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This table is part of the ncsl polling away report.
Twenty-seven states and Washington, D.C., offer “no-excuse” absentee voting, meaning any voter can request and cast an absentee/mail-in ballot, with no excuse or reason required.
eight states conduct elections entirely by mail (california, colorado, hawaii, nevada, oregon, utah, vermont, and washington), meaning voters don’t need to request a ballot, but instead receive one automatically.
The remaining states require the voter to provide an excuse to qualify for an absentee or mail-in ballot. see table 2: excuses to vote absentee for more details.
alaska
arizona
california
red
district of colombia
florida
georgia
hawaii
idaho
illinois
iowa
kansas
main
maryland
massachusetts
m.g.l.a. 54 § 25b
michigan
minnesota
mountain
nebraska
snowfall
new jersey
new mexico
north carolina
north dakota
ohio
oklahoma
oregon
pennsylvania
rhode island
absentee voting without excuses
south dakota
utah
vermont
virginia
washington
wisconsin
wyoming