Source: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/all-mail-elections.aspx
Timestamp: 2020-01-27 09:05:33
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At least 21 states have provisions allowing certain elections to be conducted entirely by mail. For these elections, all registered voters receive a ballot in the mail. The voter marks the ballot, puts it in a secrecy envelope or sleeve and then into a separate mailing envelope, signs an affidavit on the exterior of the mailing envelope, and returns the package via mail or by dropping it off.
Four of the states—Oregon (2000), Washington (2011), Colorado (2013) and Hawaii (2019) —hold all elections entirely by mail. In California, some counties are currently permitted to conduct all-mail elections. After 2020, the option will be available to all counties in the state. Utah permits individual counties to determine if they would like to conduct all-mail election or not and all counties are expected to do so in 2020. Other states permit all-mail elections in certain circumstances, such as for special elections, municipal elections, when there is a smaller voting population in a given district, or at the discretion of the county clerk. See below for state-by-state statutes.
Hawaii, beginning with the 2020 primary electin (Hawaii Stat. §11-101)
California: After/on January 1, 2018, fourteen counties may conduct all-mail elections. After January 1, 2020, any county may conduct any election as an all-mail election following statutory guidelines. (Cal. Elec. Cde §§4005-4008). When there are 250 or fewer voters registered to vote in a precinct (Cal. Elec. Code §3005); local, special or consolidated elections that meet certain criteria (Cal. Elec. Code §4000).
Utah: Jurisdictions may decide to conduct elections entirely by mail (Utah Code Ann. §20A-3-302). Beginning in 2020 all counties will conduct all-mail ballot elections.
Nebraska: Any county of less than 10,000 inhabitants may apply to the secretary of state to mail ballots for all elections in lieu of establishing polling places (Neb. Rev. Stat. §32-960). Special ballot measure elections that meet certain criteria, held by a political subdivision (Neb. Rev. Stat. §32-952)
Arizona: A city, town, school district or special district may conduct elections by mail (Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §16-409, §16-558)
Idaho: A precinct which cntains no more than 140 registered electors at the last general election may be designated by the board of county commissioners a mail ballot precinct no later than April 1 in an even-numbered year (Idaho Code §34-308)
Article from NCSL's elections newsletter, The Canvass: All-Mail Elections Quietly Flourish
NCSL’s Absentee and Early Voting webpage
Testimony before the Illinois Legislature (fall 2017) by Amber McReynolds, Denver Director of Elections
Oregon’s Vote-by-Mail Procedures Manual
The National Vote at Home Institute –an advocacy group that focuses on “vote at home” election practices and policies
Los Angeles County Vote-by-Mail Report
NCSL's elections team at 303-364-7700
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