WHY WOULD YOU VOTE ABSENTEE

There are a lot of reasons why a voter may find it difficult to get to the polls to vote on Election Day, including:

• It's a workday and it may be hard for the voter to get away from work for the amount of time it could take to wait in line at the polls.
• The voter may be ill or elderly or unable to drive so getting to the polls and standing in line may be difficult.
• The voter may be out of town or out of the country at the time (such as active duty military members)

For these and other reasons, voters may have the option of voting by absentee ballot. In fact, in some states, you don't have to have a reason to request an absentee ballot.