Benefits of VAH
Explore the benefits of vote-at-home election systems.
Voter Participation
Voter Participation
When voters are automatically mailed their ballots several weeks before the election — enabling them to vote from the safety and convenience of their home — and are provided multiple ways to easily return their ballot, voter participation increases significantly.
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Equity
Equity
As policymakers, election officials, journalists, and the general public evaluate the need to move to a higher level of mailed-out ballot voting in light of the pandemic, voting rights advocates have expressed the need to ensure enfranchisement for the country’s most vulnerable voting populations in this rapidly changing environment.
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Cost Savings
Cost Savings
Several states and jurisdictions that have adopted vote-at-home have said the switch has resulted in serious cost savings. According to a report issued by the Center for American Progress, it was estimated that voting lines in 2012 cost Americans $544 million in lost productivity and wages.
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Security
Security
Voting at home is a time-tested, secure method of voting. In fact, a recent study from Towson University found that expanding mail voting is safe and “reduces the likelihood of adversarial interference.”
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