Does the voter need to request a ballot be mailed to them?
No, the voter does not have to initiate a request to have their ballot mailed to them. Instead, the active voter registration, for a particular election, is rolled into the system so to allow for a mailer packet to be generated. This enables ALL eligible voters to receive and subsequently participate in the election process. The all-mail election process eliminates the issue of potential inaccessibility experienced by some voters. Statistically, the all-mail process increases voter participation amongst voters such as the disabled, elderly, homebound and student voters. It is statistically proven that voter turnout is increased through the all-mail election process. This increase in turnout reflects a true showing of the demographics of a community and therefore is a more accurate representation of the people and the community as a whole.
