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see talk page re scope of table, added section on postal voting at bottom
Early voting has spread as computer technology simplifies the task of preventing multiple votes by the same voter. Early voting has been adopted in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand. As pushed by [[Democrat]]s, many states in the United States have laws adopting forms of early voting. According to the Early Voting Center at Reed College, the following states allow early voting in 2012: North Carolina, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada and Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reed.edu/earlyvoting/calendar/|title=Early voting calendar, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref>
Early voting has spread as computer technology simplifies the task of preventing multiple votes by the same voter. Early voting has been adopted in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Thailand. As pushed by [[Democrat]]s, many states in the United States have laws adopting forms of early voting. According to the Early Voting Center at Reed College, the following states allow early voting in 2012: North Carolina, Indiana, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, California, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada and Hawaii.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://reed.edu/earlyvoting/calendar/|title=Early voting calendar, 2012|accessdate=October 30, 2012}}</ref>
In 2008, one-third of Americans voted prior to Election Day, and that fraction continues to increase. In the [[Mystery:Nevada Election 2010|Nevada Election 2010]], more than half the votes cast were by early voting. Some states make the list of early voters and absentee voters available to the public or to the political campaigns. By contrast, all states make the list of voters available after an election.
In 2008, one-third of Americans voted prior to Election Day, and that fraction continues to increase. In the [[Mystery:Nevada Election 2010|Nevada Election 2010]], more than half the votes cast were by early voting. Some states make the list of early voters and absentee voters available to the public or to the political campaigns.
Most states allow early voting in some form, but the percentage of votes cast by early voting varies from 100%, in states where such voting is mandatory, to just a few percent, where liberal machine politics is less powerful.
Most states allow early voting in some form, but the percentage of votes cast by early voting varies from 100% to just a few percent.
The convenience voting data for 2010 in the [[swing state]]s for the [[Presidential Election 2012]] is as follows, with bolding for the States which do not allow no-excuse early voting.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|29
|29
|42.5%
|42.5%
|-
|-
|}
|}
In North Carolina, the list of absentee voters is available online without any charge.<ref name=disclose/> Iowa authorized in-person absentee voting starting 40 days before a primary or general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinperson.html|title=Absentee Voting in Person|accessdate=October 30, 2012|work=Iowa Secretary of State}}</ref> Iowa charges for the absentee voter list on a per voter basis.<ref name=disclose/>
In North Carolina, the list of absentee voters is available online without any charge.<ref name=disclose/> Iowa authorized in-person absentee voting starting 40 days before a primary or general election.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/electioninfo/absenteeinperson.html|title=Absentee Voting in Person|accessdate=October 30, 2012|work=Iowa Secretary of State}}</ref> Iowa charges for the absentee voter list on a per voter basis.<ref name=disclose/>
==Voting by mail==
Oregon and Washington use mail voting for all voters, so in a sense they offer "early voting." In 1998, [[Oregon]] voters passed an initiative requiring that all elections be conducted by mail. Voters may also drop their ballots off at a county-designated official drop site.
In 2011, Washington passed a law requiring all counties to conduct vote-by-mail elections.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/04/05/vote-by-mail-is-now-the-law-in-washington/
|title=Vote-by-mail is now the law in Washington|date=April 5, 2011
|publisher=seattlepi.com|accessdate=November 15, 2012
|first=Chris|last=Grygiel}}</ref> Local governments in Washington had the option to do so since 1987, and statewide elections had permitted it since 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title= Vote-by-mail gets new look in wake of low-voter turnout|work=The Seattle Times|date=May 25, 1990|author=Keith Ervin
}}</ref><ref name=STimes09>{{cite news
|title=First big all-mail election results posted smoothly - VOTE BY MAIL
|work=The Seattle Times|date=August 19, 2009|first=Nicole|last=Tsong
}}</ref> In the Washington system, ballots must be [[postmark]]ed by election day, so complete results are delayed by several days.<ref name=STimes09/>
Other states allow no-excuse absentee voting by mail.
== References ==
== References ==