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→Voting by mail: As of October 1, 2021, eight states plus the District of Columbia use all mail-in voting: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.
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. 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.
As of October 1, 2021, eight states plus the District of Columbia use all mail-in voting: California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/california-republicans-e2-80-99-demonization-of-voting-by-mail-may-backfire/ar-AAOV7R8</ref>
Of those, the [[liberal]] states of Oregon and Washington were among the first to 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
Other states allow no-excuse absentee voting by mail.
Other states allow no-excuse absentee voting by mail.
== References ==
== References ==