North Dakota Takes Step toward All-Mail Voting

March 4th, 2007

Oregon is the only state in which all voting is by mail. Washington lets each county decide whether to use all-mail voting. Now North Dakota seems likely to join Washington. On February 27, the legislature passed SB 2230, which lets each county decide whether to use all-mail balloting in both general and primary elections (previously, North Dakota counties could use all-mail voting in primaries, but not general elections). The North Dakota Governor hasn’t signed the bill yet.

2 Responses to “North Dakota Takes Step toward All-Mail Voting”

  1. Bob Richard Says:
    March 5th, 2007 at 6:56 am

    A similar bill has been introduced in California, AB 1654 by North Bay Assembly Member Jared Huffman. No clue yet how far it will get.

  2. Rupert Hazle Says:
    March 6th, 2007 at 3:50 pm

    I think Vote By Mail is a good idea.

    Since Oregon established it there have been moderately greater voter turnouts, lower election costs, and a valued paper trail for audits.

    Surveys of Oregon voters show most people there think the benefits with this new voting system outweigh the negatives.