However, the management of absentee voting and vote by mail varies through the nation based on State law.
The popularity of absentee voting has been spreading rapidly in California.
Overseas absentee voting started on April 13, and continued until election day.
A voter must attend in person as no absentee voting is allowed.
The absentee voting in both overseas and local is still manual vote counting system.
No-excuse permanent absentee voting is allowed in 4 states.
There are also advance polls and absentee voting, which have a more flexible schedule.
The updated system will also include new procedures to streamline absentee voting.
The increasing popularity of absentee voting is reshaping how and when the country votes.
Maryland now offers both early voting in person and absentee voting by mail.
