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absentee voting Early voting Early voting No-excuse and no-excuse absentee voting All-mail voting voting: excuse required for absentee No early Online registration and voter-friendly laws make it easier than ever to cast your ballot when you can't be home on Election Day. By Randy Grider If you are under the impres- sion that voting for your favorite candidate is too laborious of a task because you'll be on the road come Election Day, think again. Online develop- ments and laws for residents who can't get to their local polling places 28 | Overdrive | September 2012 have made being a part of the demo- cratic process less intimidating than in the past in most states. "Absentee voting is much more accessible than it was a decade ago or even five years ago," says Carl Snodgrass, associate director of Long Distance Voter, a nonprofit, nonpar- tisan organization. "The Internet has made it easier because of the ability to register online in many states." Most states have two categories of pre-election voting: absentee ballot and early voting. Absentee voting is usually done by mail, though some states allow you to deliver a ballot in