Rules Committee Election Report

BASED ON THESE FACTORS WE CAN DIVIDE STATES INTO FOUR
GROUPS BY WHAT WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE ON ELECTION NIGHT
GROUP 1: States that require ballots to be received
on or before Election Day and allow early processing
of ballots, vote totals on election night will include
many absentee ballots.
GROUP 2: States that allow ballots to be received
after Election Day and allow early processing of
ballots, the vote totals on election night will include
some absentee ballots.
GROUP 3: States that require ballots to be received
on or before Election Day and little or no advanced
processing, the vote totals on election night will
include some absentee ballots.
GROUP 4: States that allow ballots to be received
after Election Day and little or no advanced
processing, the vote totals on election night will
include few absentee ballots.
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana,
Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Vermont, Wyoming
California, DC, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New
Jersey, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia
Alabama, Louisiana, South Carolina, Wisconsin
Alaska*, Michigan, Mississippi, New York*, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania
These states prohibit the tabulation of absentee ballots until after Election Day.
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