Almost All-Mail Elections and Turnout: County-level Vote-by-Mail and Electoral Participation

• In Event: Election Reforms and Impact on Voting

Brief Overview

Some states such North Dakota and Hawaii (before 2020) allowed distant or rural counties the option of holding elections exclusively through mailed ballots. A comparison of turnout in traditional and by-mail elections over several cycles is made.

Authors

• James W. Endersby, University of Missouri

• Steven M. Jokinsky, University of Kentucky

• Antony Jackson, University of Missouri