Vote by Mail

Our country works best when everyone exercises the most important right of citizenship: the right to vote. Voting by mail makes the process of voting as simple, convenient, and fair as possible - helping more eligible voters in rural and urban areas exercise their right to vote.

That's why the League of Rural Voters is home to the Vote by Mail Project. We educate and advocate for a continuum of vote by mail options - including permanent no-excuse absentee registration, county-option vote by mail, and statewide vote by mail.

Across the country, an increasing number of counties and states are making it easier for citizens to vote without standing in long lines, or using potentially flawed electronic voting equipment. Whether by allowing no-excuse absentee balloting, enabling voters to permanently choose absentee balloting, or adopting vote by mail, more and more election officials, particularly those in the West, are embracing this trend.

The Vote by Mail Project is focused on assisting citizens and lawmakers who want to follow these examples and expand mail in voting options in their states.