Sunday, June 07, 2015

Early voting is considered absentee voting.

Early voting refers to the practice of voting in person during a designated time period before Election Day. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia offer no-excuse early in-person voting.  You don't need an excuse to vote early -- you can take advantage of early voting even if you are capable of voting at the polls on Election Day.

A handful of states will allow you to cast an absentee ballot in-person, as long as you have a valid excuse for not voting on Election Day. This is technically NOT early voting, although it does serve the same purpose.  We've call this "in-person absentee voting." 

This site offers definitions of 'Early In Person Voting." (click here) It doesn't really discuss absentee voting.