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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==

==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.

Oregon and Washington use mail voting for all voters.  This scheme allows voters to cast their votes in advance of election day. 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

In 2011, Washington passed a law requiring all counties to conduct vote-by-mail elections.<ref>{{cite news