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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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2020 UPDATES
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.
Download PlanThe 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 at Home
- Implementing Vote at Home
- Why Vote at Home?
- National Vote at Home Institute
- Research from NVAHI & Partners
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).
Read MoreVote at Home Status by State - October 2020
Implementing Vote at Home
Why Vote at Home?
Vote at Home Status by State - May 2020
National Vote at Home Institute
2019 NVAHI Annual Report
General Research from NVAHI & Partners
Stanford/Berkeley/UW Research on CO Turnout
Stanford/Berkeley/UW research – CO sees 9.4% turnout increase from VAH
Read MoreMIT: Down-Ballots in 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research – Voting by mailed ballots down the the county level – from 2016
Read MoreMillions of Ballots Did Not Go Missing
28 million mailed ballots did NOT go missing – Real Clear Politics article missed the mark
Read MoreElection Assistance and Voting Survey 2018
US Election Assistance and Voting Survey 2018 – more detailed data, similar conclusions
Read MoreStanford University Vote by Mail is Non-Partisan
Stanford University research – voting by mailed ballot does not provide any partisan advantage
Read MoreWhen Women Vote
A very insightful book on the subject, co-authored by our CEO Amber McReynolds.
Read MoreWestern State Mailed Ballots in 2018
Western states 2018 vote from mailed ballots – the data showing the 69%
Read MoreNorthern Illinois University on Cost
Cost of voting by state in 2016. States with 100% vote at home, Oregon and Colorado, rank #1 and #2.
Read MoreBipartisan Policy Center: Elections Report
Bipartisan Policy Center – Election Task Force Report, VAH coverage starts on page 24
Read MoreMIT: Regional Voting Methods Over Time
US regional voting methods over time – from MIT Election Lab
Read MoreVAH Rates in 2018
US Census data on the 2018 election – alternatives to Election Day voting hit 40%
Read MorePEW National 2018
Research from 2018 shows 69% of ballots cast in western states via vote at home is 27% nationally
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The 2020 election was successful in boosting turnout, expanding #VoteAtHome options, and increasing ... efficiency🙌 What now? We've outlined the road forward to guide us towards making elections even safer and more secure in 2021.🤝 https://voteathome.org/the_road_forward/
