The state of Virginia is considering joining 26 other states that allow early voting. It would appear that states like Virginia presently allow the use of absentee ballots during a 45 day period prior to election day. However, in order to use the absentee ballot system a voter has to give one of 17 reasons for doing so. A new law would change that to allow anyone to vote absentee regardless of the reason. One of the early voting states is North Carolina and in the November election 60 % of the electorate voted.
(Source: "Bring Virginin's voting out of distant past" editorial in the Virginian Pilot on January 14, 2009)
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