Voting by mail can trace its roots to soldiers voting far from home during the Civil War and World War II. By the late 1800s, some states were extending absentee ballots to civilian voters under certain conditions, but it wasn’t until 2000 that Oregon became the first state to move to an all-mail voting system. Here is everything you need to know about the history of absentee voting and vote by mail.

What Does the Constitution Say About Voting?
There is no step-by-step guide to voting in the United States Constitution. Article 1, Section 4 says that it’s up to each state to determine “The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections.” This openness has enabled the voting process in the United States to evolve as the country’s needs have changed.

The Founding Fathers voted by raising their voices—literally. Until the early 19th century, all eligible voters cast their “Viva Voce” (voice vote) in public. While the number of people eligible to vote in that era was low and primarily composed of land-owning white males, turnout hovered around 85 percent, largely due to enticing voting parties held at polling stations.

The first paper ballots appeared in the early 19th century and were originally blank pieces of paper. By the mid-1800s, they had gone to the other extreme: political parties printed tickets with the names of every candidate pre-filled along party lines. It wasn’t until 1888 that New York and Massachusetts became the first states to adopt pre-printed ballots with the names of all candidates (a style called the “Australian ballot” after where it was created). By then, another revolution in voting had taken place: Absentee voting.



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Meanwhile, back here, we are still obsessed with analogue system of voting while the world have gone digital.Even mail-in balloting cant work because of corruption.We still have a long road.

We all know that many americans vote by Mail and there is no wide scale fraud associated with it.. Forget what Trump and his fellow Trump'rats are saying.

with the situation in the country, voting by mail is alright. Trump supporters should stop crying fowl because it doesn't favour them. plus who in his or her right sense will vote by mail and vote Trump?

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Meanwhile, back here, we are still obsessed with analogue system of voting while the world have gone digital.Even mail-in balloting cant work because of corruption.We still have a long road.

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