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Voting at home isn't new. There is a wide body of research on how mail ballots benefit voters by offering convenience & security. Explore the latest data from NVAHI and other independent researchers.

Vote at Home Policy Actions: COVID-19 Response

Election policy is nuanced and reflects the patchwork of regulations across states and jurisdictions across our country. In response to the need for clarity on the status of existing vote at home policy, we issued our “Vote at Home Policy Actions: COVID-19 Response”, a comprehensive 50 State Policy Analysis & Ranking.

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Turnout

Expanded use of mailed ballots consistently leads to higher voter turnout.

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Security

Paper ballots and verification processes ensure trust and security in election outcomes.

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Equity

With safeguards, Voting at Home increases participation across demographics equitably.

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Cost

States that conduct their elections using Voting at Home see significant cost savings.

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State Info

Different states have implemented Vote at Home practices in various ways. 

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Georgia Runoff

See real-time Georgia ballot return data from the Center for Inclusive Democracy.

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2020 UPDATES

How & When to Apply for Mailed-Out Ballots for the 2020 General Election

Learn more with this new guide, produced with National Vote at Home Institute research by state.

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COVID-19 Policy Changes

State Voting policy changes to deal with COVID-19 (Updated 6/30/2020)

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Vote at Home Scale Plan

Shortly after Super Tuesday, we were faced with evaluating how to conduct modern elections during a pandemic. The fully in-person model has long proven ineffective for many voters, and COVID-19 made those inefficiencies more pronounced: lack of funding, reliance on a vulnerable health population to work polls, close proximity for potentially hours on end in lines. In March 2020, NVAHI authored our “Vote at Home Scale Plan”: a roadmap for scaling up voting at home policies and infrastructure in a timely and effective way to help ensure the security and efficacy of American elections in 2020.

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The Colorado Voting Experience: A Model That Encourages Full Participation

Voting at home is an easy process for voters, made possible by a constellation of processes behind the scenes. If you’re looking for the big picture of how it all comes together, and how voting at home positively impacts voters, read “The Colorado Voting Experience: A Model That Encourages Full Participation”, a joint effort by Common Cause and NVAHI outlining the strengths of Colorado’s vote at home system — and what other states can incorporate into their own models.

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Explaining Vote from Home

Voting at Home FAQ & Best Practices

What is, best practices, and lessons learned from the National Vote at Home Institute (Updated Spring 2020).

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Explaining Vote at Home (NVAHI)

Voting by Mail (Vox)

Vote at Home Status by State - October 2020

Implementing Vote at Home

Sample Legislation

Sample legislation for full “Step 5” vote at home policy

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Vote at Home for Local

Vote at Home for local, municipal, county elections. Vote at home works well even below the state level.

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Ballot Return Choices

Vote at Home Guide to ballot return choices. Optimizing drop boxes, vote centers, USPS, etc.

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Permanent Absentee List

Vote at Home Guide to establishing a permanent absentee list including best practices to set up and manage it.

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Why Vote at Home?

Repeater Absentee to Single Sign-Up

How “repeater” absentees argue for a “single sign-up” option – 43%-67% overlap!

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NYT: A Study of Colorado

NY Times op-ed – Detailed study of Colorado shows how VAH lifts all communities

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NYT: Saving the 2020 Election

NY Times Editorial Board – It’s time to Vote at Home to save the 2020 election

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Study of Colorado Vote at Home

Research report on Colorado – the data behind the NY Times op-ed listed above

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Utah: The County Roll-Out Model

Washington Monthly – How Utah demonstrated how a county roll-out model works

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On Fraud

Washington Post – Fresh research shows the minuscule amount of mailed-out ballot fraud

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Vote at Home Status by State - May 2020

National Vote at Home Institute

NVAHI Policy & Research Guide

A 30 page, organized, in-depth set of much of the content below for those working to improve access to mailed out ballots in their state

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Recent NVAHI Email Blasts

Recent email blasts and updates from the National Vote at Home Institute.

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2019 NVAHI Annual Report

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General Research from NVAHI & Partners

NCSL: State by State Policy

National Conference of State Legislatures – The single best place for state by state policy

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America Goes to the Polls 2018

This report from Nonprofit Vote shows which voting reforms had the most impact. VAH, Same Day and Automatic Registration led the way

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America Goes to the Polls 2018 Webinar

Click Here to Download the Slides Used

Stanford/Berkeley/UW Research on CO Turnout

Stanford/Berkeley/UW research – CO sees 9.4% turnout increase from VAH

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MIT: Down-Ballots in 2016

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research – Voting by mailed ballots down the the county level – from 2016

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Millions of Ballots Did Not Go Missing

28 million mailed ballots did NOT go missing – Real Clear Politics article missed the mark

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Election Assistance and Voting Survey 2018

US Election Assistance and Voting Survey 2018 – more detailed data, similar conclusions

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Stanford University Vote by Mail is Non-Partisan

Stanford University research – voting by mailed ballot does not provide any partisan advantage

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When Women Vote

A very insightful book on the subject, co-authored by our CEO Amber McReynolds.

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Western State Mailed Ballots in 2018

Western states 2018 vote from mailed ballots – the data showing the 69%

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Northern Illinois University on Cost

Cost of voting by state in 2016. States with 100% vote at home, Oregon and Colorado, rank #1 and #2.

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Bipartisan Policy Center: Elections Report

Bipartisan Policy Center – Election Task Force Report, VAH coverage starts on page 24

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MIT: Regional Voting Methods Over Time

US regional voting methods over time – from MIT Election Lab

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VAH Rates in 2018

US Census data on the 2018 election – alternatives to Election Day voting hit 40%

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PEW National 2018

Research from 2018 shows 69% of ballots cast in western states via vote at home is 27% nationally

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