Mail voting rules for the 2020 election Ballots mailed Absentee allowed for all Excuse requiredAll states allow at least some mail voting, but some will make it more accessible to voters than others. In eight states, voters still need an excuse beyond the virus to vote absentee. More mail votes, higher turnoutDuring the presidential primaries, many states that made it easier for people to vote by mail saw higher turnout than states that made fewer changes. And in New York, it took several weeks for overwhelmed officials to count thousands of mail ballots and deliver results. Potential problems in NovemberResearchers said that thinly stretched election offices might quickly become overwhelmed by the volume of mail ballots.

Source: New York Times August 11, 2020 09:00 UTC