[20200327]IF11477_提前投票和邮寄投票：大会概况和议题.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov March 27, 2020Early Voting and Mail Voting: Overview & Issues for CongressAlthough voting in person at a polling place on Election Day is the most common voting practice, states and localities also offer some or all of their voters opportunities to vote without going to the polls on Election Day. Sending voters ballots by mail (mail voting) and designating a pre-Election Day period when voters can receive and cast a ballot in person (early voting) are two of the most common options. Some states and localities use mail voting as their primary voting method, automatically mailing ballots to all registered voters and offering limited in-person voting options (all-mail elections). Policy Overview Alternative voting methods might differ from in-person voting at a polling place on Election Day in any of the following ways: when voters receive or cast a ballot, where they receive or cast it, and how they receive or cast it. The defining differences between in-person Election Day voting and early and mail voting are when voters receive and cast ballots and how they receive them, respectively. Early and mail voting might also differ from in-person Election Da