C1b because we do not track ballots 

rejected for identifying marks and returned envelopes credit the voter but some voters only returned the B 

card and that does not increment ballots counted.”

Florida One county reported that of the absentee ballots returned by voters and submitted for counting, 3 were not 

signed, 1 had a signature difference, and 1 had the wrong signature. Another county reported C4a (total 

counted) and C4 total (absentee ballots returned by voters and submitted for counting) did not include 

any UOCAVAs. Another county reported their count for rejected ballots (C4b) includes 5 deceased, 15 no 

voter signature, 5 returned late, 7 signature different than file, and 1 voter moved away to another county. 

One county indicated, “The reason that C1b and C4 Total are three different is due to the fact that three 

absentee voters did not return their General Election Ballot inside of their absentee envelope. The ballot 

was counted as returned because the Voter’s Certificate was complete but upon canvassing and opening 

the ballots it was discovered that the General Election ballot was not enclosed.”

Kansas The State of Kansas reported that advance ballots may have been rejected for multiple reasons.

Minnesota The State of Minnesota reported that “C1-C4 is absentee ballot data only. Statistics are not collected for 

ballots in mail-ballot precincts.” The number of rejected absentee ballots for which a replacement ballot 

was ultimately accepted ranged from 1 to 1,105.

Missouri One county reported they rejected one ballot because the voter passed away prior to the opening of polls 

on election day.

Ohio One county reported that the total number of rejected absentee ballots (C4b) excludes ballots returned as 

undeliverable.
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South Carolina The State of South Carolina reported, “Provisional ballot data does not differentiate between absentee and 

Election Day ballots. The maximum number of ABS counted would be C1b (total submitted for counting) 

minus C5a (missed deadline). This number is represented in C4a. Other absentee ballots that were 

challenged and not counted are not included here.”

South Dakota One county reported that 6 envelopes/ballots did not have a signature.

Vermont One jurisdiction indicated that their count of absentee ballots rejected (C4b) equals 9 defective absentee 

ballots.

Washington One county indicated they could not segregate the various categories of ballots given the data in its current 

form in their database. Another county reported, “Section C does not include provisional ballot statistics 

or ballots cast on accessible voting units as they are reported in their respective sections of this survey.”
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TABLE 33A. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART A

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Ballots Rejected

Domestic Absentee Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part A Not Categorized

Not Received on Time or 

Missed Deadline No Voter Signature No Witness Signature Non-matching Signature No Election Official’sSignature

Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Alaska 1 552 1 9 1 1.6 61 1 11.1 243 1 44.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 239 43.3 

Arizona 15 8,263 15 2,944 5 35.6 3,692 13 44.7 0 0.0 1,125 12 13.6 0 0.0 502 6.1 

Arkansas 75 1,095 70 196 56 17.9 227 60 20.7 7 51 0.6 268 54 24.5 0 51 0.0 397 36.3 

California 58 72,693 57 25,997 50 35.8 9,170 52 12.6 6 39 0.0 13,689 52 18.8 0 38 0.0 23,831 32.8 

Colorado 64 7,901 64 1,609 64 20.4 1,906 64 24.1 0 0.0 3,366 64 42.6 0 0.0 1,020 12.9 

Connecticut 169 1,242 169 1,242 169 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Delaware 3 138 3 124 3 89.9 6 3 4.3 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 8 5.8 

District of Columbia 1 319 1 17 1 5.3 199 1 62.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 103 32.3 

Florida 67 17,977 67 8,519 67 47.4 5,144 67 28.6 1 67 0.0 3,750 67 20.9 0 67 0.0 563 3.1 

Georgia 159 445 159 104 159 23.4 177 159 39.8 3 159 0.7 53 159 11.9 0 0.0 108 24.3 

Hawaii 4 1,113 3 395 2 35.5 112 2 10.1 0 1 0.0 454 2 40.8 0 1 0.0 152 13.7 

Idaho 44 1,399 44 429 44 30.7 99 44 7.1 0 44 0.0 28 44 2.0 0 44 0.0 843 60.3 

Illinois 110 2,889 106 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,889 100.0 

Indiana 92 9,345 92 254 92 2.7 4,299 33 46.0 0 32 0.0 20 32 0.2 25 33 0.3 4,747 50.8 

Iowa 99 4,280 99 1,241 99 29.0 1,213 99 28.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,826 42.7 

Kansas 105 4,229 105 1,050 105 24.8 1,323 105 31.3 0 105 0.0 228 105 5.4 0 105 0.0 1,628 38.5 

Kentucky 120 1,189 120 125 120 10.5 730 120 61.4 0 120 0.0 51 120 4.3 0 120 0.0 283 23.8 

Louisiana 64 836 64 454 64 54.3 120 64 14.4 179 64 21.4 0 64 0.0 13 64 1.6 70 8.4 

Maine 505 1,138 505 327 505 28.7 549 505 48.2 139 505 12.2 12 505 1.1 0 0.0 111 9.8 

Maryland 24 1,134 24 647 24 57.1 243 24 21.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 244 21.5 

Massachusetts 351 137 351 812 85 592.7 150 48 109.5 0 1 0.0 0 4 0.0 0 1 0.0 (825) (602.2)

Michigan 83 5,434 83 3,052 83 56.2 895 83 16.5 0 83 0.0 168 83 3.1 0 83 0.0 1,319 24.3 

Minnesota 87 7,795 87 826 87 10.6 837 87 10.7 983 87 12.6 0 87 0.0 0 87 0.0 5,149 66.1 

Mississippi 82 1,434 54 34 25 2.4 47 25 3.3 42 22 2.9 5 18 0.3 9 17 0.6 1,297 90.4 

Missouri 116 2,049 111 677 89 33.0 356 81 17.4 336 70 16.4 4 57 0.2 0 54 0.0 676 33.0 

Montana 56 803 56 372 56 46.3 348 56 43.3 0 56 0.0 63 56 7.8 0 56 0.0 20 2.5 

Nebraska 93 1,067 93 253 47 23.7 217 21 20.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 4 1.5 581 54.5 

Nevada 17 955 14 669 11 70.1 111 13 11.6 0 7 0.0 56 12 5.9 0 7 0.0 119 12.5 
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TABLE 33A. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART A (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Ballots Rejected

Domestic Absentee Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part A Not Categorized

Not Received on Time or 

Missed Deadline No Voter Signature No Witness Signature Non-matching Signature No Election Official’sSignature

Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 672 323 308 323 45.8 127 323 18.9 0 323 0.0 100 323 14.9 0 323 0.0 137 20.4 

New Jersey 21 3,353 21 553 21 16.5 888 21 26.5 0 0.0 451 21 13.5 0 0.0 1,461 43.6 

New Mexico 33 0 9 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

New York 62 4,593 52 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,593 100.0 

North Carolina 100 745 100 174 100 23.4 118 100 15.8 229 100 30.7 19 100 2.6 0 100 0.0 205 27.5 

North Dakota 53 182 53 53 53 29.1 22 53 12.1 0 53 0.0 105 53 57.7 0 53 0.0 2 1.1 

Ohio 88 14,028 88 4,799 87 34.2 1,027 87 7.3 1 87 0.0 157 87 1.1 1 87 0.0 8,043 57.3 

Oklahoma 77 1,209 77 389 77 32.2 53 77 4.4 604 77 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 163 13.5 

Oregon 36 96 35 53 35 55.2 25 35 26.0 0 0.0 10 35 10.4 0 0.0 8 8.3 

Pennsylvania 67 2,372 67 2,162 67 91.1 70 67 3.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 140 5.9 

Rhode Island 39 132 39 0 0.0 71 39 53.8 31 39 23.5 18 39 13.6 6 39 4.5 6 4.5 

South Carolina 46 644 46 644 46 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

South Dakota 66 188 65 94 39 50.0 65 39 34.6 0 32 0.0 8 33 4.3 0 32 0.0 21 11.2 

Tennessee 95 184 89 65 73 35.3 89 77 48.4 2 68 1.1 16 72 8.7 0 23 0.0 12 6.5 

Texas 254 3,086 254 813 153 26.3 1,098 139 35.6 24 107 0.8 667 103 21.6 0 69 0.0 484 15.7 

Utah 29 1,138 29 629 29 55.3 320 29 28.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 189 16.6 

Vermont 233 1,060 174 195 132 18.4 108 122 10.2 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 1 101 0.1 756 71.3 

Virginia 134 542 134 20 134 3.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 522 96.3 

Washington 39 34,022 38 12,152 32 35.7 4,100 34 12.1 84 16 0.2 11,929 32 35.1 0 10 0.0 5,757 16.9 

West Virginia 55 71 27 44 25 62.0 1 24 1.4 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 26 36.6 

Wisconsin 72 2,890 72 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,890 100.0 

Wyoming 23 215 23 129 14 60.0 44 10 20.5 0 0.0 1 1 0.5 0 0.0 41 19.1 

American Samoa 1 2 1 2 1 100.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 

Guam 1 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 229,275 4,433 75,656 3,554 33.0 40,457 3,107 17.6 2,914 2,544 1.3 36,821 2,625 16.1 71 1,698 0.0 73,356 32.0 

States Included 50 46 43 17 29 7 46 

Question C4b C5a C5b C5c C5d C5e calc
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TABLE 33B. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART B

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

 Ballots Rejected

Domestic Absentee Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part B Not 

Categorized Ballot Returned in 

Unofficial Envelope

Ballot Missing from 

Envelope Unsealed Envelope No Resident Address on Envelope

Multiple Ballots Returned 

in Envelope Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Alaska 1 552 1 0 1 0.0 6 1 1.1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 546 98.9 

Arizona 15 8,263 15 2 1 0.0 52 8 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 1 0.0 8,205 99.3 

Arkansas 75 1,095 70 1 51 0.1 20 53 1.8 0 51 0.0 9 51 0.8 14 51 1.3 1,051 96.0 

California 58 72,693 57 24 36 0.0 137 39 0.2 0 37 0.0 82 39 0.1 27 36 0.0 72,423 99.6 

Colorado 64 7,901 64 0 0.0 46 64 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 64 0.1 7,847 99.3 

Connecticut 169 1,242 169 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,242 100.0 

Delaware 3 138 3 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 1 3 0.7 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 137 99.3 

District of Columbia 1 319 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 319 100.0 

Florida 67 17,977 67 6 67 0.0 12 67 0.1 0 67 0.0 0 67 0.0 2 67 0.0 17,957 99.9 

Georgia 159 445 159 26 159 5.8 0 0.0 6 159 1.3 10 159 2.2 4 159 0.9 399 89.7 

Hawaii 4 1,113 3 6 1 0.5 5 1 0.4 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 1 1 0.1 1,101 98.9 

Idaho 44 1,399 44 2 44 0.1 0 44 0.0 0 44 0.0 0 44 0.0 1 44 0.1 1,396 99.8 

Illinois 110 2,889 106 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,889 100.0 

Indiana 92 9,345 92 1 33 0.0 3 33 0.0 0 33 0.0 0 33 0.0 0 33 0.0 9,341 100.0 

Iowa 99 4,280 99 0 0.0 224 99 5.2 323 99 7.5 0 0.0 13 99 0.3 3,720 86.9 

Kansas 105 4,229 105 0 105 0.0 0 105 0.0 0 105 0.0 0 105 0.0 0 105 0.0 4,229 100.0 

Kentucky 120 1,189 120 3 120 0.3 7 120 0.6 51 120 4.3 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 1,128 94.9 

Louisiana 64 836 64 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 836 100.0 

Maine 505 1,138 505 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,138 100.0 

Maryland 24 1,134 24 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,134 100.0 

Massachusetts 351 137 351 2 6 1.5 16 13 11.7 0 4 0.0 0 4 0.0 0 4 0.0 119 86.9 

Michigan 83 5,434 83 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 5,434 100.0 

Minnesota 87 7,795 87 0 87 0.0 0 87 0.0 0 87 0.0 29 87 0.4 0 87 0.0 7,766 99.6 

Mississippi 82 1,434 54 2 17 0.1 4 17 0.3 1 18 0.1 0 17 0.0 4 16 0.3 1,423 99.2 

Missouri 116 2,049 111 0 55 0.0 9 58 0.4 5 58 0.2 11 55 0.5 2 56 0.1 2,022 98.7 

Montana 56 803 56 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 803 100.0 

Nebraska 93 1,067 93 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 313 2 29.3 0 0.0 754 70.7 

Nevada 17 955 14 0 8 0.0 2 8 0.2 0 8 0.0 0 8 0.0 0 8 0.0 953 99.8 
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TABLE 33B. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART B (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

 Ballots 

Rejected

Domestic Absentee Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part B Not 

Categorized Ballot Returned in 

Unofficial Envelope

Ballot Missing from 

Envelope Unsealed Envelope No Resident Address on Envelope

Multiple Ballots 

Returned in Envelope Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 672 323 6 323 0.9 5 323 0.7 0 323 0.0 0 323 0.0 0 323 0.0 661 98.4 

New Jersey 21 3,353 21 0 0.0 33 21 1.0 4 21 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,316 98.9 

New Mexico 33 0 9 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

New York 62 4,593 52 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,593 100.0 

North Carolina 100 745 100 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 745 100.0 

North Dakota 53 182 53 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 182 100.0 

Ohio 88 14,028 88 1,061 87 7.6 715 87 5.1 1,686 87 12.0 38 87 0.3 3 87 0.0 10,525 75.0 

Oklahoma 77 1,209 77 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,209 100.0 

Oregon 36 96 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 96 100.0 

Pennsylvania 67 2,372 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,372 100.0 

Rhode Island 39 132 39 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 132 100.0 

South Carolina 46 644 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 644 100.0 

South Dakota 66 188 65 0 32 0.0 1 32 0.5 0 32 0.0 1 32 0.5 1 32 0.5 185 98.4 

Tennessee 95 184 89 7 68 3.8 1 65 0.5 0 23 0.0 0 23 0.0 0 63 0.0 176 95.7 

Texas 254 3,086 254 1 53 0.0 8 52 0.3 27 52 0.9 50 51 1.6 18 50 0.6 2,982 96.6 

Utah 29 1,138 29 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,138 100.0 

Vermont 233 1,060 174 51 108 4.8 23 107 2.2 6 103 0.6 5 103 0.5 2 102 0.2 973 91.8 

Virginia 134 542 134 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 542 100.0 

Washington 39 34,022 38 7 11 0.0 59 20 0.2 0 9 0.0 1 9 0.0 7 12 0.0 33,948 99.8 

West Virginia 55 71 27 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 71 100.0 

Wisconsin 72 2,890 72 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,890 100.0 

Wyoming 23 215 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 215 100.0 

American Samoa 1 2 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 2 100.0 

Guam 1 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 229,275 4,433 1,208 1,896 0.5 1,388 1,947 0.6 2,110 1,965 0.9 549 1,844 0.2 111 2,044 0.0 223,909 97.7 

States Included 50 17 22 10 11 16 50 

Question C4b C5f C5g C5h C5i C5j calc
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TABLE 33C. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART C

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Ballots Rejected

Domestic Absentee Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part C Not Categorized

Balance

(See Notes) Voter Deceased Already Voted in Person First-time Voter without 

Proper Identification

No Ballot Application on 

Record Other (See Comments)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Alaska 1 552 1 0 1 0.0 14 1 2.5 1 1 0.2 8 1 1.4 210 1 38.0 319 57.8 

Arizona 15 8,263 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 444 9 5.4 7,819 94.6

Arkansas 75 1,095 70 15 54 1.4 21 54 1.9 30 53 2.7 0 51 0.0 116 51 10.6 913 83.4

California 58 72,693 57 1,682 41 2.3 1,038 38 1.4 16 39 0.0 0 36 0.0 20,824 40 28.6 49,133 67.6 

Colorado 64 7,901 64 114 64 1.4 0 0 0.0 354 63 4.5 0 0 0.0 509 64 6.4 6,924 87.6 

Connecticut 169 1,242 169 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,242 100.0 

Delaware 3 138 3 6 3 4.3 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 1 1 0.7 131 94.9 

District of Columbia 1 319 1 0 0 0.0 103 1 32.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 216 67.7 

Florida 67 17,977 67 26 67 0.1 1 67 0.0 27 67 0.2 0 67 0.0 488 67 2.7 17,435 97.0 

Georgia 159 445 159 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 62 159 13.9 383 86.1 

Hawaii 4 1,113 3 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 105 1 9.4 1,008 90.6 

Idaho 44 1,399 44 2 44 0.1 32 44 2.3 0 44 0.0 0 44 0.0 806 44 57.6 559 40.0 

Illinois 110 2,889 106 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,889 100.0 

Indiana 92 9,345 92 12 35 0.1 5,619 35 60.1 14 31 0.1 4 33 0.0 123 28 1.3 3,573 38.2 

Iowa 99 4,280 99 21 99 0.5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,245 99 29.1 3,014 70.4 

Kansas 105 4,229 105 50 105 1.2 36 105 0.9 40 105 0.9 0 105 0.0 1,502 105 35.5 2,601 61.5

Kentucky 120 1,189 120 25 120 2.1 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 197 120 16.6 967 81.3 

Louisiana 64 836 64 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 70 64 8.4 766 91.6 

Maine 505 1,138 505 0 0 0.0 111 505 9.8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,027 90.2 

Maryland 24 1,134 24 13 24 1.1 10 24 0.9 50 24 4.4 2 24 0.2 167 24 14.7 892 78.7 

Massachusetts 351 137 351 65 28 47.4 0 4 0.0 0 4 0.0 0 4 0.0 72 3 52.6 0 0.0 

Michigan 83 5,434 83 491 83 9.0 536 83 9.9 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 292 83 5.4 4,115 75.7 

Minnesota 87 7,795 87 44 87 0.6 14 87 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 87 0.0 5,038 87 64.6 2,699 34.6 

Mississippi 82 1,434 54 2 18 0.1 2 17 0.1 0 16 0.0 44 21 3.1 51 9 3.6 1,335 93.1 

Missouri 116 2,049 111 52 77 2.5 2 55 0.1 0 53 0.0 0 52 0.0 613 45 29.9 1,382 67.4 

Montana 56 803 56 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 0 56 0.0 20 56 2.5 783 97.5 

Nebraska 93 1,067 93 7 6 0.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 261 14 24.5 799 74.9 

Nevada 17 955 14 17 10 1.8 8 11 0.8 3 9 0.3 0 8 0.0 83 4 8.7 844 88.4 
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TABLE 33C. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART C (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Ballots Rejected

Domestic Absentee Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part C Not Categorized

Balance

(See Notes) Voter Deceased Already Voted in Person First-time Voter without 

Proper Identification

No Ballot Application on 

Record Other (See Comments)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 672 323 8 323 1.2 32 323 4.8 1 323 0.1 6 323 0.9 79 323 11.8 546 81.3 

New Jersey 21 3,353 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,452 21 43.3 1,901 56.7 

New Mexico 33 0 9 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

New York 62 4,593 52 0 0 0.0 445 1 9.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,148 90.3 

North Carolina 100 745 100 0 100 0.0 5 100 0.7 26 100 3.5 1 100 0.1 173 100 23.2 540 72.5 

North Dakota 53 182 53 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 0 53 0.0 2 1 1.1 180 98.9 

Ohio 88 14,028 88 68 87 0.5 6 87 0.0 75 87 0.5 2 87 0.0 4,794 88 34.2 9,083 64.7 

Oklahoma 77 1,209 77 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 169 77 14.0 1,040 86.0 

Oregon 36 96 35 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 8 35 8.3 88 91.7 

Pennsylvania 67 2,372 67 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 140 67 5.9 2,232 94.1 

Rhode Island 39 132 39 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 1 39 0.8 0 39 0.0 5 39 3.8 126 95.5 

South Carolina 46 644 46 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 644 100.0 

South Dakota 66 188 65 20 36 10.6 3 33 1.6 0 32 0.0 2 32 1.1 43 66 22.9 120 63.8 

Tennessee 95 184 89 0 23 0.0 0 23 0.0 0 22 0.0 1 61 0.5 3 3 1.6 180 97.8 

Texas 254 3,086 254 6 46 0.2 151 41 4.9 23 33 0.7 8 29 0.3 147 16 4.8 2,751 89.1 

Utah 29 1,138 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 50 29 4.4 0 0 0.0 139 29 12.2 949 83.4 

Vermont 233 1,060 174 1 104 0.1 0 102 0.0 0 102 0.0 0 102 0.0 40 14 3.8 1,019 96.1 

Virginia 134 542 134 0 0 0.0 1 134 0.2 422 134 77.9 0 0 0.0 99 134 18.3 20 3.7 

Washington 39 34,022 38 67 15 0.2 0 9 0.0 33 14 0.1 6 9 0.0 3,721 21 10.9 30,195 88.8 

West Virginia 55 71 27 0 24 0.0 13 24 18.3 0 24 0.0 1 24 1.4 12 4 16.9 45 63.4 

Wisconsin 72 2,890 72 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,890 72 100.0 0 0.0 

Wyoming 23 215 23 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 41 13 19.1 174 80.9 

American Samoa 1 2 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 2 100.0 

Guam 1 0 0 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 229,275 4,433 2,814 1,938 1.2 8,203 2,345 3.6 1,166 1,828 0.5 85 1,720 0.0 47,256 2,302 20.6 169,751 74.0 

States Included 50 24 23 17 12 43 48 

Question C4b C5k C5l C5m C5n C5o:v calc
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TABLE 33. DOMESTIC ABSENTEE BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PARTS A, B AND C 

Questions C4, C5. Number of domestic civilian absentee ballots rejected and the reason for rejection. [This 

table is broken into parts due to the large number of reasons tabulated.] 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by 

the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 

Question C5: 

Arkansas One county reported they rejected 9 domestic civilian absentee ballots; another county rejected 124 – 

reasons were unavailable at the time of the survey. Another county reported that ballots not received on 

time (C5a) were not submitted for counting. One county indicated no distinctions were made between 

no voter signature (C5b) and non-matching signature (C5d) – all 18 of the remaining rejected domestic 

civilian absentee ballots fall into these two categories, the majority being non-matching signatures.

Arizona One county reported 123 ballots not received on time (C5a) were not counted in total since these ballots 

were never submitted for counting (received after Election Day). Another county reported, “For C5a, 

ballots not received on time are not considered viable ballots that could be counted. As such, these 2,689 

ballots are accounted for but were not classified as “valid” rejects that were decision or voter error based 

(e.g. bad signature or no signature). For C5c, C5e, C5h, C5i, C5m & C5n, this reject reason does not apply 

in [the county] for an early ballot. It is marked as “n/a” above but also marked as “Data not available”. 

However, the “Data not available” notation for these categories is not indicative of the fact that the 

data was not captured; rather that it is not applicable. For the remaining lines noted only as “Data not 

available”, this information is not accumulated since it either is already part of the “No Signature” or “Bad 

Signature” reject totals or is data that cannot be associated with an actual valid voter (e.g. ballot returned 

in unofficial envelope, deceased voter, etc.) and therefore is not noted as a true reject within the canvass 

of the election.” One county reported C5o rejections include no affidavit, signed POA, sample ballots, not 

registered, unidentifiable, and voter record not updated. Another county indicated C5p includes ballots 

found to be either from other elections or were sample ballots.

California One county reported C5o is a count for ballots that either did not have a signature or did not match. 

Another county reported C5g (ballot missing from envelope) also includes incomplete faxes or 

transmissions, and categories C5g (ballot missing from envelope) and j (multiple ballots returned in 

one envelope) are a single category in their system. One county noted, “C5c: A witness signature is not 

currently required when submitting an absentee or Vote-by-Mail ballot. C5e: The signature of an elections 

official is not currently required when submitting an absentee or Vote-by-Mail ballot. C5f: there were 8 

ballots returned in unofficial envelopes that were not tracked in EIMS. C5g: There were 6 empty envelopes 

returned in the November General Election that were not tracked in EIMS. C5h: Returning an unsealed 

envelope is not cause for rejection of an absentee or Vote-by-Mail ballot. C5i: Failure to provide a residence 

address on a returned ballot envelope is not cause for rejection of an absentee or Vote-by-Mail ballot. 

C5j: There was 1 envelope returned containing with multiple ballots that was not tracked in EIMS. C5k: 

There were 59 unvoted ballots returned to our office as a death notification. C5l: No returned ballots fell 

within this category.” Another county reported C5o is a count of voters who voted provisionally so their 

VBM ballots were challenged - the VBM ballots were not voted or returned to our office. Another county 

commented that they do not enter late ballots as rejected.
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Florida One county reported C5d (Non-matching signature) and C5k (Voter deceased) each include one absentee 

ballot reject that was not captured in VR, and C5r includes two absentee ballot rejects not captured in VR. 

The three absentee ballot rejects recorded in C5q were captured in VR under C5f (Ballot returned in an 

unofficial envelope). Another county indicated 1 FWAB (no absentee requested on file) and 1 deceased 

absentee ballot sent back by family unopened. Another county reported C5o includes 14 ballots received 

with unusual circumstances, such as notations written on the ballot by the voter, same voter signatures 

found on multiple ballot certificates, etc.

Indiana One county reported they did not receive any Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots. Five counties indicated 

they do not manually track reason why absentee ballots were rejected. Another county indicated that 

the biggest problem is getting military mail returned because no one forwards the absentee ballot to the 

Service member.

Kansas The State of Kansas reported that advance ballots may have been rejected for multiple reasons.

Massachusetts One county reported that the State of Massachusetts does not require a witness signature or election 

official’s signature on the ballot.

Maryland The State of Maryland reported other valid rejection reasons they use include “Used agent & ballot 

envelope was not sealed; voter canceled; voter is convicted felon; and not a registered voter”. However, 

none were listed because no absentee ballots were rejected for these reasons.

Minnesota The State of Minnesota reported, “New and updating registrants, challenged voters, and first-time voters 

who registered by mail and must provide ID are required to submit a voter registration application (VRA) 

with the absentee ballot.”

Mississippi Two counties reported they had not recorded rejected absentees.

New Jersey The State of New Jersey reported the total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots rejected (C5) is not 

equal to total number of absentee ballots returned by voters and submitted for counting (C4b) since 28 

ballots were rejected for multiple reasons. 

Nevada One county reported that no ballots were rejected. 

Ohio One jurisdiction reported that C5b includes ballots that were in an envelope without a signature, address, 

or identification. Another jurisdiction reported, “Identification envelopes not completed total – 1, 

identification envelopes not returned – total 5.” Another jurisdiction reported, “These ballots were in the 

‘mailing envelope’ but not inside the ‘ID’ envelope. Therefore, could not count.”

South Carolina The State of South Carolina reported The only specific provisional ballot data available for ABS ballots is 

the number rejected for missing deadline; a true total is not available.

Vermont One jurisdiction indicated they had no rejected ballots.

Washington One jurisdiction indicated reported two ballot envelopes were returned without ballots inside and they 

could not be attributed to a specific voter. Another jurisdiction indicated they could not segregate the 

various categories of ballots given the data in its current form in their database. 
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TABLE 34. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS SUBMITTED: DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total Ballots 

Submitted

Provisional Ballots Submitted by Voters and Disposition Not Categorized

Balance 

(See Notes) Counted the Full Ballot Counted Part of the Ballot Rejected the Ballot Other Disposition 

(See Comments)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 3,089 50 1,204 49 39.0 0 0.0 1,848 49 59.8 0 0 0.0 37 1.2 

Alaska 1 12,997 1 3,897 1 30.0 7,800 1 60.0 1,300 1 10.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arizona 15 81,844 15 67,380 15 82.3 0 0.0 14,464 15 17.7 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Arkansas 75 1,247 72 526 65 42.2 4 55 0.3 717 65 57.5 0 37 0.0 0 0.0 

California 58 546,843 58 360,478 54 65.9 83,628 49 15.3 68,217 58 12.5 34,520 5 6.3 0 0.0 

Colorado 64 39,361 64 29,216 64 74.2 6,478 64 16.5 3,667 64 9.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Connecticut 169 921 166 343 169 37.2 0 0.0 578 169 62.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Delaware 3 33 3 2 3 6.1 0 3 0.0 31 3 93.9 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

District of Columbia 1 5,378 1 3,797 1 70.6 1,183 1 22.0 398 1 7.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Florida 67 13,181 67 9,790 67 74.3 0 67 0.0 3,391 67 25.7 0 67 0.0 0 0.0 

Georgia 159 8,359 159 4,199 159 50.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,136 158 49.5 24 0.3 

Hawaii 4 198 4 47 3 23.7 0 2 0.0 151 4 76.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Idaho 44 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Illinois 110 20,146 108 6,009 103 29.8 0 0.0 14,137 105 70.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Indiana 92 1,822 67 715 77 39.2 0 92 0.0 1,107 77 60.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Iowa 99 1,991 99 1,642 99 82.5 0 99 0.0 349 99 17.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Kansas 105 18,087 105 0 0.0 0 0.0 5,067 105 28.0 13,020 105 72.0 0 0.0 

Kentucky 120 103 120 7 120 6.8 0 120 0.0 96 120 93.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Louisiana 64 282 64 247 64 87.6 0 64 0.0 35 64 12.4 0 64 0.0 0 0.0 

Maine 505 159 492 159 492 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Maryland 24 37,339 24 26,675 24 71.4 7,467 24 20.0 3,197 24 8.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Massachusetts 351 2,878 351 841 351 29.2 0 1 0.0 2,020 351 70.2 0 1 0.0 17 0.6 

Michigan 83 835 83 324 83 38.8 0 83 0.0 511 83 61.2 0 83 0.0 0 0.0 

Minnesota 87 0 87 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 ...

Mississippi 82 11,537 59 7,370 53 63.9 43 30 0.4 3,936 50 34.1 0 5 0.0 188 1.6 

Missouri 116 3,713 116 1,583 82 42.6 0 63 0.0 2,049 95 55.2 81 2 2.2 0 0.0 

Montana 56 2,738 56 2,612 56 95.4 0 56 0.0 126 56 4.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nebraska 93 5,590 93 4,581 92 81.9 0 0.0 1,009 91 18.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Nevada 17 2,992 16 1,601 8 53.5 4 7 0.1 1,387 10 46.4 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 
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TABLE 34. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS SUBMITTED: DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total Ballots 

Submitted

Provisional Ballots Submitted by Voters and Disposition Not Categorized

Balance 

(See Notes) Counted the Full Ballot Counted Part of the Ballot Rejected the Ballot Other Disposition 

(See Comments)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 0 323 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

New Jersey 21 17,538 21 13,905 21 79.3 0 0.0 3,346 21 19.1 287 21 1.6 0 0.0 

New Mexico 33 5,982 31 4,761 31 79.6 0 13 0.0 1,221 30 20.4 0 1 0.0 0 0.0 

New York 62 21,889 54 15,654 54 71.5 0 0.0 6,205 54 28.3 0 0 0.0 30 0.1

North Carolina 100 26,257 100 12,083 100 46.0 3,611 100 13.8 10,563 100 40.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

North Dakota 53 0 53 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Ohio 88 105,015 88 93,246 88 88.8 4 88 0.0 11,753 88 11.2 12 88 0.0 0 0.0 

Oklahoma 77 700 77 117 77 16.7 0 77 0.0 583 77 83.3 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Oregon 36 1,286 36 0 0.0 0 0.0 89 36 6.9 1,197 36 93.1 0 0.0 

Pennsylvania 67 9,636 67 2,521 67 26.2 3,382 67 35.1 3,726 67 38.7 7 1 0.1 0 0.0 

Rhode Island 39 918 39 381 39 41.5 171 39 18.6 366 39 39.9 0 39 0.0 0 0.0 

South Carolina 46 2,912 13 2,374 46 81.5 0 46 0.0 1,083 13 37.2 0 0 0.0 (545) (18.7)

South Dakota 66 69 66 13 36 18.8 0 34 0.0 67 65 97.1 0 27 0.0 (11) (15.9)

Tennessee 95 641 94 202 73 31.5 24 61 3.7 415 79 64.7 0 5 0.0 0 0.0 

Texas 254 14,169 254 3,250 254 22.9 0 0.0 10,919 254 77.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Utah 29 19,484 29 16,458 29 84.5 0 0.0 3,025 29 15.5 0 0 0.0 1 0.0 

Vermont 233 12 208 8 157 66.7 0 154 0.0 4 155 33.3 0 3 0.0 0 0.0 

Virginia 134 2,440 128 1,026 106 42.0 19 82 0.8 1,387 104 56.8 2 78 0.1 6 0.2 

Washington 39 6,061 39 239 10 3.9 4,234 35 69.9 1,509 39 24.9 79 3 1.3 0 0.0 

West Virginia 55 2,640 28 1,721 28 65.2 0 24 0.0 919 28 34.8 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Wisconsin 72 64 72 31 72 48.4 0 0.0 33 72 51.6 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Wyoming 23 25 9 13 6 52.0 0 0.0 12 7 48.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

American Samoa 1 0 1 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 ...

Guam 1 168 1 8 1 4.8 0 0.0 160 1 95.2 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 1,061,569 4,431 703,256 4,113 66.2 118,052 2,165 11.1 187,173 3,648 17.6 53,341 917 5.0 (253) (0.0)

States Included 48 46 15 46 10 9 

Question E1a E1b E1c E1d E1e+f calc
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TABLE 34. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS SUBMITTED: DISPOSITION OF BALLOTS 

Questions E1, E2. Number of voters who submitted provisional ballots, disposition of the ballots, and the 

reason for rejected ballots.

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by 

the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 

Also, the term provisional is used here generically though the meaning, availability, and use will vary by State. 

Question E1: 

Arkansas One county indicated the number of voters who submitted provisional ballots includes 7 challenged 

absentees. Another county reported the ballots have already been stored, and they are not put in a 

separate category for reporting purposes (ballots were either counted or rejected). Another county 

indicated they had no provisional ballots.

California One county reported that for rejected provisional ballots (E1d) vote history was applied to two (2) voters; 

however, 59 voters voting by provisional ballot were not registered to vote and vote history could not 

be applied to the records. Another county reported signature missing and signatures that don’t match 

are combined. One county reported ballots were not tracked by how many were partially counted or 

how many were counted in full; E1e is a combination of all provisional ballots counted. Another county 

reported their EMS does not track fully/partially counted ballots.

Florida One county reported the data included in section E reflects the actual or true number of physical items or 

occurrences and not simply the transactions automatically recorded in VR.

Guam Guam reported that GEC sent letters to all voters whose ballots were rejected as required by HAVA. 

Idaho The State of Idaho reported they are not required to use provisional ballots due to Election Day 

Registration.

Indiana One county reported that their Clerk took care of all of the provisional information and didn’t provide 

any extra information regarding the questions in section E – the only information available is that 3 were 

counted. Another county indicated they did not have any provisional ballots. Two counties in Indiana 

indicated they do not like using provisional ballots - a) “I do not like provisional ballots and ask my pollworkers to use them as a last resort after they have called our office and exhausted all other possibilities. b) 

“Provisional ballots are a waste of time and money in our county. We rarely have a provisional ballot that 

counts.”

Minnesota The State of Minnesota reported that they are exempt from provisional ballot requirements because they 

are an election-day registration state.

Mississippi One county reported rejected ballots are sealed.

North Dakota The State of North Dakota reported, “Provisional ballots in North Dakota are those which are cast after the 

regular poll closing time in an election which a federal office appears as a result of a federal or state court 

order or any other order extending the time established for poll closings under state law in effect ten days 

before the date of that election.”

Nevada One county reported provisional ballots in Nevada only include federal contests.
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Ohio One jurisdiction reported that of the 21 provisional ballots rejected, 14 of the voters were not registered to 

vote, 6 were registered but voted in the wrong jurisdiction, and 1 voter failed to provide any identification.

South Dakota One county reported, “The person who voted a provisional ballot had not registered until election day; that 

person registered at the polling place.”

Washington One county reported they received a ballot from another county - they counted statewide races only. Two 

counties reported the rejected provisional ballots were sent to other counties to be counted. 

Question E2: 

Arizona One county reported that E2f total (Ballot missing from envelope) was 88, but is not included in the 

grand total since these ballots were presumptively already counted; so, they cannot be considered as a 

provisional that would be counted at central tabulation.

California One county reported that E2j is a combination of envelope not completed, illegible, and not signed. 

Another county reported that E2a (provisional ballots rejected because Voter not registered in the state) 

response is for voters not registered in county. Another county indicated E2h (no signature) is included 

in E2g (non-matching signature). Another county reported, “E2c. [Voter registered in state but attempted 

to vote in the wrong precinct] These ballots were partially counted, if you remove this number from the 

totals, you will see that the total number will match E1d.”

Idaho The State of Idaho reported they are not required to use provisional ballots due to Election Day 

Registration.

Indiana One county reported the following reasons provisional ballots were rejected: (2) moved out of State, (2) had 

no affidavit or security envelope, (5) moved out of County, (10) moved and changed congressional district, 

and (2) incomplete voter registration. Another county reported a provisional ballot was rejected because 

the voter was disenfranchised a few weeks prior, and another county that 3 were not on poll books. 

Another county indicated 44 provisional ballots were not counted because the voter was not registered or 

registered in another county (the split count is not available).

Maryland The State of Maryland reported that the following reasons are not grounds for rejecting a provisional ballot 

in Maryland: registered voter voting in wrong jurisdiction, registered voter voting in wrong precinct, and 

non-matching signature; other valid rejection reasons (identity challenge upheld and order extending 

voting hours invalidated) were not listed because no provisional ballots were rejected for these reasons.

Michigan The State of Michigan reported that E2j included failure to provide residency verification.

North Dakota The State of North Dakota reported that provisional ballots are those which are cast after the regular poll 

closing time in an election which a federal office appears as a result of a federal or state court order or any 

other order extending the time established for poll closings under state law in effect ten days before the 

date of that election.

Washington Two jurisdictions reported that provisional ballots submitted in the wrong jurisdiction (E2b) were 

forwarded to the other jurisdiction to be counted. Another jurisdiction reported, “Combined voters not 

registered with voters who were cancelled. The ballots for voters registered in another jurisdiction were 

sent to the respective jurisdiction.”
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TABLE 35A. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART A

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

 Ballots Rejected

Provisional Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part A Balance

(See Notes) Voter Not Registered in 

State

Voter Registered but in 

Wrong Jurisdiction

Voter Registered but in 

Wrong Precinct

Failure to Provide 

Sufficient Identification

Incomplete/Illegible 

Envelope/Ballot

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 1,848 49 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,848 100.0

Alaska 1 1,300 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 4 1 0.3 3 1 0.2 1,293 99.5

Arizona 15 14,464 15 5,251 14 36.3 44 9 0.3 4,916 15 34.0 742 14 5.1 1,049 9 7.3 2,462 17.0

Arkansas 75 717 65 269 62 37.5 92 53 12.8 36 52 5.0 0 45 0.0 41 48 5.7 279 38.9

California 58 68,217 58 34,957 44 51.2 4,257 34 6.2 2,120 32 3.1 132 41 0.2 1,831 42 2.7 24,920 36.5

Colorado 64 3,667 64 1,844 63 50.3 909 64 24.8 0 0.0 36 64 1.0 389 64 10.6 489 13.3

Connecticut 169 578 169 578 169 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Delaware 3 31 3 30 3 96.8 0 3 0.0 1 3 3.2 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 0.0

District of Columbia 1 398 1 226 1 56.8 0 1 0.0 125 1 31.4 22 1 5.5 9 1 2.3 16 4.0

Florida 67 3,391 67 1,947 67 57.4 105 67 3.1 685 67 20.2 31 67 0.9 28 67 0.8 595 17.5

Georgia 159 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Hawaii 4 151 4 94 4 62.3 0 2 0.0 47 3 31.1 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 10 6.6

Idaho 44 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Illinois 110 14,137 105 4,664 56 33.0 248 25 1.8 1,319 33 9.3 142 29 1.0 525 19 3.7 7,239 51.2

Indiana 92 1,107 77 230 53 20.8 171 57 15.4 253 55 22.9 133 59 12.0 89 52 8.0 231 20.9

Iowa 99 349 99 0 99 0.0 0 99 0.0 0 99 0.0 163 99 46.7 0 99 0.0 186 53.3

Kansas 105 5,067 105 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 66 105 1.3 670 105 13.2 4,331 85.5

Kentucky 120 96 120 71 120 74.0 10 120 10.4 0 120 0.0 2 120 2.1 10 120 10.4 3 3.1

Louisiana 64 35 64 2 64 5.7 6 64 17.1 6 64 17.1 0 64 0.0 0 64 0.0 21 60.0

Maine 505 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Maryland 24 3,197 24 2,456 24 76.8 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 120 24 3.8 62 24 1.9 559 17.5

Massachusetts 351 2,020 351 241 5 11.9 131 5 6.5 140 2 6.9 0 2 0.0 1 2 0.0 1,507 74.6

Michigan 83 511 83 86 83 16.8 0 83 0.0 89 83 17.4 25 83 4.9 0 83 0.0 311 60.9

Minnesota 87 0 87 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 ...

Mississippi 82 3,936 50 821 32 20.9 139 22 3.5 914 32 23.2 0 15 0.0 33 18 0.8 2,029 51.5

Missouri 116 2,049 95 628 79 30.6 99 61 4.8 170 57 8.3 4 56 0.2 84 56 4.1 1,064 51.9

Montana 56 126 56 12 56 9.5 2 56 1.6 7 56 5.6 6 56 4.8 0 56 0.0 99 78.6

Nebraska 93 1,009 91 0 0.0 459 48 45.5 276 19 27.4 0 0.0 74 14 7.3 200 19.8

Nevada 17 1,387 10 1,133 11 81.7 4 8 0.3 207 7 14.9 2 7 0.1 0 6 0.0 41 3.0
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TABLE 35A. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART A (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

 Ballots Rejected

Provisional Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part A Balance

(See Notes) Voter Not Registered in 

State

Voter Registered but in 

Wrong Jurisdiction

Voter Registered but in 

Wrong Precinct

Failure to Provide 

Sufficient Identification

Incomplete/Illegible 

Envelope/Ballot

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 0 323 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 ...

New Jersey 21 3,346 21 0 0.0 2,436 21 72.8 0 0.0 11 21 0.3 0 0.0 899 26.9

New Mexico 33 1,221 30 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 1,221 100.0

New York 62 6,205 54 3,317 51 53.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 599 51 9.7 2,289 36.9

North Carolina 100 10,563 100 7,756 100 73.4 0 0.0 49 100 0.5 68 100 0.6 0 100 0.0 2,690 25.5

North Dakota 53 0 53 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 ...

Ohio 88 11,753 88 4,797 88 40.8 66 88 0.6 5,248 88 44.7 437 88 3.7 198 88 1.7 1,007 8.6

Oklahoma 77 583 77 409 77 70.2 0 0.0 167 77 28.6 0 77 0.0 0 0.0 7 1.2

Oregon 36 89 36 47 36 52.8 0 36 0.0 0 36 0.0 0 36 0.0 0 36 0.0 42 47.2

Pennsylvania 67 3,726 67 1,385 67 37.2 495 67 13.3 107 67 2.9 0 0.0 192 67 5.2 1,547 41.5

Rhode Island 39 366 39 197 39 53.8 7 39 1.9 0 39 0.0 1 39 0.3 0 39 0.0 161 44.0

South Carolina 46 1,083 13 82 13 7.6 71 13 6.6 338 13 31.2 19 13 1.8 401 13 37.0 172 15.9

South Dakota 66 67 65 40 23 59.7 8 11 11.9 14 9 20.9 0 8 0.0 0 8 0.0 5 7.5

Tennessee 95 415 79 262 72 63.1 22 56 5.3 42 51 10.1 0 49 0.0 33 52 8.0 56 13.5

Texas 254 10,919 254 7,337 179 67.2 946 145 8.7 2,058 107 18.8 95 71 0.9 206 56 1.9 277 2.5

Utah 29 3,025 29 1,805 29 59.7 0 29 0.0 407 29 13.5 622 29 20.6 101 29 3.3 90 3.0

Vermont 233 4 155 3 121 75.0 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 1 25.0

Virginia 134 1,387 104 455 88 32.8 427 85 30.8 240 70 17.3 3 61 0.2 53 65 3.8 209 15.1

Washington 39 1,509 39 578 28 38.3 752 20 49.8 1 11 0.1 0 10 0.0 23 12 1.5 155 10.3

West Virginia 55 919 28 523 26 56.9 198 18 21.5 135 25 14.7 1 24 0.1 0 24 0.0 62 6.7

Wisconsin 72 33 72 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 33 100.0

Wyoming 23 12 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 1 16.7 1 1 8.3 0 0.0 9 75.0

American Samoa 1 0 1 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 ...

Guam 1 160 1 137 1 85.6 0 1 0.0 18 1 11.3 4 1 2.5 1 1 0.6 0 0.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 187,173 3,648 84,670 2,614 45.2 12,104 2,121 6.5 20,137 2,135 10.8 2,892 2,171 1.5 6,705 2,182 3.6 60,665 32.4

States Included 46 37 26 31 27 26 43

Question E1d E2a E2b E2c E2d E2e calc
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TABLE 35B. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART B

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

 Ballots Rejected

Provisional Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part B Not Categorized

Balance

(See Notes)

Ballot Missing from 

Envelope No Signature Non-matching Signature Voter Already Voted Other (See Comments)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 1,848 49 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,848 100.0

Alaska 1 1,300 1 32 1 2.5 2 1 0.2 0 1 0.0 19 1 1.5 1,240 1 95.4 60 4.6

Arizona 15 14,464 15 49 4 0.3 112 8 0.8 217 3 1.5 429 13 3.0 1,655 9 11.4 12,809 88.6

Arkansas 75 717 65 1 45 0.1 3 45 0.4 41 45 5.7 19 45 2.6 146 37 20.4 571 79.6

California 58 68,217 58 2,066 40 3.0 1,833 50 2.7 2,779 46 4.1 1,384 51 2.0 18,645 32 27.3 49,572 72.7

Colorado 64 3,667 64 108 64 2.9 154 64 4.2 0 0.0 185 64 5.0 42 11 1.1 3,625 98.9

Connecticut 169 578 169 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 578 100.0

Delaware 3 31 3 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 31 100.0

District of Columbia 1 398 1 5 1 1.3 4 1 1.0 0 1 0.0 7 1 1.8 0 0 0.0 398 100.0

Florida 67 3,391 67 12 67 0.4 41 67 1.2 43 67 1.3 122 67 3.6 377 67 11.1 3,014 88.9

Georgia 159 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Hawaii 4 151 4 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 10 1 6.6 141 93.4

Idaho 44 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Illinois 110 14,137 105 0 0.0 17 15 0.1 4 13 0.0 0 0.0 6,582 27 46.6 7,555 53.4

Indiana 92 1,107 77 5 50 0.5 4 49 0.4 2 49 0.2 9 50 0.8 125 52 11.3 982 88.7

Iowa 99 349 99 0 99 0.0 0 99 0.0 0 99 0.0 70 99 20.1 116 99 33.2 233 66.8

Kansas 105 5,067 105 0 105 0.0 333 104 6.6 219 105 4.3 68 105 1.3 3,711 105 73.2 1,356 26.8

Kentucky 120 96 120 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 0 120 0.0 3 120 3.1 93 96.9

Louisiana 64 35 64 2 64 5.7 2 64 5.7 0 64 0.0 3 64 8.6 14 64 40.0 21 60.0

Maine 505 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Maryland 24 3,197 24 28 24 0.9 363 24 11.4 0 24 0.0 159 24 5.0 9 24 0.3 3,188 99.7

Massachusetts 351 2,020 351 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 3 2 0.1 2 2 0.1 2,018 99.9

Michigan 83 511 83 0 83 0.0 150 83 29.4 0 83 0.0 0 83 0.0 161 83 31.5 350 68.5

Minnesota 87 0 87 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 87 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Mississippi 82 3,936 50 1 15 0.0 6 17 0.2 0 14 0.0 12 16 0.3 134 12 3.4 3,802 96.6

Missouri 116 2,049 95 0 51 0.0 0 51 0.0 0 51 0.0 1 55 0.0 1,054 14 51.4 995 48.6

Montana 56 126 56 0 56 0.0 1 56 0.8 0 56 0.0 11 56 8.7 87 56 69.0 39 31.0

Nebraska 93 1,009 91 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 4 1.4 186 15 18.4 823 81.6

Nevada 17 1,387 10 0 6 0.0 19 6 1.4 0 6 0.0 5 7 0.4 11 1 0.8 1,376 99.2
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TABLE 35B. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PART B (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

 Ballots Rejected

Provisional Ballots Rejected and Reason, Part B Not Categorized

Balance

(See Notes)

Ballot Missing from 

Envelope No Signature Non-matching Signature Voter Already Voted Other (See Comments)

Total Cases Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 0 323 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 323 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

New Jersey 21 3,346 21 0 0.0 23 21 0.7 55 21 1.6 188 21 5.6 633 21 18.9 2,713 81.1

New Mexico 33 1,221 30 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,221 100.0

New York 62 6,205 54 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,058 51 33.2 4,147 66.8

North Carolina 100 10,563 100 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 0 100 0.0 2,690 100 25.5 7,873 74.5

North Dakota 53 0 53 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 53 ... 0 0 ... 0 ...

Ohio 88 11,753 88 146 88 1.2 301 88 2.6 49 88 0.4 321 88 2.7 121 88 1.0 11,632 99.0

Oklahoma 77 583 77 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 77 1.2 576 98.8

Oregon 36 89 36 0 36 0.0 14 36 15.7 14 36 15.7 0 36 0.0 14 36 15.7 75 84.3

Pennsylvania 67 3,726 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 67 0.0 20 67 0.5 0 67 0.0 3,726 100.0

Rhode Island 39 366 39 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 0 39 0.0 161 39 44.0 205 56.0

South Carolina 46 1,083 13 0 13 0.0 48 13 4.4 1 13 0.1 3 13 0.3 120 13 11.1 963 88.9

South Dakota 66 67 65 0 8 0.0 0 8 0.0 0 8 0.0 0 8 0.0 4 5 6.0 63 94.0

Tennessee 95 415 79 7 48 1.7 5 47 1.2 0 47 0.0 4 48 1.0 40 10 9.6 375 90.4

Texas 254 10,919 254 123 42 1.1 57 39 0.5 20 30 0.2 29 27 0.3 2 7 0.0 10,917 100.0

Utah 29 3,025 29 0 29 0.0 0 29 0.0 0 0.0 73 29 2.4 15 4 0.5 3,010 99.5

Vermont 233 4 155 0 120 0.0 0 119 0.0 0 119 0.0 0 119 0.0 0 1 0.0 4 100.0

Virginia 134 1,387 104 1 60 0.1 10 61 0.7 1 60 0.1 18 66 1.3 287 74 20.7 1,100 79.3

Washington 39 1,509 39 0 10 0.0 7 12 0.5 14 12 0.9 19 13 1.3 127 7 8.4 1,382 91.6

West Virginia 55 919 28 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 0 24 0.0 25 7 2.7 894 97.3

Wisconsin 72 33 72 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 33 72 100.0 0 0.0

Wyoming 23 12 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 2 16.7 7 3 58.3 5 41.7

American Samoa 1 0 1 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 1 ... 0 ... 0 1 ... 0 ...

Guam 1 160 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 160 100.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 187,173 3,648 2,586 1,986 1.4 3,509 2,034 1.9 3,459 1,985 1.8 3,197 2,098 1.7 40,654 1,515 21.7 146,519 78.3

States Included 46 15 24 14 28 38 45

Question E1d E2f E2g E2h E2i E2j:p calc
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TABLE 35. PROVISIONAL BALLOTS: REASONS FOR REJECTION, PARTS A AND B 

Question E2, Number of provisional ballots rejected and the reason for rejection. [This table is broken into 

parts due to the large number of reasons tabulated.] 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by 

the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 
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TABLE 36. USE OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS/LISTS AT THE POLLING PLACE

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total of 

Voters

Participating

Cases

Sign Voters In Update Vote History Lookup Polling Places Other Use (See Comments)

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 0 1,503,232 67 0 1,503,232 67 0 1,503,232 67 0 0

Alaska 1 261,128 1 0 261,128 1 0 261,128 1 0 261,128 1 0 0

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 82,327 1 1,668,513 14 82,327 1 1,668,513 14 100,483 2 1,650,357 13 0 165,290 6

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 105,722 9 684,051 66 98,072 6 691,701 69 48,816 5 740,957 70 62,078 2 136,206 19

California 58 10,529,134 58 893,582 1 9,635,552 57 1,013,864 2 9,515,270 56 1,101,925 4 9,427,209 54 78,610 1 8,042,296 35

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 985,755 22 594,924 37 912,953 22 657,519 35 723,559 19 846,913 38 29,227 4 619,119 13

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 0 1,153,872 169 0 1,153,872 169 0 1,153,872 169 0 0

Delaware 3 316,754 3 0 316,754 3 0 316,754 3 0 316,754 3 0 0

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 0 135,846 1 0 135,846 1 135,846 1 0 135,846 1 0

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 3,132,586 37 2,341,201 30 3,001,783 35 2,472,004 32 3,830,942 33 1,642,845 34 1,202,598 5 2,126,422 35

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 2,623,035 159 0 2,623,035 159 0 2,623,035 159 0 0 0

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 53,867 1 65,342 2 53,867 1 65,342 2 53,867 1 65,342 2 0 332,435 3

Idaho 44 457,743 44 0 457,743 44 0 457,743 44 0 457,743 44 0 0

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 64,676 3 1,727,156 89 64,676 3 1,727,156 89 0 0 0 0

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 636,465 47 496,964 52 636,465 47 496,964 52 636,465 47 496,964 52 0 0

Kansas 105 857,658 105 100,675 17 756,983 88 64,632 11 793,026 94 64,197 9 793,461 96 636 1 857,022 104

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 0 1,417,995 120 0 1,417,995 120 0 1,417,995 120 0 1,417,995 120

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 0 1,298,649 64 0 1,298,649 64 0 1,298,649 64 0 1,298,649 64

Maine 505 580,584 505 0 580,584 505 0 580,584 505 0 580,584 505 0 0

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 1,868,179 24 0 1,868,179 24 0 1,868,179 24 0 1,868,179 24 0

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 0 2,319,963 351 0 2,319,963 351 0 2,319,963 351 0 428 1

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 3,077,335 62 181,132 21 3,077,335 62 181,132 21 3,077,335 62 181,132 21 0 0

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 0 2,123,369 87 0 2,123,369 87 0 2,123,369 87 0 0

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 47,127 5 675,232 62 69,791 4 652,568 63 120,825 6 601,534 61 11,045 1 419,095 40

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 189,878 8 1,604,541 96 212,369 8 1,582,050 96 1,076,366 26 718,053 78 634,123 7 45,123 7

Montana 56 367,096 56 0 367,096 56 0 367,096 56 52,390 1 314,706 55 0 367,096 56

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 0 503,514 93 0 503,514 93 0 503,514 93 0 0

Nevada 17 721,632 17 18,666 3 235,320 13 2,721 2 246,260 13 638,907 5 77,720 11 148,614 2 489,777 6
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TABLE 36. USE OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS/LISTS AT THE POLLING PLACE (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total of 

Voters

Participating

Cases

Sign Voters In Update Vote History Lookup Polling Places Other Use (See Comments)

Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 0 461,423 323 0 461,423 323 0 461,423 323 0 0

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 0 2,179,700 21 0 2,179,700 21 0 2,179,700 21 0 2,115,736 20

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 47,815 3 582,198 30 47,815 3 582,198 30 47,815 3 582,198 30 206,391 1 375,807 29

New York 62 4,763,899 62 0 4,763,899 62 0 4,763,899 62 0 4,763,899 62 0 4,763,899 62

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 2,700,706 100 0 2,700,706 100 0 2,700,706 100 0 2,700,706 100 0

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 106,359 6 134,680 47 106,359 6 134,680 47 104,249 5 136,790 48 0 0

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 106,973 4 3,832,993 84 242,952 3 3,697,014 85 408,890 5 3,531,076 83 0 3,939,966 88

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 0 1,043,507 77 0 1,043,507 77 0 1,043,507 77 0 0

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 0 1,487,210 36 0 1,487,210 36 0 1,487,210 36 0 1,487,210 36

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 0 346,357 39 0 346,357 39 0 346,357 39 0 346,357 39

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 1,148,511 26 210,037 20 1,148,511 26 210,037 20 1,148,511 26 210,037 20 0 0

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 26,926 3 274,435 57 22,210 4 279,151 56 29,178 5 272,183 55 10,349 1 152,973 37

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 557,725 14 1,023,037 79 390,699 8 1,122,979 82 498,984 8 1,014,694 82 63,007 2 480,849 44

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 2,107,912 97 2,959,045 157 1,490,455 65 3,535,241 186 1,672,196 86 3,230,354 166 0 0

Utah 29 653,274 29 653,274 29 0 653,274 29 0 653,274 29 0 0 0

Vermont 233 234,725 230 10,730 14 215,656 207 30,268 26 195,872 192 61,145 24 161,180 193 21,720 3 21,982 37

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 0 2,565,589 39 0 2,565,589 39 0 2,565,589 39 0 2,565,589 39

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 0 385,158 45 0 385,158 45 0 376,793 44 0 31,032 3

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 0 2,185,021 72 0 2,185,021 72 0 2,185,021 72 0 0

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 0 190,822 23 0 190,822 23 0 190,822 23 0 0

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 11,030 1 0 11,030 1 0 11,030 1 0 0 11,030 1

Guam 1 40,645 1 0 40,645 1 0 40,645 1 0 40,645 1 0 40,645 1

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 21,357,836 696 57,988,068 3,607 20,626,348 658 58,595,753 3,633 23,489,115 696 54,273,474 3,503 7,173,129 155 32,650,028 2,823

States Included 26 45 26 45 27 43 15 27

Question F1a f4a_y f4a_n f4b_y f4b_n f4c_y f4c_n f4d_y f4d_n
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TABLE 36. USE OF ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS/LISTS AT THE POLLING PLACE 

Questions F1, F4. Use of electronic poll books at the polling place and the number of voters participating in 

these polling places. 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by 

the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 

Question F4: 

Arkansas One county reported they “tested 5 EPB in conjunction with paper books at 5 polling location-paper books 

used as official record.” Two counties reported electronic lists and updates are used during early voting; 

printed lists are used on Election Day.

California One county reported electronic poll books or electronic lists of voters were used at five (5) polling places 

as a sample. Two counties reported being an all-mail county. Another county reported electronic rosters 

were used in 58 of 116 of their precincts.

Colorado The State of Colorado reported that all counties were required to use the “early voting module” through 

SCORE (the statewide database) as an electronic poll book for early voting purposes; this module allows 

the user to sign the voter in and to update vote history in real time.

District of Columbia The District of Columbia reported they used paper poll books at its 143 polling locations on election 

day, and electronic poll books to sign in voters, update voter history, look up polling places and perform 

same day registration/change of address functions in early voting. In addition, all polling locations used 

electronic poll books for voter lookup and to process change of address and same day registrations.

Florida Fourteen counties reported using Electronic Voter ID (EVID) stations at some of their early voting sites; 

some also reported using EVIDs at limited number of precincts on Election Day.

Indiana The State of Indiana reported that some counties setup PCs at polling locations to allow staff or voters to 

look up polling locations on the SVRS Public Portal (www.indianavoters.com). They used the public portal 

to reduce security concerns, rather than setting up a PC linked to SVRS. However, the State did not collect 

this information as part of the 2010 General Election survey.

Missouri One county reported they used an electronic list of voters to verify registration, polling location and 

to check them in; their information is printed and then attached to a blank poll book that the voter is 

required to sign. Another county reported that electronic poll books were used in 38 polling sites, another 

that electronic poll books were used in 14 precincts, and another that 5 of 14 polling places used electronic 

poll books. One county reported that every precinct used electronic poll books on Election Day.

North Carolina The State of North Carolina reported that electronic lists were used during early voting; some precincts 

used them on Election Day as well.

New Mexico One county reported that electronic poll books were used in early voting locations.

Nevada Three counties reported that electronic poll books were used during early voting.

Ohio One jurisdiction reported that 6 of their 31 precincts used electronic poll books. One county reported they 

do not used electronic poll books at all.
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Oregon The State of Oregon reported they are a vote by mail state, and do not have polling places.

South Dakota One county reported they used electronic poll books in their absentee precinct.

Tennessee Four counties reported they do not used electronic poll books at all.

Washington Four counties reported they are vote by mail counties.
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TABLE 37. SOURCE OF POLL BOOKS USED AT THE POLLING PLACE

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total of

Voters

Participating

Cases

State Printed Poll Books 

and Shipped to 

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Arranged for

Printing of Poll Books

Combination of State 

and

Local Jurisdiction

 Information Unavailable Other or None Indicated

(See Comments)

Not Categorized

Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 0 0 0.0 1,503,232 67 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Alaska 1 261,128 1 261,128 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 0 0 0.0 1,750,840 15 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 0 0 0.0 789,773 75 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

California 58 10,529,134 58 0 0 0.0 10,527,253 57 100.0 0 0 0.0 1,881 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 0 0 0.0 1,828,323 64 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 0 0 0.0 1,153,872 169 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Delaware 3 316,754 3 316,754 3 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 0 0 0.0 135,846 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 0 0 0.0 5,011,650 60 91.6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 462,137 7 8.4 0 0.0

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2,623,035 159 100.0 0 0.0

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 53,867 1 13.9 23,019 1 6.0 309,416 2 80.1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Idaho 44 457,743 44 0 0 0.0 457,743 44 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,780,210 108 100.0 0 0.0

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 0 0 0.0 1,791,832 92 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 0 0 0.0 1,133,429 99 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Kansas 105 857,658 105 0 0 0.0 819,449 96 95.5 0 0 0.0 38,209 9 4.5 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 1,417,995 120 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 1,298,649 64 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Maine 505 580,584 505 0 0 0.0 580,584 505 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 0 0 0.0 1,868,179 24 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 0 0 0.0 2,319,963 351 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 3,258,467 83 100.0 0 0.0

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 1,235,146 17 58.2 888,223 70 41.8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 2,279 1 0.3 701,112 64 95.3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 32,192 5 4.4 0 0.0

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 0 0 0.0 1,915,509 111 95.9 3,496 1 0.2 14,082 2 0.7 64,184 2 3.2 0 0.0

Montana 56 367,096 56 0 0 0.0 367,096 56 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 0 0 0.0 503,514 93 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Nevada 17 721,632 17 0 0 0.0 721,632 17 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0
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TABLE 37. SOURCE OF POLL BOOKS USED AT THE POLLING PLACE (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Total of

Voters

Participating

Cases

State Printed Poll Books 

and Shipped to 

Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Arranged for

Printing of Poll Books

Combination of State 

and

Local Jurisdiction

 Information Unavailable Other or None Indicated

(See Comments)

Not Categorized

Balance

(See Notes)

Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Cases Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 0 0 0.0 461,423 323 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 0 0 0.0 2,179,700 21 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 0 0 0.0 493,306 23 78.3 34,607 2 5.5 0 0 0.0 102,100 8 16.2 0 0.0

New York 62 4,763,899 62 0 0 0.0 4,763,899 62 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 0 0 0.0 2,485,980 91 92.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 214,726 9 8.0 0 0.0

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 0 0 0.0 134,680 47 55.9 0 0 0.0 106,359 6 44.1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 0 0 0.0 3,931,389 87 99.8 8,577 1 0.2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 0 0 0.0 1,043,507 77 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,487,210 36 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,055,336 67 100.0 0 0.0

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 0 0 0.0 346,357 39 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 1,304,240 44 96.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 54,308 2 4.0 0 0.0

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 0 0 0.0 318,095 63 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 0 0 0.0 1,388,376 94 85.7 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 232,243 1 14.3 0 0.0

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 5,066,957 254 100.0 0 0.0

Utah 29 653,274 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 653,274 29 100.0 0 0.0

Vermont 233 234,725 230 8,741 6 3.7 185,687 167 79.1 8,740 14 3.7 11,994 19 5.1 19,563 24 8.3 0 0.0

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 0 0 0.0 2,214,505 134 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 64,030 1 2.5 2,501,559 38 97.5 0 0.0

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 0 0 0.0 536,493 55 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 0 0 0.0 2,185,021 72 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 0 0 0.0 190,822 23 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 11,030 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Guam 1 40,645 1 40,645 1 100.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 5,950,474 259 6.6 59,651,313 3,509 65.7 364,836 20 0.4 1,723,765 74 1.9 23,120,291 796 25.5 0 0.0

States Included 11 38 5 7 15 0

Question F1a F6.1 F6.2 F6.3 F6.4 F6.rem calc
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TABLE 37. SOURCE OF POLL BOOKS USED AT THE POLLING PLACE 

Questions F1, F6. Source of poll books used at the polling place and the number of voters participating in 

these polling places. 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by 

the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. 

Question F6: 

Alaska “The State of Alaska Division of Elections conducts federal and state elections and maintains the voter 

registration database for the state. Therefore, poll books were printed by the state and provided directly to 

the poll workers.”

Arkansas Nine counties indicated their poll books were printed in the county clerk’s office.

California Four counties indicated they printed out their own poll books.

Colorado Four counties indicated they printed out their own poll books. Of these, one indicated the printed poll 

books were deployed as backups only and were not actually used.

District of Columbia The District of Columbia indicated, “DC is both a state and its own jurisdiction so this question does not 

apply.”

Florida Nine jurisdictions reported they printed out their own poll books. Of those, one indicated the written list 

was provided as backup if the EVIDS stopped working.

Maryland The State of Maryland reported that poll books were used as backup to the electronic poll books.

Michigan The State of Michigan reported that counties purchase poll books designed by State from commercial 

vendors and supply to local jurisdictions.

Missouri Ten counties reported they printed out their own poll books.

Mississippi One county reported they printed out their own poll books from sems.

New Mexico Twelve counties reported they provide their own rosters.

Nevada Three counties reported printing out their own poll books.

Ohio Five counties reported printing out their own poll books.

Oregon The State of Oregon reported they are a vote by mail state, and do not have polling places.

Tennessee Six counties reported they printed their materials at the election commission office.

Virginia The State of Virginia reported they provided ready PDF files to jurisdictions.

Washington The State of Washington reported vote-by-mail counties do not print poll books.

Wisconsin The State of Wisconsin reported each jurisdiction refers to municipality for printing.
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TABLE 38. FIRST-TIME MAIL REGISTRANTS; USE OF PRINTED REGISTRATION LISTS AT THE POLLING PLACE

State

Election 

Jurisdiction 

in Survey

Total of 

Voters 

Participating

Cases

Number of First-time Mail 

Registrants (Voted or Not)

Use of Printed Lists at the Polls

Yes No Info. Unavailable

Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 0 1,503,232 67 0 0 0 0

Alaska 1 261,128 1 0 261,128 1 0 0 0 0

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 0 1,750,840 15 0 0 0 0

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 3,289 23 771,198 72 18,575 3 0 0

California 58 10,529,134 58 13,460 39 10,492,500 56 36,634 2 0 0

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 5,903 64 1,284,150 50 544,173 14 0 0

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 0 1,153,872 169 0 0 0 0

Delaware 3 316,754 3 0 316,754 3 0 0 0 0

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 13 1 135,846 1 0 0 0 0

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 6,207 67 4,952,474 60 521,313 7 0 0

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 0 0 0 2,623,035 159 0 0

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 0 386,302 4 0 0 0 0

Idaho 44 457,743 44 0 457,743 44 0 0 0 0

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 7,224 92 1,727,156 89 64,676 3 0 0

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 0 1,133,429 99 0 0 0 0

Kansas 105 857,658 105 0 819,449 96 38,209 9 0 0

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 0 1,417,995 120 0 0 0 0

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 10,177 64 1,298,649 64 0 0 0 0

Maine 505 580,584 505 1,438 505 580,584 505 0 0 0 0

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 0 1,868,179 24 0 0 0 0

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 96 5 2,319,963 351 0 0 0 0

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 0 3,258,467 83 0 0 0 0

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 330 87 2,123,369 87 0 0 0 0

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 2,589 18 701,877 65 33,706 5 0 0

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 94,316 21 1,904,209 111 74,992 3 0 0

Montana 56 367,096 56 0 367,096 56 0 0 0 0

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 0 503,514 93 0 0 0 0

Nevada 17 721,632 17 3 3 721,632 17 0 0 0 0
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TABLE 38. FIRST-TIME MAIL REGISTRANTS; USE OF PRINTED REGISTRATION LISTS AT THE POLLING PLACE (CONTINUED)

State

Election 

Jurisdiction 

in Survey

Total of 

Voters 

Participating

Cases

Number of First-time Mail 

Registrants (Voted or Not)

Use of Printed Lists at the Polls

Yes No Info. Unavailable

Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases Total Cases

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 0 461,423 323 0 0 0 0

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 0 2,179,700 21 0 0 0 0

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 2,867 32 537,366 27 42,805 5 0 0

New York 62 4,763,899 62 2,701 56 4,763,899 62 0 0 0 0

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 0 2,485,980 91 210,081 8 0 0

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 0 134,680 47 106,359 6 0 0

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 0 3,939,966 88 0 0 0 0

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 0 1,043,507 77 0 0 0 0

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 19,550 34 0 0 1,487,210 36 0 0

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 0 346,357 39 0 0 0 0

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 0 1,304,240 44 54,308 2 0 0

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 14,866 66 318,095 63 0 0 0 0

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 17,971 94 1,388,376 94 232,243 1 0 0

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 43,749 166 4,194,468 210 872,489 44 0 0

Utah 29 653,274 29 0 0 0 653,274 29 0 0

Vermont 233 234,725 230 1,470 97 224,467 215 7,208 9 0 0

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 1,872 110 2,214,505 134 0 0 0 0

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 3,168 7 272,587 1 2,293,002 38 0 0

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 149 24 536,493 55 0 0 0 0

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 0 2,185,021 72 0 0 0 0

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 0 190,822 23 0 0 0 0

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 0 1 11,030 1 0 0 0 0

Guam 1 40,645 1 0 40,645 1 0 0 0 0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 253,408 1,676 72,985,234 4,090 9,914,292 383 0 0

States Included 48 19 0

Question F1a F3 F5.1 F5.2 F5.3
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TABLE 38. FIRST-TIME MAIL REGISTRANTS; USE OF PRINTED REGISTRATION LISTS AT THE POLLING PLACE 

Questions F1, F3, F5. First-time mail registrants. Uses of printed registration lists at the polling place with the

number of voters participating in these polling places. 

Question F3: 

Alabama Alabama law requires every voter to show valid identification in every election (Ala. Code 1975, Section 

17-9-30)

Arkansas A couple of jurisdictions indicated that some number of voters was required to show ID. 

Arizona A couple of jurisdictions indicated that all registered voters are required to show ID when voting at the 

polls but not when early voting. 

California One jurisdiction provided the number of first-time voters, but was unable to indicate which of them voted 

at the polls versus vote-by-mail.

Florida One jurisdiction indicated that it has no MARG voters. A couple of jurisdictions indicated that all voters 

are required to provide identification prior to voting.

Idaho Idaho Code required all voters to show ID or sign a Personal Identification Affidavit prior to voting. If a 

voter registered on Election Day, they were required to show a photo ID and proof of residence prior to 

registering and voting.

Kansas Kansas law requires ID from a larger group than HAVA definition. Unable to track the number.

Maine In Maine, F3 is equal to A7a.

Missouri One jurisdiction explained that all voters must show ID.

Montana Montana requires all voters to show ID.

North Dakota North Dakota does not have voter registration.

Nevada One jurisdiction indicated that HAVA 303(b)(3) exempts voters from this requirement if they meet certain 

criteria, which voters in Nevada meet.

Ohio One jurisdiction indicated that it does not track the number of registrants voting by absentee mail. A 

couple of jurisdictions indicated that all voters are required to show ID in Ohio.

Oklahoma Oklahoma does not track this information.

South Dakota One jurisdiction indicated that if no ID is brought along, the voter signs an affidavit and can vote as long as 

their registration is valid. A second jurisdiction indicated that all voters are required to show ID.

Washington One jurisdiction indicated that ID had to be shown before voting.
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Question F5: 

Arizona One jurisdiction indicated that the printed list is provided only as backup.

California One jurisdiction indicated that lists are “generated in house and distributed to the polling place”.

Colorado A couple of jurisdictions indicated that it uses signature cards. A couple of jurisdictions indicated that 

paper or poll books are used only as backup.

Florida A couple of jurisdictions indicated that it had one precinct that used a printed list of registered voters at the 

polls. A couple of jurisdictions indicated that they used poll books as backup.

Missouri One jurisdiction indicated that printed lists were used in 10 precincts.

North Dakota A number of jurisdictions indicated that it used printed lists of voters who voted in past elections as North 

Dakota does not have voter registration.

New Mexico One jurisdiction indicated that printed lists were used a backup for electronic poll books. Another 

jurisdiction indicated that printed lists of registered voters was used at the polls. 

Oregon Oregon is vote by mail State and does not have polling places.

Tennessee One jurisdiction indicated that signature lists by precincts were used.

Vermont One jurisdiction indicated that the town clerk prepares and prints lists from voter database.
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TABLE 39. NUMBER AND AGES OF POLL WORKERS

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Number 

of Poll 

Workers

Total

Cases

Under 18 18 to 25 26 to 40 41 to 60 61 to 70 71 and Over Balance

(See Notes)

Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 ...

Alaska 1 2,572 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,572 100.0

Arizona 15 15,076 15 386 2.6 514 3.4 565 3.7 2,587 17.2 3,024 20.1 2,708 18.0 5,292 35.1

Arkansas 75 10,251 74 0 0.0 73 0.7 204 2.0 858 8.4 1,692 16.5 1,378 13.4 6,046 59.0

California 58 82,508 58 10,408 12.6 5,293 6.4 5,333 6.5 19,038 23.1 14,164 17.2 11,946 14.5 16,326 19.8

Colorado 64 10,001 62 673 6.7 203 2.0 358 3.6 1,740 17.4 1,596 16.0 1,200 12.0 4,231 42.3

Connecticut 169 4,464 169 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,464 100.0

Delaware 3 3,893 3 212 5.4 243 6.2 328 8.4 1,421 36.5 965 24.8 724 18.6 0 0.0

District of Columbia 1 1,565 1 14 0.9 71 4.5 134 8.6 612 39.1 376 24.0 358 22.9 0 0.0

Florida 67 48,991 67 219 0.4 1,145 2.3 2,431 5.0 12,375 25.3 13,598 27.8 14,382 29.4 4,841 9.9

Georgia 159 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 ...

Hawaii 4 3,092 4 392 12.7 267 8.6 261 8.4 1,113 36.0 676 21.9 383 12.4 0 0.0

Idaho 44 5,315 44 61 1.1 136 2.6 573 10.8 1,499 28.2 1,862 35.0 1,183 22.3 1 0.0

Illinois 110 54,550 109 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 54,550 100.0

Indiana 92 22,342 77 142 0.6 442 2.0 942 4.2 3,297 14.8 3,519 15.8 2,339 10.5 11,661 52.2

Iowa 99 9,004 99 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,004 100.0

Kansas 105 8,021 105 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8,021 100.0

Kentucky 120 16,356 120 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16,356 100.0

Louisiana 64 16,095 64 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16,095 100.0

Maine 505 5,493 491 1 0.0 85 1.5 401 7.3 2,021 36.8 1,633 29.7 1,167 21.2 185 3.4

Maryland 24 21,843 24 96 0.4 828 3.8 1,812 8.3 8,550 39.1 6,141 28.1 3,422 15.7 994 4.6

Massachusetts 351 2,140 7 0 0.0 179 8.4 163 7.6 720 33.6 495 23.1 554 25.9 29 1.4

Michigan 83 32,215 83 783 2.4 1,410 4.4 2,037 6.3 9,081 28.2 11,248 34.9 7,656 23.8 0 0.0

Minnesota 87 26,950 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26,950 100.0

Mississippi 82 6,847 62 0 0.0 144 2.1 291 4.3 760 11.1 740 10.8 636 9.3 4,276 62.5

Missouri 116 19,029 116 117 0.6 237 1.2 197 1.0 907 4.8 1,201 6.3 1,280 6.7 15,090 79.3

Montana 56 4,404 56 75 1.7 62 1.4 191 4.3 1,152 26.2 1,509 34.3 1,075 24.4 340 7.7

Nebraska 93 8,042 90 94 1.2 88 1.1 518 6.4 2,420 30.1 2,486 30.9 2,487 30.9 (51) (0.6)

Nevada 17 4,280 17 179 4.2 26 0.6 275 6.4 903 21.1 918 21.4 819 19.1 1,160 27.1
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TABLE 39. NUMBER AND AGES OF POLL WORKERS (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Number 

of Poll 

Workers

Total

Cases

Under 18 18 to 25 26 to 40 41 to 60 61 to 70 71 and Over Balance

(See Notes)

Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 ...

New Jersey 21 19,952 21 11 0.1 486 2.4 814 4.1 4,506 22.6 4,191 21.0 6,516 32.7 3,428 17.2

New Mexico 33 18,453 32 0 0.0 756 4.1 1,881 10.2 6,260 33.9 5,277 28.6 4,261 23.1 18 0.1

New York 62 78,250 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78,250 100.0

North Carolina 100 19,069 100 231 1.2 386 2.0 1,044 5.5 5,876 30.8 6,706 35.2 4,410 23.1 416 2.2

North Dakota 53 2,096 53 13 0.6 32 1.5 96 4.6 459 21.9 738 35.2 314 15.0 444 21.2

Ohio 88 43,912 88 1,994 4.5 1,527 3.5 1,717 3.9 8,988 20.5 7,773 17.7 6,246 14.2 15,667 35.7

Oklahoma 77 7,410 77 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,410 100.0

Oregon 36 1,523 36 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,523 100.0

Pennsylvania 67 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 ...

Rhode Island 39 3,525 39 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,525 100.0

South Carolina 46 13,372 46 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13,372 100.0

South Dakota 66 3,493 62 0 0.0 19 0.5 50 1.4 361 10.3 523 15.0 457 13.1 2,083 59.6

Tennessee 95 15,891 95 122 0.8 428 2.7 657 4.1 3,287 20.7 4,548 28.6 3,681 23.2 3,168 19.9

Texas 254 36,008 249 268 0.7 468 1.3 1,085 3.0 4,707 13.1 5,437 15.1 2,679 7.4 21,364 59.3

Utah 29 4,478 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,478 100.0

Vermont 233 3,000 229 10 0.3 20 0.7 108 3.6 787 26.2 593 19.8 339 11.3 1,143 38.1

Virginia 134 17,406 125 252 1.4 329 1.9 1,101 6.3 4,752 27.3 5,191 29.8 3,015 17.3 2,766 15.9

Washington 39 425 32 6 1.4 18 4.2 10 2.4 103 24.2 142 33.4 121 28.5 25 5.9

West Virginia 55 5,812 31 0 0.0 136 2.3 357 6.1 879 15.1 579 10.0 425 7.3 3,436 59.1

Wisconsin 72 27,271 72 582 2.1 360 1.3 1,201 4.4 5,814 21.3 9,834 36.1 7,883 28.9 1,597 5.9

Wyoming 23 2,564 23 32 1.2 56 2.2 160 6.2 834 32.5 776 30.3 621 24.2 85 3.3

American Samoa 1 235 1 0 0.0 84 35.7 89 37.9 59 25.1 3 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0

Guam 1 311 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 311 100.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 769,795 3,547 17,373 2.3 16,551 2.2 27,384 3.6 118,726 15.4 120,154 15.6 96,665 12.6 372,942 48.4

States Included 49 27 34 34 34 34 33 44

Question D3 D4a D4b D4c D4d D4e D4f calc
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TABLE 39. NUMBER AND AGES OF POLL WORKERS 

Questions D3, D4. Number of poll workers used and age category. 

Question D3: 

Arizona One jurisdiction indicated that they also hired 176 citizen board Troubleshooters who are not reflected in 

the number of poll workers. 

California One jurisdiction indicated that they included reserve poll workers in their count as well as Field 

Inspectors. Another jurisdiction indicated that they included delivery/pick-up people and rovers. Another 

jurisdiction indicated that they included field coordinators, troubleshooters and election equipment 

replacement technicians in their count. One jurisdiction indicated that the total includes Dominion 

technicians, Field Election Deputies, and District Leads.

Colorado One jurisdiction indicated that they age breakdown does not include judges. Two jurisdictions explained 

that the numbers are not available due to staff turnover.

Florida One jurisdiction indicated that the total does not include trained alternates who were on standby on 

Election Day. One jurisdiction indicated that the total includes six poll workers who worked Early Voting. 

One jurisdiction indicated that it did not include alternates that did not work, rovers or phone bank help. 

One jurisdiction explained that some workers are double counted because they worked Early Voting and 

worked on Election Day.

Maryland For all jurisdictions, the total includes field support personnel and some poll workers may have worked 

multiple shifts.

Maine In Maine, the responses for a couple of jurisdictions were included with other jurisdictions. 

Minnesota The number of estimated for some percentage of precincts in every county. 

New Jersey Total includes poll workers missing a date of birth.

Ohio One jurisdiction indicated that the total includes election judges, rovers, election service assistants, 

receivers, and systems coordinators. One jurisdiction included poll workers hired to assist vote-in-person 

absentee voters.

South Dakota One jurisdiction indicated that it includes 5 poll workers assigned to move in absentee processing.

Tennessee One jurisdiction indicated that it includes Early Voting.

Vermont One jurisdiction indicated that it includes the town clerk who served as presiding officer and two 

individuals who helped count. 

Washington One jurisdiction indicated that it includes only regular staff. One jurisdiction explained that they are not 

considered poll workers, but Administrative Specialists. A number of jurisdictions explained that they are 

all mail and do not have poll workers. 

Wyoming One jurisdiction indicated that it did not include county employees assigned to voter registration. A 

second jurisdiction indicated that it included its absentee board.
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Question D4: 

Arkansas A couple jurisdictions did not answer D4 but indicated that most are 60 and older. One jurisdiction 

indicated that some worked Early Voting as well as Election Day. One jurisdiction explained that it can 

be difficult to recruit poll workers because they are unable to take off work and retirees are therefore the 

largest population of poll workers. 

Arizona One county indicated that it instituted a Student Poll Worker program and has since seen an increase in 

younger poll workers. 

California A couple of jurisdictions explained that it was only able to provide ages for a portion of its poll workers. 

Colorado A number of jurisdictions indicated that it tracked student judge numbers separately. A number of 

jurisdictions did not supply age breakdown but included age range in the comments field. 

Florida One jurisdiction explained that the data for age breakdown only includes workers who worked on election 

day. 

Idaho A couple of counties indicated that the age breakdown was estimated.

Indiana A couple of jurisdictions indicated that it did not have age breakdowns available; some provided age 

ranges. Some jurisdictions indicated that it only provided age breakdown for a portion of poll workers. 

Massachusetts One jurisdiction indicated that the total includes all workers, not just those who worked on Election Day. 

Maryland Two jurisdictions do not capture the age of poll workers. 

Maine In Maine, the responses for a couple of jurisdictions were included with other jurisdictions. 

Missouri A couple of jurisdictions provided average age or age range of workers. 

Mississippi A couple of jurisdictions provided estimates of age breakdown. 

Montana One jurisdiction provided the average age of poll workers. 

North Carolina A couple of jurisdictions indicated that they were unable to provide age breakdown for all poll workers. 

Ohio A couple of jurisdictions indicated that their breakdown includes alternate poll workers. A couple of 

jurisdictions indicated that they were unable to provide age breakdowns for all workers. 

Oklahoma Oklahoma does not capture poll worker ages.

Tennessee A couple of jurisdictions indicated that total includes Early Voting.

Washington One jurisdiction indicated that it includes only regular staff. One jurisdiction explained that they are not 

considered poll workers, but Administrative Specialists. A number of jurisdictions explained that they are 

all mail and do not have poll workers. 

Wisconsin Discrepancy in number of poll workers between D3a and D4 is due to data entry error. 

Wyoming One jurisdiction indicated that it gets harder to recruit judges and another indicated that it does not track 

this information. One jurisdiction indicated that it had high school students serve as counting board 

judges.
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TABLE 40. DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING SUFFICIENT POLL WORKERS

State

Election Total of 

Juris. in Voters

Survey Participating

Cases Very Difficult Somewhat 

Difficult

Neither 

Diff./Easy Somewhat Easy Very Easy Not Enough Information

Balance

(See Notes)

Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct.

Alabama 67 1,503,232 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 67 100.0 0 0.0

Alaska 1 261,128 1 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arizona 15 1,750,840 15 1 6.7 7 46.7 5 33.3 1 6.7 1 6.7 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arkansas 75 789,773 75 6 8.0 21 28.0 26 34.7 18 24.0 3 4.0 1 1.3 0 0.0

California 58 10,529,134 58 4 6.9 17 29.3 12 20.7 13 22.4 10 17.2 1 1.7 1 1.7

Colorado 64 1,828,323 64 14 21.9 15 23.4 6 9.4 9 14.1 3 4.7 0 0.0 17 26.6

Connecticut 169 1,153,872 169 0 0.0 169 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Delaware 3 316,754 3 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

District of Columbia 1 135,846 1 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Florida 67 5,473,787 67 1 1.5 16 23.9 27 40.3 14 20.9 9 13.4 0 0.0 0 0.0

Georgia 159 2,623,035 159 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 159 100.0 0 0.0

Hawaii 4 386,302 4 1 25.0 2 50.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Idaho 44 457,743 44 2 4.5 10 22.7 15 34.1 10 22.7 6 13.6 1 2.3 0 0.0

Illinois 110 3,780,210 108 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 108 100.0

Indiana 92 1,791,832 92 11 12.0 42 45.7 14 15.2 10 10.9 2 2.2 2 2.2 11 12.0

Iowa 99 1,133,429 99 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 99 100.0 0 0.0

Kansas 105 857,658 105 5 4.8 39 37.1 27 25.7 21 20.0 13 12.4 0 0.0 0 0.0

Kentucky 120 1,417,995 120 120 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Louisiana 64 1,298,649 64 0 0.0 64 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Maine 505 580,584 505 35 6.9 144 28.5 114 22.6 99 19.6 97 19.2 2 0.4 14 2.8

Maryland 24 1,868,179 24 0 0.0 7 29.2 9 37.5 6 25.0 2 8.3 0 0.0 0 0.0

Massachusetts 351 2,319,963 351 1 0.3 1 0.3 2 0.6 3 0.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 344 98.0

Michigan 83 3,258,467 83 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 83 100.0 0 0.0

Minnesota 87 2,123,369 87 0 0.0 2 2.3 31 35.6 48 55.2 6 6.9 0 0.0 0 0.0

Mississippi 82 735,583 70 1 1.4 18 25.7 17 24.3 21 30.0 11 15.7 4 5.7 (2) (2.9)

Missouri 116 1,997,271 116 10 8.6 44 37.9 28 24.1 24 20.7 8 6.9 0 0.0 2 1.7

Montana 56 367,096 56 13 23.2 31 55.4 9 16.1 3 5.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Nebraska 93 503,514 93 11 11.8 42 45.2 16 17.2 15 16.1 6 6.5 0 0.0 3 3.2

Nevada 17 721,632 17 0 0.0 2 11.8 8 47.1 4 23.5 3 17.6 0 0.0 0 0.0
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TABLE 40. DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING SUFFICIENT POLL WORKERS (CONTINUED)

State

Election Total of 

Juris. in Voters

Survey Participating

Cases Very Difficult Somewhat 

Difficult

Neither 

Diff./Easy Somewhat Easy Very Easy Not Enough Information

Balance

(See Notes)

Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct. Cases Pct.

New Hampshire 323 461,423 323 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 323 100.0

New Jersey 21 2,179,700 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

New Mexico 33 630,013 33 1 3.0 0 0.0 29 87.9 2 6.1 0 0.0 1 3.0 0 0.0

New York 62 4,763,899 62 0 0.0 1 1.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 61 98.4

North Carolina 100 2,700,706 100 4 4.0 45 45.0 22 22.0 22 22.0 7 7.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

North Dakota 53 241,039 53 7 13.2 24 45.3 9 17.0 8 15.1 5 9.4 0 0.0 0 0.0

Ohio 88 3,939,966 88 0 0.0 42 47.7 30 34.1 11 12.5 5 5.7 0 0.0 0 0.0

Oklahoma 77 1,043,507 77 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 77 100.0 0 0.0

Oregon 36 1,487,210 36 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 36 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Pennsylvania 67 4,055,336 67 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 67 100.0

Rhode Island 39 346,357 39 10 25.6 10 25.6 7 17.9 4 10.3 3 7.7 5 12.8 0 0.0

South Carolina 46 1,358,548 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 46 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

South Dakota 66 318,095 63 7 11.1 26 41.3 17 27.0 12 19.0 2 3.2 0 0.0 (1) (1.6)

Tennessee 95 1,620,619 95 9 9.5 43 45.3 25 26.3 10 10.5 8 8.4 0 0.0 0 0.0

Texas 254 5,066,957 254 44 17.3 106 41.7 60 23.6 33 13.0 9 3.5 1 0.4 1 0.4

Utah 29 653,274 29 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.4 28 96.6

Vermont 233 234,725 230 0 0.0 32 13.9 45 19.6 56 24.3 91 39.6 1 0.4 5 2.2

Virginia 134 2,214,505 134 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 134 100.0

Washington 39 2,565,589 39 1 2.6 6 15.4 2 5.1 3 7.7 7 17.9 2 5.1 18 46.2

West Virginia 55 536,493 55 4 7.3 13 23.6 7 12.7 3 5.5 3 5.5 0 0.0 25 45.5

Wisconsin 72 2,185,021 72 2 2.8 6 8.3 43 59.7 21 29.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Wyoming 23 190,822 23 2 8.7 13 56.5 6 26.1 2 8.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

American Samoa 1 11,030 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Guam 1 40,645 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 90,810,679 4,658 328 7.0 1,065 22.9 715 15.3 527 11.3 357 7.7 507 10.9 1,159 24.9

States Included 28 36 32 31 27 17 19

Question F1a D5.1 D5.2 D5.3 D5.4 D5.5 D5.6 calc
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TABLE 40. DIFFICULTY OF OBTAINING SUFFICIENT POLL WORKERS 

Questions F1, D5. Difficulty of obtaining a sufficient number of poll workers for the election. 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

For this table, the total used for comparison is the number of cases in the State. If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as 

uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is 

greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in 

some over-counting. 

Question D5: 

Arkansas One jurisdiction indicated that “Early voting pays only $70-$75 for 10 hours of work and election day pays 

$100 for 13 hours of work. People drawing unemployment will not work.” Another jurisdiction indicated 

that the list of poll workers changes daily. One jurisdiction explained “We did all the hard recruiting 

during the Primary earlier in the year. Otherwise somewhat difficult. And also we are starting to lose some 

workers due to IRS make this reportable income.” One jurisdiction indicated that “workers complain of too 

much paper work to keep up with.” One jurisdiction indicated that “the younger people in the area drive 

out of the county for work.” 

American Samoa Election Official applications were more than enough to select poll workers.

Arizona One jurisdiction indicated “The recruitment process was both difficult and easy. By this we mean that 

with the 1,142 precincts we have here in Maricopa County, we found many polling places where we had a 

surplus of workers due to the location. However, in some rural areas, it was somewhat difficult to recruit 

poll workers. We do ask poll workers to work outside of their precinct, but many of the rural areas were just 

too far for some out-of-precinct workers to accept.” One jurisdiction indicated “Tribal elections were also 

conducted on the same day and the Tribe had increased their wage scale to exceed ours.” 

California One jurisdiction indicated that it “did a major precinct officer recruitment for the June 2010 Primary which 

really helped boost our precinct officer files for the November 2010 General.” One jurisdiction said “We 

have one polling place that is always hard to staff, other than that we have a good group of volunteers.” 

One jurisdiction indicated “Recruiting an adequate number of poll workers is easy due to a retention rate 

as high as 75%. Recruiting qualified Inspectors is significantly more difficult.”

Colorado A couple of jurisdictions indicated that judges are aging and are harder to recruit and retain. A jurisdiction 

indicated that they have very good retention but are having trouble maintaining party balance. A couple of 

jurisdictions indicated that they had difficulty recruiting backup judges.

Florida One jurisdiction indicated that it was tough to find workers willing to work with the elections equipment. 

One jurisdiction indicated that the difficulty level was about the same as in previous elections while 

another indicated that it has the same poll workers each year. 

Hawaii One jurisdiction indicated that there were a number of poll workers who called the week prior to the 

General Election informing they were not available to work due to illness or family emergency.

Indiana A couple of jurisdictions indicated that their party organizations are responsible for finding poll workers. 

One jurisdiction indicated that having vote centers facilitates this process. Counties explained their 

various recruiting strategies and possible reasons for difficulty in finding poll workers. 
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Maryland NOTE: A number of jurisdictions in Maryland provided different levels of difficulty for Republicans and 

Democrats. For these jurisdictions, their response was moved to the D5_Comments field and the average 

(or closest approximate) of the two difficulty levels was included in D5. 

Maine In Maine, the responses for a couple of jurisdictions were included with other jurisdictions. 

Missouri One county indicated that there were many no shows and last minute cancellations from new workers. 

Another county indicated that there was a shortage of Democrat judges. One jurisdiction indicated that it 

has people on stand-by.

Montana A couple of jurisdictions indicated that it is increasingly difficult to train and recruit judges.

New York One jurisdiction indicated that “recruiting is always an issue, however NY’s transition from lever 

machines to opscan systems have promoted inspectors to retire from service, and the skill sets necessary 

for inspectors have changed, also affecting successful recruiting.”

Ohio One jurisdiction indicated that its High School Student Poll Worker Program has had a major impact 

on Poll Worker recruitment. In November 2010, General Election, 21% of our Election judges were high 

school students. The overall election judges turnover rate was 35%.” A couple of counties indicated that 

it was more difficult to obtain poll workers from one political party. One jurisdiction indicated “Due to 

increasing demands from Secretary of State’s Directives, lawsuit settlements, public sentiment, as well as 

the physical demands of handling the voting equipment, it has become more and more difficult to find Poll 

Workers; Presiding Judges in particular.” 

South Dakota One jurisdiction indicated that it varied by precinct. One jurisdiction indicated that ”Persons are not as 

willing to serve now that rules and regulations have increased. They are concerned with being sued. The 

pay is not enough to entice them to serve.” One jurisdiction indicated that “It seems to get harder each 

year, as our past workers are aging, and most younger people have jobs. For the older workers, it is a very 

long day, and also hard to learn/ remember all the rules.”

Tennessee One jurisdiction indicated that “It is very difficult to get poll workers. Would like to see a central voting 

location in the county plus early voting to run through election day. Also that would help on budget not to 

have so many poll workers.” One jurisdiction indicated “We had a Grant from the EAC to train and recruit 

college students. This was the first time we had more than enough workers.”

Vermont One jurisdiction indicated that it has a waiting list for pollworkers.

Washington Many jurisdictions indicated that they do not have pollworkers because they are all vote by mail. 

Wisconsin The number of poll workers in each county represents the rounded mean score of all jurisdictions/wards 

in the county.

Wyoming A number of jurisdictions reported difficulty in recruiting and retaining judges.
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TABLE 41. NUMBER AND TYPE OF PRECINCTS/POLLING PLACES

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Number of 

Precincts

Number of

Polling Places

Election Day Voting Early Voting Balance

(See Notes) Non-election 

Office Election Office Other Type Non-election Office Election Office Other Type

Total Cases Total Cases Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 2,527 67 2,252 67 2,252 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Alaska 1 438 1 521 1 448 86.0 0 0.0 0.0 68 13.1 5 1.0 0.0 0 0.0

Arizona 15 2,239 15 1,830 15 1,775 97.0 0 0.0 0.0 14 0.8 22 1.2 19 1.0 0 0.0

Arkansas 75 2,584 75 1,751 75 1,634 93.3 4 0.2 1 0.1 63 3.6 48 2.7 1 0.1 0 0.0

California 58 24,285 58 14,643 58 14,551 99.4 51 0.3 0 0.0 20 0.1 34 0.2 5 0.0 (18) (0.1)

Colorado 64 3,328 64 1,612 64 1,298 80.5 136 8.4 10 0.6 104 6.5 78 4.8 13 0.8 (27) (0.8)

Connecticut 169 744 169 744 169 744 100.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Delaware 3 438 3 435 3 435 100.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

District of Columbia 1 143 1 148 1 143 96.6 0 0.0 0.0 4 2.7 1 0.7 0.0 0 0.0

Florida 67 6,939 67 5,740 67 5,477 95.4 19 0.3 0 0.0 165 2.9 92 1.6 1 0.0 (14) (0.2)

Georgia 159 2,940 159 2,831 159 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,831 96.3

Hawaii 4 242 4 252 4 240 95.2 0 0.0 0.0 8 3.2 4 1.6 0.0 0 0.0

Idaho 44 921 44 837 44 741 88.5 48 5.7 0.0 5 0.6 43 5.1 0.0 0 0.0

Illinois 1 11,200 109 0 7,304 ... 180 ... ... ... 254 ... ... (7,738) (69.1)

Indiana 92 5,313 92 3,332 80 3,284 98.6 229 6.9 0.0 107 3.2 48 1.4 0.0 (336) (6.3)

Iowa 99 1,774 99 0 1,774 ... 0 ... ... ... 99 ... ... (1,873) (105.6)

Kansas 105 3,496 105 1,454 105 1,317 90.6 0 0.0 0.0 32 2.2 105 7.2 0.0 0 0.0

Kentucky 120 3,578 120 2,486 120 2,486 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Louisiana 64 3,877 64 2,252 64 2,171 96.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.2 76 3.4 0 0.0 0 0.0

Maine 499 561 494 538 494 538 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Maryland 24 1,840 24 1,653 24 1,607 97.2 0 0.0 0.0 45 2.7 1 0.1 0.0 0 0.0

Massachusetts 351 2,169 351 175 7 174 99.4 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 0.6 0.0 0 0.0

Michigan 83 5,038 83 3,645 83 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,645 72.4

Minnesota 87 4,136 87 3,226 87 2,992 92.7 47 1.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 187 5.8 0 0.0

Mississippi 82 1,720 74 1,896 74 1,641 86.6 41 2.2 37 2.0 20 1.1 20 1.1 1 0.1 136 7.9

Missouri 116 3,831 116 2,978 116 2,881 96.7 57 1.9 1 0.0 8 0.3 35 1.2 2 0.1 (6) (0.2)

Montana 56 793 56 445 56 445 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Nebraska 93 1,637 93 1,361 93 1,263 92.8 4 0.3 0.0 1 0.1 93 6.8 0.0 0 0.0

Nevada 17 2,122 17 579 17 446 77.0 3 0.5 0.0 115 19.9 12 2.1 3 0.5 0 0.0
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TABLE 41. NUMBER AND TYPE OF PRECINCTS/POLLING PLACES (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Number of 

Precincts

Number of

Polling Places

Election Day Voting Early Voting Balance

(See Notes) Non-election 

Office Election Office Other Type Non-election Office Election Office Other Type

Total Cases Total Cases Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 340 323 311 323 0.0 0.0 311 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

New Jersey 21 6,351 21 6,675 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,675 105.1

New Mexico 33 1,505 33 1,610 33 1,465 91.0 34 2.1 0.0 79 4.9 31 1.9 1 0.1 0 0.0

New York 62 10,250 57 4,438 57 4,438 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

North Carolina 100 2,754 100 3,166 100 2,769 87.5 100 3.2 0 0.0 196 6.2 69 2.2 32 1.0 0 0.0

North Dakota 53 505 53 329 53 294 89.4 26 7.9 0.0 3 0.9 6 1.8 0.0 0 0.0

Ohio 88 9,839 88 5,229 88 5,140 98.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 84 1.6 0 0.0 1 0.0

Oklahoma 77 2,229 77 2,185 77 2,108 96.5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 77 3.5 0.0 0 0.0

Oregon 36 1,490 36 36 36 0 0.0 36 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

Pennsylvania 67 9,235 67 9,256 67 3,518 38.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,738 62.1

Rhode Island 39 537 39 576 39 537 93.2 39 6.8 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

South Carolina 46 2,144 46 2,191 46 2,144 97.9 47 2.1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

South Dakota 66 800 66 192 66 173 90.1 20 10.4 9 4.7 7 3.6 20 10.4 1 0.5 (38) (4.8)

Tennessee 95 2,182 95 2,334 95 2,138 91.6 7 0.3 0 0.0 103 4.4 86 3.7 0 0.0 0 0.0

Texas 254 8,332 254 7,493 254 6,461 86.2 25 0.3 0.0 922 12.3 86 1.1 0.0 (1) (0.0)

Utah 29 2,095 29 956 29 956 100.0 0.0 0.0 58 6.1 29 3.0 0.0 (87) (4.2)

Vermont 233 285 246 486 230 137 28.2 126 25.9 0 0.0 41 8.4 178 36.6 4 0.8 0 0.0

Virginia 134 2,363 134 2,486 134 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,486 105.2

Washington 39 6,842 35 129 35 73 56.6 29 22.5 2 1.6 23 17.8 35 27.1 0 0.0 (33) (0.5)

West Virginia 55 983 30 860 30 830 96.5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 30 3.5 0.0 0 0.0

Wisconsin 72 3,596 72 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 0.0

Wyoming 23 486 23 319 23 319 100.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0

American Samoa 1 17 1 46 1 44 95.7 1 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0

Guam 1 58 1 22 1 21 95.5 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 1 4.5 0.0 0 0.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 176,071 4,637 110,941 63 93,626 53.2 1,309 0.7 371 0.2 2,220 1.3 1,804 1.0 270 0.2 11,341 6.4

States Included 50 46 24 7 27 34 13 18

Question D1 D2a D2b D2c D2d D2e D2f D2g calc
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TABLE 41. NUMBER AND TYPE OF PRECINCTS/POLLING PLACES 

Questions D1, D2. Number of precincts, number of polling places, types of polling places. 

General note: The Balance/Not Categorized column on the table compares the sum of all the categorical responses with the total indicated. 

If the balance is a positive number the difference is treated as uncategorized responses. If the balance is a negative number (indicated by the 

parentheses) the difference indicates the sum of the responses is greater than the total indicated; this could occur by an error in data entry or by 

the inability to correctly categorize some responses, resulting in some over-counting. Note: in this case there appears to be much double-counting which merely indicates the multiple purposes of some polling places, e.g., an election office being used for both Early Voting and Election 

Day Voting. 

Question D1: 

Arkansas A couple of jurisdictions in Arkansas indicated that D1 includes early voting sites or an absentee voting 

precinct. 

Arizona One jurisdiction indicated that one precinct split administratively would equal 19 polling places.

California A number of jurisdictions indicated that the reported number of precincts includes vote-by-mail 

precincts. 

Delaware Delaware’s count of precincts includes virtual districts that account for UOCAVA voters who were eligible 

to vote a Federal Ballot.

Florida A couple of jurisdictions indicated that the count includes precincts with no voters in them. A couple of 

jurisdictions explained why the number reported did not match the Book Closing Statistics reported on 

the Division of Elections website. One jurisdiction indicated that the count does not include the early 

voting location. One jurisdiction indicated that the total includes a precinct that covers the voters defined 

in F.S. 101.045.

Maine In Maine, the number of precincts for a couple of jurisdictions was included in the counts for other 

jurisdictions. 

Missouri In Missouri, a couple of jurisdictions indicated that their total includes absentee and one indicated that it 

does not include absentee in the count.

Ohio One jurisdiction indicated that the total includes one office. 

South Dakota One jurisdiction indicated that it has an absentee precinct but counts absentees in their precinct. 

Tennessee One jurisdiction indicated that it includes early voting.

Washington One jurisdiction indicated that some very small precincts are combined with other larger precincts to 

ensure voter confidentiality.

Question D2: 

Arkansas One jurisdiction indicated that it has multiple polling locations in one room. Another jurisdiction 

indicated that early voting is in the county clerk’s office. One jurisdiction indicated that there are two early 

voting locations. One jurisdiction indicated that it was not sure whether or not to include early voting as an 

election office.
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Arizona One jurisdiction indicated that D2g is early voting sites on the Navajo Nation. One jurisdiction indicated 

that D2a is the total number of physical polling places in addition to the early voting centers and drop off 

ballot box site and the number of physical polling places is smaller than the number of precincts because 

some precincts are co-located.

California A couple of jurisdictions indicated that it had early voting and election day voting site at the same location. 

A couple of jurisdictions indicated that the election office is available for early voting. One jurisdiction 

indicated that ballots could be dropped off at the election office and DRE was available on Election Day at 

the Election office. One jurisdiction indicated that early voting at the election office was only by VBM or 

DRE. Two jurisdictions indicated that D2c and D2f are the same location. One county indicated that it all 

mail. 

Colorado A couple of jurisdictions indicated that early voting sites are at the election day office. One county 

indicated that it uses vote centers.

Florida One jurisdiction indicated that one precinct uses two polling places. A couple of jurisdictions indicated 

that early voting sites are also election day polling places. A couple of jurisdictions indicated that some 

polling places have more than one precinct. 

Iowa Data on the number of early satellite voting stations is not available in Iowa.

Idaho The number of polling places may not match the number of physical precincts in the county. Counties may 

designate precincts with less than 125 registered voters at the last General Election as mail ballot precincts 

and those are not required to have a polling place on Election Day. Also, 

precincts may share the same polling place on Election Day.

Maine A couple of jurisdictions indicated that the physical polling place is included with another jurisdiction.

Missouri Many local election authorities provided a response to question D2f even though Missouri does not have 

early voting. It appears that many local election authorities responded to question D2f because Missouri 

law provides for absentee voting (excuse required) that begins six weeks prior to Election Day and may be 

conducted in the local election authority’s office.

Mississippi A couple of jurisdictions indicated that they do not have early voting. A couple of jurisdictions indicated 

that the clerk’s office is open for absentee voting.

Oregon Oregon is a vote by mail state. The only “polling place” is the County Elections Office. Oregon does not 

have early voting.

Rhode Island Eligible voters could cast a limited ballot at their city/towns Election Offices. Early Voting is Not Available 

in Rhode Island

South Dakota A couple of jurisdictions indicated that early voting is available at the auditor’s office.

Virginia Virginia is not an early voting state. Election offices may not be actual voting location.

Washington A couple of jurisdictions indicated that there is only one polling place in the county – the election office or 

the courthouse. Many jurisdictions indicated that there are a number of drop off sites. 
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TABLE 42. NUMBER AND TYPE OF VOTING EQUIPMENT

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Sum of All 

Voting

Equipment

(See 

Notes)

DRE w/o 

VVPAT

DRE w/ 

VVPAT

Hybrid of 

DRE/Optical 

Scan

Optical or 

Digital Scan

Optical or 

Digital Scan Punch Card Punch Card Lever Paper Other-1 Other-2

Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Counters Pct. Booths BpC Counters Pct. Booths BpC Total Pct. Booths Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct.

Alabama 67 5,267 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,357 44.8 2,910 55.2 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Alaska 1 890 0 0.0 440 49.4 0 0.0 317 35.6 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 133 14.9 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arizona 15 3,724 0 0.0 1,806 48.5 85 2.3 1,833 49.2 17,825 10 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Arkansas 75 3,686 74 2.0 3,118 84.6 0 0.0 360 9.8 164 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 131 3.6 2 0.1 1 0.0

California 58 25,397 0 0.0 19,140 75.4 1,510 5.9 4,710 18.5 43,337 9 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 37 0.1 0 0.0

Colorado 64 5,136 1,065 20.7 3,277 63.8 0 0.0 794 15.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Connecticut 169 1,488 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 744 50.0 8,166 11 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 744 50.0 0 0.0

Delaware 3 1,338 1,329 99.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.7 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

District of Columbia 1 339 0 0.0 179 52.8 0 0.0 158 46.6 1,276 8 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.6 0 0.0

Florida 67 11,962 4,428 37.0 11 0.1 1,098 9.2 6,352 53.1 42,300 7 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 72 0.6 1 0.0

Georgia 159 26,436 26,436 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Hawaii 4 710 0 0.0 355 50.0 0 0.0 355 50.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Idaho 44 1,506 0 0.0 0 0.0 823 54.6 57 3.8 5,638 99 5 0.3 697 139 0 0.0 621 41.2 0 0.0 0 0.0

Illinois 110 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Indiana 92 20,951 17,841 85.2 0 0.0 1,869 8.9 1,216 5.8 3,782 3 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 25 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0

Iowa 99 3,647 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,774 48.6 1,873 51.4 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Kansas 105 6,423 3,617 56.3 1,118 17.4 606 9.4 919 14.3 8,106 9 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 163 2.5 0 0.0 0 0.0

Kentucky 120 7,885 4,164 52.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,594 32.9 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,127 14.3 0 0.0

Louisiana 64 8,941 8,506 95.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 74 0.8 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 361 4.0 0 0.0

Maine 505 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Maryland 24 15,209 15,127 99.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 82 0.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Massachusetts 351 572 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 288 50.3 1,216 4 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 4 0.7 280 49.0 0 0.0

Michigan 83 10,488 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,256 40.6 6,232 59.4 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Minnesota 87 5,998 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,999 50.0 2,927 48.8 18,657 6 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 72 1.2 0 0.0 0 0.0

Mississippi 82 4,601 1,773 38.5 2,216 48.2 75 1.6 188 4.1 265 1 1 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 26 0.6 310 6.7 12 0.3

Missouri 116 6,970 198 2.8 3,617 51.9 201 2.9 2,878 41.3 17,084 6 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 35 0.5 26 0.4 15 0.2

Montana 56 1,035 0 0.0 0 0.0 511 49.4 353 34.1 3,757 11 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 171 16.5 0 0.0 0 0.0

Nebraska 93 1,591 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,362 85.6 229 14.4 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Nevada 17 6,227 0 0.0 6,196 99.5 0 0.0 28 0.4 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0
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TABLE 42. NUMBER AND TYPE OF VOTING EQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Sum of All 

Voting

Equipment

(See 

Notes)

DRE w/o 

VVPAT

DRE w/ 

VVPAT

Hybrid of 

DRE/Optical 

Scan

Optical or 

Digital Scan

Optical or 

Digital Scan Punch Card Punch Card Lever Paper Other-1 Other-2

Total Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct. Counters Pct. Booths BpC Counters Pct. Booths BpC Total Pct. Booths Pct. Total Pct. Total Pct.

New Hampshire 323 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

New Jersey 21 11,244 11,244 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

New Mexico 33 3,415 116 3.4 1,806 52.9 1,493 43.7 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

New York 62 17,399 0 0.0 0 0.0 7,379 42.4 10,004 57.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 0.1 0 0.0

North Carolina 100 11,512 0 0.0 7,218 62.7 1,827 15.9 2,452 21.3 17,996 7 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0.1 0 0.0

North Dakota 53 729 0 0.0 0 0.0 345 47.3 381 52.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.4

Ohio 88 32,634 951 2.9 22,840 70.0 600 1.8 8,107 24.8 17,559 2 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 60 0.2 76 0.2

Oklahoma 77 4,216 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,108 50.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,108 50.0 0 0.0

Oregon 36 73 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 73 100.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Pennsylvania 67 11,305 10,116 89.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,189 10.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Rhode Island 39 537 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 537 100.0 3,707 7 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

South Carolina 46 10,302 10,245 99.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 57 0.6 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

South Dakota 66 761 0 0.0 0 0.0 666 87.5 95 12.5 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Tennessee 95 8,633 7,966 92.3 38 0.4 0 0.0 171 2.0 40 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 458 5.3 0 0.0 0 0.0

Texas 254 34,210 25,510 74.6 0 0.0 1,404 4.1 2,697 7.9 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,599 13.4 0 0.0

Utah 29 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Vermont 233 1,071 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.1 163 15.2 1,582 10 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 903 84.3 4 0.4 0 0.0

Virginia 134 8,040 6,869 85.4 0 0.0 165 2.1 825 10.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 181 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0

Washington 39 341 3 0.9 166 48.7 30 8.8 86 25.2 49 1 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 56 16.4 0 0.0

West Virginia 55 4,104 0 0.0 4,032 98.2 32 0.8 40 1.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Wisconsin 72 0 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ...

Wyoming 23 1,101 220 20.0 0 0.0 360 32.7 521 47.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

American Samoa 1 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 46 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Guam 1 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 ... 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 350,094 157,798 45.1 77,573 22.2 33,828 9.7 67,990 19.4 212,506 3 6 0.0 697 116 0 0.0 2,969 0.8 9,822 2.8 108 0.0

States Included 22 18 26 44 20 2 1 0 14 18 6

Question calc F7a F7b F7c F7d[c] F7d[b] F7e[c] F7e[b] F7f F7g[b] F7h F7i
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TABLE 42. NUMBER AND TYPE OF VOTING EQUIPMENT 

Question F7. Information on the number and type of voting equipment used in the elections and the purposes 

for which they are used. 

Note: This table is a simple summary of a complex set of information. Researchers are advised to consult the dataset for complete information. 

The “Sum of All Voting Equipment” is a calculated estimate to enable comparative percentage values. This sum is determined by using the 

number of machines or counters as well as the number of booths for paper ballots and the “other” types of equipment. 
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TABLE 43. SUMMARY OF SELECTED FACTORS PER POLLING PLACE

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Polling 

Places 

Total

Precincts Registrants Voters Election Day Voters

(exc. Provisionals) Provisional Ballots Poll Workers Voting Equipment 

Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP

Alabama 67 2,252 2,527 1.1 2,964,070 1,316 1,503,232 668 0 0 3,089 1 0 0 5,267 2

Alaska 1 521 438 0.8 560,146 1,075 261,128 501 192,940 370 12,997 25 2,572 5 890 2

Arizona 15 1,830 2,239 1.2 3,502,743 1,914 1,750,840 957 604,358 330 81,844 45 15,076 8 3,724 2

Arkansas 75 1,751 2,584 1.5 1,638,135 936 789,773 451 489,180 279 1,247 1 10,251 6 3,686 2

California 58 14,643 24,285 1.7 17,299,347 1,181 10,529,134 719 5,392,916 368 546,843 37 82,508 6 25,397 2

Colorado 64 1,612 3,328 2.1 3,293,942 2,043 1,828,323 1,134 400,163 248 39,361 24 10,001 6 5,136 3

Connecticut 169 744 744 1.0 2,150,633 2,891 1,153,872 1,551 1,088,085 1,462 921 1 4,464 6 1,488 2

Delaware 3 435 438 1.0 623,425 1,433 316,754 728 304,811 701 33 0 3,893 9 1,338 3

District of Columbia 1 148 143 1.0 512,897 3,466 135,846 918 113,108 764 5,378 36 1,565 11 339 2

Florida 67 5,740 6,939 1.2 12,551,969 2,187 5,473,787 954 3,102,388 540 13,181 2 48,991 9 11,962 2

Georgia 159 2,831 2,940 1.0 5,748,459 2,031 2,623,035 927 1,835,350 648 8,359 3 0 0 26,436 9

Hawaii 4 252 242 1.0 692,745 2,749 386,302 1,533 222,103 881 198 1 3,092 12 710 3

Idaho 44 837 921 1.1 790,531 944 457,743 547 365,793 437 0 0 5,315 6 1,506 2

Illinois 110 0 11,200 ... 8,542,397 ... 3,780,210 ... 3,235,082 ... 20,146 ... 54,550 ... 0 ...

Indiana 92 3,332 5,313 1.6 4,329,977 1,300 1,791,832 538 1,312,047 394 1,822 1 22,342 7 20,951 6

Iowa 99 0 1,774 ... 2,116,170 ... 1,133,429 ... 764,088 ... 1,991 ... 9,004 ... 3,647 ...

Kansas 105 1,454 3,496 2.4 1,725,012 1,186 857,658 590 591,630 407 18,087 12 8,021 6 6,423 4

Kentucky 120 2,486 3,578 1.4 2,885,775 1,161 1,417,995 570 1,345,921 541 103 0 16,356 7 7,885 3

Louisiana 64 2,252 3,877 1.7 2,935,062 1,303 1,298,649 577 1,166,824 518 282 0 16,095 7 8,941 4

Maine 505 538 561 1.0 1,028,501 1,912 580,584 1,079 437,737 814 159 0 5,493 10 0 0

Maryland 24 1,653 1,840 1.1 3,468,287 2,098 1,868,179 1,130 1,524,568 922 37,339 23 21,843 13 15,209 9

Massachusetts 351 175 2,169 12.4 4,121,180 23,550 2,319,963 13,257 196,687 1,124 2,878 16 2,140 12 572 3

Michigan 83 3,645 5,038 1.4 7,276,237 1,996 3,258,467 894 2,496,786 685 835 0 32,215 9 10,488 3

Minnesota 87 3,226 4,136 1.3 3,220,844 998 2,123,369 658 1,962,031 608 0 0 26,950 8 5,998 2

Mississippi 82 1,896 1,720 0.9 1,978,463 1,043 735,583 388 553,851 292 11,537 6 6,847 4 4,601 2

Missouri 116 2,978 3,831 1.3 4,137,495 1,389 1,997,271 671 1,873,643 629 3,713 1 19,029 6 6,970 2

Montana 56 445 793 1.8 651,335 1,464 367,096 825 194,029 436 2,738 6 4,404 10 1,035 2

Nebraska 93 1,361 1,637 1.2 1,142,247 839 503,514 370 416,211 306 5,590 4 8,042 6 1,591 1

Nevada 17 579 2,122 3.7 1,375,848 2,376 721,632 1,246 278,649 481 2,992 5 4,280 7 6,227 11
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TABLE 43. SUMMARY OF SELECTED FACTORS PER POLLING PLACE (CONTINUED)

State

Election

Juris. in

Survey

Polling 

Places 

Total

Precincts Registrants Voters Election Day Voters

(exc. Provisionals) Provisional Ballots Poll Workers Voting Equipment 

Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP Total per PP

New Hampshire 323 311 340 1.1 945,341 3,040 461,423 1,484 431,391 1,387 0 0 0 0 0 0

New Jersey 21 6,675 6,351 1.0 5,135,830 769 2,179,700 327 2,042,374 306 17,538 3 19,952 3 11,244 2

New Mexico 33 1,610 1,505 0.9 1,147,177 713 630,013 391 326,217 203 5,982 4 18,453 11 3,415 2

New York 62 4,438 10,250 2.3 11,806,744 2,660 4,763,899 1,073 2,165,585 488 21,889 5 78,250 18 17,399 4

North Carolina 100 3,166 2,754 0.9 6,207,093 1,961 2,700,706 853 1,709,025 540 26,257 8 19,069 6 11,512 4

North Dakota 53 329 505 1.5 0 0 241,039 733 152,645 464 0 0 2,096 6 729 2

Ohio 88 5,229 9,839 1.9 8,044,315 1,538 3,939,966 753 2,820,613 539 105,015 20 43,912 8 32,634 6

Oklahoma 77 2,185 2,229 1.0 2,082,428 953 1,043,507 478 947,098 433 700 0 7,410 3 4,216 2

Oregon 36 36 1,490 41.4 2,068,798 57,467 1,487,210 41,311 0 0 1,286 36 1,523 42 73 2

Pennsylvania 67 9,256 9,235 1.0 8,220,759 888 4,055,336 438 3,913,480 423 9,636 1 0 0 11,305 1

Rhode Island 39 576 537 0.9 706,161 1,226 346,357 601 333,528 579 918 2 3,525 6 537 1

South Carolina 46 2,191 2,144 1.0 2,630,363 1,201 1,358,548 620 1,201,802 549 2,912 1 13,372 6 10,302 5

South Dakota 66 192 800 4.2 575,150 2,996 318,095 1,657 239,086 1,245 69 0 3,493 18 761 4

Tennessee 95 2,334 2,182 0.9 3,952,404 1,693 1,620,619 694 878,253 376 641 0 15,891 7 8,633 4

Texas 254 7,493 8,332 1.1 13,262,432 1,770 5,066,957 676 2,379,967 318 14,169 2 36,008 5 34,210 5

Utah 29 956 2,095 2.2 1,500,305 1,569 653,274 683 454,130 475 19,484 20 4,478 5 0 0

Vermont 233 486 285 0.6 439,333 904 234,725 483 186,735 384 12 0 3,000 6 1,071 2

Virginia 134 2,486 2,363 1.0 5,032,135 2,024 2,214,505 891 2,105,958 847 2,440 1 17,406 7 8,040 3

Washington 39 129 6,842 53.0 4,066,517 31,523 2,565,589 19,888 23,590 183 6,061 47 425 3 341 3

West Virginia 55 860 983 1.1 1,216,023 1,414 536,493 624 213,713 249 2,640 3 5,812 7 4,104 5

Wisconsin 72 0 3,596 ... 3,709,229 ... 2,185,021 ... 1,954,277 ... 64 ... 27,271 ... 0 ...

Wyoming 23 319 486 1.5 270,083 847 190,822 598 149,878 470 25 0 2,564 8 1,101 3

American Samoa 1 46 17 0.4 16,124 351 11,030 240 10,169 221 0 0 235 5 46 1

Guam 1 22 58 2.6 52,821 2,401 40,645 1,848 40,645 1,848 168 8 311 14 4 0

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Sum of Above 4,678 110,941 176,071 1.6 186,351,437 1,680 90,810,679 819 57,141,138 515 1,061,569 10 769,795 7 350,094 3

States Included 53 52 53 51 48 49 48

Question D2a D1 A1 F1a F1b E1a D3 F7:calc
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Questions A1, D1, D2, D3, E1, F1, F7. Calculations for selected factors per polling place. 

Note: This table summarizes information from several tables and calculates the value of each per polling place. These values are provided to 

give an overview of the distribution of these factors amongst the States and are merely illustrative.
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A P P E NDI X C 

Questionnaire

U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION

2010 Election Administration & Voting Survey

The ongoing process of improving America’s election systems relies in part on having accurate data about the way Americans cast their ballots. In 2002, Congress chartered the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to collect information 

on the state of American elections and make it widely available to policy makers, advocates, scholars, journalists and the 

general public. Since 2004, the Commission has sponsored a biennial survey as its primary tool for fulfilling that mission. 

We are pleased to present the 2010 Election Administration and Voting Survey, and we ask for your help in making it the 

most complete and accurate survey in its history. 

The questions below ask for information about ballots cast; voter registration; overseas and military voting; Election 

Day activities; voting technology; and other important issues. The section concerning the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens 

Voting Act (UOCAVA) serves as the EAC’s standardized format for state reporting of UOCAVA voting information as required 

by 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-1. States that complete and timely submit this section to the EAC will fulfill their UOCAVA reporting 

requirement under 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-1(c). Additionally, EAC is mandated by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to 

collection information from states concerning the impact of that statute on the administration of Federal elections. With 

this information EAC is required to make a report to Congress and provide recommendations for the improvement of 

Federal and State procedures, forms, and other NVRA matters. States that timely respond to all questions in this survey concerning voter registration related matters will meet their NVRA reporting requirements under 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-7 and EAC 

regulations.

The EAC recognizes the burden that asking for this data places on state and local election officials, and we have worked 

to minimize that burden as much as possible. 

In advance, we thank you for your cooperation and look forward to answering any questions you might have.

Information supplied by:

Name Title

Office/Agency name

Address 1

Address 2

City State Zip Code

E-mail addres

Telephone (area code and number) Extension Fax number (area code and number)
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Instructions for Completing the 2010 Election Administration & Voting Survey

1. This survey collects information on election administration issues in local election offices (typically counties or townships) 

that are responsible for the administration of the November 2010 general election. As such, all data should be reported at the 

level of the local jurisdiction. However, the State or Territorial level election office may fill out any or all of the information on 

behalf of the local election offices under its jurisdiction. 

2. Do not leave items blank - always provide an answer to the question asked using the “Data not available” or “Other” 

categories discussed below, if needed. 

3. Use the “Data not available” box if the question asks for details that are not required by your state law or the question asks 

for information that is not currently collected.

4. You may find it helpful to read an entire section before answering any of the questions in that section.

5. Please attempt to record data according to the categories as they are defined in the question. If your jurisdiction uses a 

different data classification scheme (for instance, collects data in such a way that combines two or more categories listed in a 

question), you can use the space provided for “Other” to provide numbers and details on these categories. Use as many 

“Other” categories as you need to adequately report the relevant statistics for your jurisdiction. If you enter information into the 

“Other” field, please use the comments field to provide an explanation for the answer.

In the example below, the jurisdiction does not collect separate statistics on the number of duplicate and rejected registration 

forms, but instead has only one number that represents the total number of registration forms that are either duplicated/or 

rejected. 

EXAMPLE:

A5. In order to evaluate the workflow of your office over the last election cycle, enter the total number of registration 

forms your jurisdiction received from all sources during the period from the close of registration for the November 

2008 general election until the close of registration for the November 2010 general election. Include here any Election 

Day or Same Day registrations, if applicable. Also include any special categories of voters who may have extended 

deadlines, such as returning military personnel, if applicable. 

A5a. Total ................... 5000 ......... Data not 

available

Next, divide the total number of registration application forms received (as entered in A5a) into the following categories. 

The amounts should sum to the total provided in A4a. 

Data not 

available

▼

 A5b. New registrations ................................................ 4000 ...............

 A5c. Invalid or rejected (other than duplicates) ................................................ ...............

 A5d. Duplicate of existing registration ................................................ ...............

 A5e. Changes to name, party or within-jurisdiction address change .............................. 500 ...............

 A5f. Moved into jurisdiction but was registered elsewhere in the state ........................... 200 ...............

A5g. Other→ comments: duplicate and invalid registrations combined ......................... 300 

A5h. Other→ comments: _ .......................................... 

TOTAL ................................................ 5000 

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SECTION A VOTER REGISTRATION

EAC is mandated by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) to collection information from states concerning the 

impact of that statute on the administration of Federal elections. With this information EAC is required to make a 

report to Congress and provide recommendations for the improvement of Federal and State procedures, forms, and 

other NVRA matters. States that timely respond to all questions in this survey concerning voter registration related 

matters will meet their NVRA reporting requirements under 42 U.S.C. § 1973gg-7 and EAC regulations. 

Roadmap to Section A:

• A1, A2 and A3 ask for information about the number of registered voters in your jurisdiction and how you calculate 

those statistics.

• A4 asks for information about registration activity on days in which it was possible for a person to both register and 

vote on the same day.

• A5 asks for information on all registration forms for all types of registration transactions (successful and 

unsuccessful) received by your office.

• A6 asks for the sources of all registration forms (both successful and unsuccessful).

• A7 asks for the sources of new registrations.

• A8 asks for the sources of duplicate registrations.

• A9 asks for the sources of invalid or rejected registrations.

• A10 asks for information on removal notices sent under NVRA Section 8(d) 2.

• A11 asks for the number of voters removed from the voter registration rolls and the reason for their removal.

A1. Enter the total number of persons in your jurisdiction who were registered and eligible to vote in the November 

2010 general election. Include all persons eligible to vote in the election including special categories of voters with 

extended deadlines (such as returning military). Do not include any persons under the age of 18 who may be registered 

under a “pre-registration” program.

 A1a. Total .............. Data not available

A1 Comments

A2. When you report the number of registered voters in your jurisdiction for the November 2010 general election (as in 

A1a) do you include both active and inactive voters in the count, or does your jurisdiction only include active

voters? (Select only one)

 A2a. Jurisdiction uses both active and inactive registered voters ..............................................................

 A2b. Jurisdiction only uses active registered voters....................................................................................

 A2c. Other → comments: ____________________...................................................................................

 

A2 Comments

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A3. Enter the total number of persons who were registered and eligible to vote in the November 2010 general election 

into the following categories. Do not include any persons under the age of 18 who may be registered under a “pre-registration” 

program. 

Data not 

available 

▼

A3a. Active .

A3b. Inactive .

A3 Comments

A4. If your state’s laws allowed any voters to register and then to vote on the same day, enter the total number of 

registration forms received on those days in which it was possible to both register for and vote in the November 

2010 general election on the same day. This question includes jurisdictions in states that have formal Election Day 

Registration or Same Day Registration and those states that have other situations that provide Election Day Registration or 

Same Day Registration. This question includes jurisdictions in states that permit Election Day Registration for voting for 

office of President, such as Connecticut and Rhode Island.

A4a. Total new registrations... ............................................................... Data not available

 ................................................................................................................................... Not applicable

A4b. Are the numbers you provided for question A4a because your state allows Election Day Registration or Same 

Day Registration for all voters, or does your answer come from a difference circumstance?

 .....Yes, our state has Election Day Registration or Same Day Registration.

 

.... No, our state does not have formal Election Day Registration or Same Day Registration, but some voters were able to

 register and vote on the same day for the 2010 election. 

 

.... Other  comments: ________________________________

.... Not applicable.

A4 Comments

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A5. In order to evaluate the workflow of your office over the last election cycle, enter the total number of forms your 

jurisdiction received from all sources during the period from the close of registration for the November 2008 general 

election until the close of registration for the November 2010 general election. Include any forms that were processed, 

such as changes to name, party or address, duplicates, or pre-registrations. Include here any Election Day or Same Day 

registrations, if applicable. Also include any special categories of voters who may have extended deadlines such as returning 

military personnel, if applicable. 

A5a. Total . Data not available

 Next, divide the total number of registration application forms received (as entered in A5a) into the following 

categories. The amounts should sum to the total provided in A5a. 

Data not available

▼

A5b. New valid registrations (excluding pre-registrations of persons under 18)... ....................

A5c. New “pre” registrations of persons under age 18 ........................................ ....................

A5d. Duplicate of existing valid registration .......................................... ....................

A5e. Invalid or rejected (other than duplicates) .......................................... ....................

A5f. Changes to name, party or within-jurisdiction address change .................... ....................

A5g. Address changes that cross jurisdiction borders .......................................... ....................

A5h. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

A5i. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

A5j. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

A5k. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

A5l. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... A5a 

A5 Comments

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A6a through A6o: Divide the total number of all registration forms received (as entered in A5a) into the following sources.

A7a through A7o: Divide the total number of new registration forms received (as entered in A5b) into the following sources. 

A8a through A8o: Divide the total number of duplicate registration forms received (as entered in A5d) into the following sources. 

A9a through A9o: Divide the total number of invalid or rejected registration forms (as entered in A5e) received into the following sources. 

(from A5a) (from A5b) (from A5d) (from A5e)

A6. Total forms 

received

A7. New

registrations

A8. Duplicate of

existing

registrations

A9. Invalid or

rejected

NA NA NA NA

▼

▼

▼

▼

a. Individual voters submitting applications by mail, fax, or email.................b. Individual voters registering in person at the election/registrar’s office................................................c. Individual voters submitting registration forms via the Internet.................d. Motor vehicle offices or other offices that issue drivers licenses .........................................................e. Public assistance offices mandated as registration sites under NVRA................................................f. State funded agencies primarily serving persons with disabilities .......................................................g. Armed forces recruitment offices ..............................................................h. Other agencies designated by the State not mandated by NVRA.......................................................i. Registration drives from advocacy groups or political parties...................j. Other 

→ comments:

_______________________________

.................

k. Other 

→ comments:

_______________________________

...............

l. Other 

→ comments: 

______________________________

...............

m. Other 

→ comments:

_______________________________

...............

n. Other 

→ comments: 

______________________________

...............

o. Other 

→ comments:

_______________________________

...............

TOTAL.............................................................................................................. A5a A5b A5d A5e 

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A6, A7, A8, and A9 Comments

A10. Enter the total number of removal notices sent to voters in the period between the close of registration for the

 November 2008 general election and the close of registration for the November 2010 general election, because the

 person had not voted or appeared to vote in the two previous federal elections (per NVRA Section 8 (d) (2)). 

 

A10a. Total . Data not available

Next, divide the total number of removal/confirmation notices mailed (as entered in A10a) into the following 

categories. The amounts should sum to the total provided in A10a. 

Data not available

▼

A10b. Received back from voters confirming registration................................................ .........

A10c. Received back confirming registration should be invalidated................................ .........

A10d. Returned back as undeliverable ..................................................... .........

A10e. Status unknown (neither received confirmation nor returned undeliverable)......... .........

A10f. Other → comments: ____________________..................................................... 

A10g. Other → comments: ____________________..................................................... 

A10h. Other → comments: ____________________..................................................... 

TOTAL .................................................. A10a 

A10 Comments

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A11. Enter the total number of voters removed from the voter registration rolls in your jurisdiction in the period between 

the close of registration for the November 2008 general election and the close of registration for the November 2010

general election. Note this question asks for those ineligible to vote, not merely those moved into an “inactive” status. 

A11a. Total ............... Data not available

Next, divide the total number of voters removed (as entered in A11a) into the following categories. The amounts 

should sum to the total provided in A11a. 

Data not available

▼

A11b. Moved outside jurisdiction .......................................... ....................

A11c. Death .......................................... ....................

A11d. Disqualifying felony conviction .......................................... ....................

A11e. Failure to respond to notice sent and failure to vote in the two most recent 

 federal elections .......................................... ....................

A11f. Declared mentally incompetent .......................................... ....................

A11g. Voter requested to be removed for reasons other than felony conviction, 

 mental status, or moved outside jurisdiction .......................................... ....................

A11h. Other → comments: ____________________.......................................... 

A11i. Other → comments: ____________________.......................................... 

A11j. Other → comments: ____________________.......................................... 

A11k. Other → comments: ____________________.......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... A11a 

A11 Comments

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SECTION B UNIFORMED & OVERSEAS CITIZENS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT (UOCAVA)

Section B serves as the EAC’s standardized format for the state reporting of UOCAVA voting information as 

required by 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-1. States that complete and timely submit this section to the EAC will fulfill their 

UOCAVA reporting requirement under 42 U.S.C §1973ff-1(c). 

Pursuant UOCAVA, this section collects various data elements needed to determine: (1) the combined number of 

absentee ballots transmitted to UOCAVA voters; (2) the combined number of ballots returned by UOCAVA voters; 

and (3) the combined number of returned ballots cast by UOCAVA voters (the number of cast ballots is practically 

determined by collecting data concerning the total votes counted and rejected).

Roadmap to Section B: 

• B1 and B2 ask for information about the number and type of UOCAVA absentee ballots transmitted. 

• B3 asks for the number and type of all UOCAVA ballots returned and submitted for counting.

• B4, B5, B6, and B7 asks for information on the type of UOCAVA ballot returned by type of UOCAVA voter. 

• B8 asks for the number and type of all UOCAVA ballots counted.

• B9, B10, B11, and B12 asks for information on the type of UOCAVA ballot counted by type of UOCAVA voter. 

• B13 asks for the number and type of all UOCAVA ballots rejected.

• B14 asks for information on reasons why UOCAVA ballots were rejected. 

• B15, B16, B17, and B18 asks for information on the type of UOCAVA ballot rejected by type of UOCAVA voter. 

B1. Enter the total number of absentee ballots transmitted to UOCAVA voters for the November 2010 general election. 

B1a. Total .............. Data not available

Next, divide the total number of absentee ballots transmitted to UOCAVA voters (as entered in B1a) into the 

following categories. The amounts should sum to the total provided in B1a.

Data not available

▼

B1b. Uniformed services voters – domestic or foreign ......................................... ....................

B1c. Non-military/civilian overseas voters .......................................... ....................

B1d. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

B1e. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... B1a 

B1 Comments

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B2. Of the UOCAVA absentee ballots transmitted (as entered in B1a) how many were: 

 

Data not available

▼

B2a. Returned by voter and submitted for counting (include both those that 

 were counted and those that were rejected) .......................................... .................... 

B2b. Returned as undeliverable .......................................... ....................

B2c. Spoiled or replaced ballots .......................................... ....................

B2d. Status unknown (neither returned undeliverable nor returned from voter)... ....................

 B2e. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

B2f. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

B2g. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... B1a 

B2 Comments

B3. Enter the total number of all UOCAVA ballots (including regular UOCAVA absentee ballots and Federal Write-in 

Absentee Ballots (FWAB)) returned by UOCAVA voters and submitted for counting for the November 2010 general 

election. Please include both those ballots that were later counted and those that were rejected. Do not include ballots that 

were returned undeliverable.

 B3a. Total .............. Data not available

B3 Comments

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B4a through B4c. Divide the total number of UOCAVA ballots returned by UOCAVA voters and submitted for counting

(as entered in B3) into each category of UOCAVA voter below.

Next, for each type of UOCAVA voter, enter the number of:

• B5a through B5c: Regular UOCAVA absentee ballots returned and submitted for counting. 

• B6a through B6c: FWAB returned and submitted for counting. 

• B7a through B7c: Other type of ballots returned and submitted for counting. 

Of the total UOCAVA ballots returned (as entered in B3), 

how many were ballots of each of the following ballot types: 

B4. All UOCAVA 

ballots

B5. Absentee 

ballots

B6. FWAB B7. Other type of 

ballot → 

NA NA NA NA

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼

Type of UOCAVA voter: 

a. Uniformed services voters – domestic or 

foreign 

b. Non-military/civilian overseas voters

c. Other type of voter→ 

comments: 

TOTAL B3

B4, B5, B6, and B7 Comments

B8. Enter the total number of all UOCAVA ballots (including regular UOCAVA absentee ballots and FWAB) counted in 

the November 2010 general election. 

B8a. Total..................................................................... .................... Data not 

available

B8 Comments

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B9a through B9c. Divide the total number of UOCAVA ballots counted (as entered in B8) into each category of 

UOCAVA voter below.

Next, for each type of UOCAVA voter, enter the number of:

• B10a through B10c: Regular UOCAVA absentee ballots counted. 

• B11a through B11c: FWAB counted. 

• B12a through B12c: Other type of ballots counted. 

 

Of the total UOCAVA ballots counted (as entered in B8), 

how many were ballots of each of the following ballot types:

B9. All 

UOCAVA 

ballots

B10. Absentee 

ballots

B11. FWAB B12. Other type 

of ballot →

NA NA NA NA

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼

Type of UOCAVA voter:

a. Uniformed services voters – domestic or 

foreign.......................................................................................

b. Non-military/civilian overseas voters ........................................

c. Other type of voter → ...............................................................

comments: _________________________

 TOTAL ......................................................................................... B8

B9, B10, B11 and B12 Comments

B13. Enter the total number of UOCAVA ballots (including regular UOCAVA absentee ballots and FWAB) rejected in 

the November 2010 general election. 

B13a. Total................................................................. ...................... Data not 

available

B13 Comments

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B14. Please divide the total number of all UOCAVA ballots rejected (as entered in B13a) into the following 

categories indicating the reason the absentee ballots were rejected. The amounts should sum to the total provided in 

B13a. 

Data not available

▼

B14a. Ballot not received on time/missed deadline. .......................................... .....................

B14b. Problem with voter signature .......................................... .....................

B14c. Ballot lacked a postmark .......................................... .....................

B14d. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................. 

B14e. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

B14f. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................. 

TOTAL .......................................... B13a 

B14 Comments

B15a through B15c. Divide the total number of UOCAVA ballots rejected (as entered in B13) into each category of 

UOCAVA voter below.

Next, for each type of UOCAVA voter, enter the number of:

• B16a through B16c: Regular UOCAVA absentee ballots rejected. 

• B17a through B17c: FWAB rejected. 

• B18a through B18c: Other type of ballots rejected. 

Of the total UOCAVA ballots rejected (as entered in B13), 

how many were ballots of each of the following ballot types: 

B15. All 

UOCAVA 

ballots

B16. Absentee 

ballots

B17. FWAB B18. Other type of 

ballot → 

NA NA NA NA

▼ ▼ ▼ ▼

Type of UOCAVA voter: 

a. Uniformed services voters – domestic or 

foreign

b. Non-military/civilian overseas voters

c. Other type of voter → 

comments____________________________

TOTAL B13

 

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SECTION C Domestic Civilian Absentee Ballots

Roadmap to Section C.

• C1 asks for information about absentee ballots transmitted and the status of the transmitted ballots.

• C2 and C3 ask for information on any voters who may be registered as permanent absentee voters.

• C4 asks for information on the status of absentee ballots returned and submitted for counting. 

• C5 asks for information on the reasons absentee ballots were rejected.

C1. Enter the total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted to voters for the November 2010 general 

election. Do not include absentee ballots transmitted to UOCAVA voters 

C1a. Total .............. Data not available

Next, divide the total number of absentee ballots transmitted to voters (as entered in C1a) into the following 

categories. The amounts should sum to the total provided in C1a.

Data not available

▼

C1b. Returned by voters and submitted for counting (include both 

 those that were later counted and those that were rejected)........................ ..................... 

C1c. Returned as undeliverable .......................................... .....................

C1d. Spoiled or replaced ballots .......................................... .....................

C1e. Status unknown (neither returned undeliverable nor returned from voter).... .....................

C1f. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

C1g. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

C1h. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

 TOTAL .......................................... C1a 

C1 Comments

C2. Does your jurisdiction have a permanent absentee voter registration list in which voters may apply to receive an 

absentee (or mail) ballot for subsequent elections without further application? Do not include UOCAVA voters.

........Yes → Continue to question C3.

........No → Skip to question C4.

C2 Comments

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C3. Of the total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots transmitted (as entered in C1) how many ballots were 

sent to voters in your jurisdiction because they appear on a permanent absentee (or mail) ballot voter 

registration list? 

Total .............. Data not available

C3 Comments

C4. Of the total number of absentee ballots returned by voters and submitted for counting (as entered in C1b) how 

many ballots were: 

Data not available

▼

C4a. Counted in the November 2010 general election.......................................... .....................

C4b. Rejected in the November 2010 general election ......................................... .....................

C4c. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

C4d. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... C1b 

C4 Comments

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C5. Please divide the total number of domestic civilian absentee ballots rejected (as entered in C4b) into the following 

categories indicating the reason why the absentee ballots were rejected. The amounts should sum to the total 

provided in C4b. 

Data not available

▼

C5a. Ballot not received on time/missed deadline. .......................................... .....................

C5b. No voter signature .......................................... .....................

C5c. No witness signature .......................................... .....................

C5d. Non-matching signature .......................................... .....................

C5e. No election official’s signature on ballot .......................................... .....................

C5f. Ballot returned in an unofficial envelope .......................................... .....................

C5g. Ballot missing from envelope .......................................... .....................

C5h. Envelope not sealed .......................................... .....................

C5i. No resident address on envelope .......................................... .....................

C5j. Multiple ballots returned in one envelope. .......................................... .....................

C5k. Voter deceased. .......................................... .....................

C5l. Voter already voted in person .......................................... .....................

C5m. First-time voter without proper identification .......................................... .....................

C5n. No ballot application on record .......................................... .....................

C5o. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

C5p. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

C5q. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

C5r. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

C5s. Other → comments: ________________________________..................... 

C5t. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

C5u. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

C5v. Other → comments: ________________________________..................... 

TOTAL .......................................... C4b 

C5 Comments

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SECTION D Election Administration

• D1 asks for information on the number of precincts in your jurisdiction

• D2 asks for information on the number and type of polling places in your jurisdiction

• D3, D4, and D5 ask for information on poll workers utilized in the November 2010 general election.

D1. Enter the total number of precincts in your jurisdictions for the November 2010 general election. 

D1a. Total .............. Data not available

D1 Comments

D2. Enter the total number of physical polling places in your jurisdiction for the November 2010 general election. 

Please include physical polling places in operation on Election Day and physical polling places in operation before 

Election Day (such as early vote centers). 

D2a. Total .............. Data not available

Next, divide the total physical polling places in your jurisdiction (as entered in D2a) into the following categories. 

The amounts should sum to the total provided in D2a. If you do not include election offices in your count of polling places, 

enter 0. 

Data not available

▼

Election Day voting

D2b. Physical polling places other than election offices ........................................ .....................

D2c. Election offices .......................................... .....................

D2d. Other → comments: ________________________________.................... 

Early voting

D2e. Physical polling places other than election offices......................................... .....................

D2f. Election offices .......................................... .....................

D2g. Other → comments: ________________________________ .................... 

 TOTAL .......................................... D2a 

D2 Comments

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D3. Enter the total number of poll workers used in your jurisdiction for the November 2010 general election. 

• Poll workers may include election judges, booth workers, wardens, commissioners, or other similar terms that refer to 

persons who verify the identity of a voter; assist the voter with signing the register, affidavits or other documents 

required to cast a ballot; assist the voter by providing the voter with a ballot or setting up the voting machine for the 

voter; and serving other functions as dictated by State law. 

• Include all people recruited specifically for the purposes of working at physical polling places in operation on and/or 

before Election Day, but, do not include observers stationed at the polling places or regular office staff. 

D3a. Total .............. Data not available

D3 Comments

D4. If your jurisdiction has data on the ages of its poll workers (for example, from voter registration records, payroll 

records or from poll worker applications), enter the total number of poll workers in each age category.

D4a. Under 18 years old 

D4b. 18 to 25 

D4c. 26 to 40 

D4d. 41 to 60 

D4e. 61 to 70 

D4f. 71 years old and over 

................................................................................................................................. Data not available

D4 Comments

D5. How difficult or easy was it for your jurisdiction to obtain a sufficient number of poll workers for the November 

2010 general election? 

.......Very difficult

.......Somewhat difficult

.......Neither difficult nor easy

.......Somewhat easy

.......Very easy

.......Not enough information to answer

D5 Comments

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SECTION E Provisional Ballots

• E1 asks for the information on the number and status of provisional ballots submitted. 

• E2 asks for the information on reasons why provisional ballots were rejected.

E1. Enter the total number of voters who submitted provisional ballots in the November 2010 general election. 

E1a.Total .............. Data not available

Next, divide the total number of voters who submitted provisional ballots in the November 2010 general election (as

entered in E1) into the following categories. 

Data not available

▼

E1b. Counted the full ballot .......................................... ...............

E1c. Counted part of the ballot .......................................... ...............

E1d. Rejected ballot .......................................... ...............

E1e. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

E1f. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... E1a 

E1 Comments

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E2. Please divide the total number of provisional ballots rejected (as entered in E1d) into the following categories 

indicating the reason the provision ballots were rejected. The amounts should sum to the total provided in E1d. 

Data not available

▼

E2a. Voter not registered in the state .......................................... ...............

E2b. Voter registered in state but attempted to vote in the wrong jurisdiction ....... ...............

E2c. Voter registered in state but attempted to vote in the wrong precinct............ ............... 

E2d. Failure to provide sufficient identification .......................................... ...............

E2e. Envelop and/or ballot was incomplete and/or illegible ................................... ...............

E2f. Ballot missing from envelope .......................................... ...............

E2g. No signature .......................................... ...............

E2h. Non-matching signature .......................................... ...............

E2i. Voter already voted .......................................... ...............

E2j. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

E2k. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

E2l. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

E2m. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

E2n. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

E2o. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

E2p. Other → comments: ________________________________................... 

 

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SECTION F Election Day Activities

• F1 and F2 ask for turnout figures for the November 2010 general election and the source used to arrive at this 

number.

• F3 asks for the number of first time voters who registered to vote by mail and, under HAVA 303(b), were required to 

provide identification in order to vote.

• F4 asks for information on electronic poll books or electronic lists of voters that may have been used.

• F5 and F6 ask for information on printed poll books or printed lists of voters that may have been used.

• F7 asks for the type of primary voting equipment used.

• F8 solicits any additional comments jurisdictions may wish to share regarding their Election Day experiences. 

F1. Enter the total number of people in your jurisdiction who participated in the November 2010 general election. 

Include all type of voters (civilian and military) by all types of ballots. Include rejected provisional ballots only if your 

jurisdiction credits the person’s vote history even though the provisional ballot was rejected. 

F1a. Total .............. Data not available

 Next, divide the total number people who participated in the November 2010 general election (as entered in F1a) 

into the following categories. The amounts should sum to the total provided in F1a. 

Data not available

▼

F1b. Voted at a physical polling place on Election Day (not including provisional ballots 

or absentee ballots dropped off at the polls). .......................................... ...............

F1c. UOCAVA voters who voted via absentee or FWAB (as in B2a) .................... ...............

F1d. Voted using a domestic civilian absentee ballot (as in C1b).......................... ...............

F1e. Voted using a provisional ballot (as in E1) .......................................... ...............

F1f. Voted at an early vote center (as in D2e,f,g)........................................... ...............

F1g. Voted by mail in a vote by mail jurisdiction .......................................... 

F1h. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

F1i. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

F1j. Other → comments: ____________________ .......................................... 

TOTAL .......................................... F1a 

F1 Comments

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F2. Indicate the source used to arrive at the total number of voters entered in F1a. (Select only one source.) 

.......Number of voters checked off by poll workers or who signed poll books at physical poling places plus the number 

of UOCAVA and other absentee or early voters. 

.......Number of ballots counted at precincts and/or at a central location (including UOCAVA and other absentee or 

early vote ballots)

.......Number of voters generated after "vote history" has been added. 

.......Number of votes cast for the highest office on the ballot. 

.......Other:→ comments: ________________________________

F2 Comments

F3. HAVA 303(b) states that all first-time voters in a State who registered to vote by mail are required to provide 

identification in order to vote and have their ballot counted. Enter the number of voters who provided 

identification and were able to vote in the November 2010 general election in your jurisdiction. 

Total .............. Data not available

................... Not applicable

F3 Comments

F4. Were electronic poll books or electronic lists of voters used at the polling place for the November 2010 general 

election in your jurisdiction to (select either Yes or No for each item):

 Yes No

a. Sign voters in........................................................................ 

b. Update voter history ............................................................. 

c. Look up polling places .......................................................... 

d. Other → comments: _____________________________ . 

e. Information unavailable......................................................... 

 

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F5. Did your jurisdiction use printed lists of registered voters at the polls in the November 2010 Federal general 

election? 

Yes ............................................. → Continue to F6 

No............................................... → Skip to F7 

Information unavailable.............. → Skip to F7 

F5 Comments

F6. Did your state print and ship the printed poll books to your local jurisdiction or did your jurisdiction arrange for 

the printing of the poll books? (Select only one.)

State printed poll books and shipped to jurisdiction ......................................

Jurisdiction arranged for printing of poll books..............................................

Combination of printing by the state and local jurisdiction ...........................

Information unavailable................................................................................. 

F6 Comments

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F7. Enter information on the number and type of voting equipment used for the 2010 November general election. Then, for each type of voting equipment, 

please identify how the machines were used in the voting process and where the ballots from that machine type were tallied. Do not include backup systems that were not actually used.

Type of Equipment Number used

Make Model Version Vendor Machine use (select all that apply) Location of Vote Tally 

(select all that apply)

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Provisional Ballot voting 

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

F7a. Direct Recording Electronic (DRE)(Not Equipped with Voter 

Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT))

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not Available In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

F7b. Direct Recording 

Electronic (DRE)(Equipped with VVPAT)

 Not 

Available

 Not

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not Available

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Type of Equipment Number used Make Model Version Vendor Machine use (select all that apply) Location of Vote Tally 

(select all that apply)

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

F7c. Electronic system

that prints voter choices on an optical scan ballot (hybrid of a DRE and an optical scan system)

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available Not Available

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Absentee

 A Central Location  Not Available

F7d. Optical/Digital Scan

Number of

counters: ______Number ofbooths:______

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available Not Available

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Type of Equipment Number 

used

Make Model Version Vendor Machine use 

(select all that apply)

Location of Vote Tally (select all that apply)

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available 

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available Place

 Absentee

 A Central Location  Not Available

F7e. Punch Card

Number of counters:______Number of booths:______

 Not 

Available Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available Not Available

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available 

F7f. Lever

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available Not Available

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Type of Equipment Number 

used

Make Model Version Vendor Machine use 

(select all that apply)

Location of Vote Tally (select all that apply)

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available Place

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available Place

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available Place

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Absentee

 A Central Location  Not Available 

F7g. Hand-counted paper ballots (not optical scan system)

Number of 

booths: 

______

 Not 

Available

 Not Available In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available 

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available Place

 Absentee A Central Location 

 Not Available

F7h. Other

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not Available

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F8. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission welcomes any general comments the jurisdiction may wish to share regarding its Election Day experiences (e.g., problems with voting system anomalies*, recounts, staffing, challenges to eligibility, long lines, etc.), or note worthy success in administering the November 2010 general election. Please feel free to attach additional pages as necessary.* An anomaly is defined as an irregular or inconsistent action or response from the voting system or system component resulting in some disruption to the election process. Incidents resulting from administrator error or procedural deficiencies are not considered anomalies for purposes of this survey question (EAC Voting Systems 

Testing and Certification Program Manual). 

Type of Equipment Number 

used

Make Model Version Vendor Machine use 

(select all that apply)

Location of Vote Tally (select all that apply)

 In-Precinct regular ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Special Device accessible to disabled voters

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available 

 Provisional Ballot voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available

 Early Vote Site voting

 A Central Location  Precinct/Polling Place Not Available Place

 Absentee

 A Central Location  Not Available

F7i. Other

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available

 Not 

Available Not Available

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THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO THIS SURVEY

* This information collection is required for the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to meet its statutory requirements under the 

Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15301), the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq.), and the 

Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voters Act (UOCAVA) (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1). Respondent’s obligation to reply to this information 

collection is mandatory as required under NVRA (42 U.S.C. 1973gg-1 et seq.) and UOCAVA (42 U.S.C. 1973ff-1); respondents include the 

50 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories. This information will be made publicly available on the EAC Web site (http://

www.eac.gov). According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The valid OMB 

control number for this information collection is OMB Control No. 3265-0006 (expires 5/31/2013). The time required to complete this 

information collection is estimated to average 88 hours per State response. This estimate includes the time for reviewing the instructions, 

gathering information, and completing the form. Comments regarding this burden estimate should be sent the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission – 2010 Election Administration and Voting Survey, 1201 New York Avenue, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005.
EAC Commissioners

Commissioner, Gineen Bresso

Commissioner, Donetta Davidson

EAC Staff

Thomas Wilkey, Executive Director

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