Most states have absentee voting, wherein you can mail in your ballot by election day (up to 4 weeks in advance). This has become increasingly popular over the

Most states have absentee voting, wherein you can mail in your ballot by election day (up to 4 weeks in advance). This has become increasingly popular over the years -- I've used this method exclusively for > 20 years. Absentee voting was introduced to increase turnout; ironically, though, some research shows that the idea doesn't work[1]. [1] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/23/study-early-voting-associated-with-lower-turnout/ http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/09/23/study-early-...