Ballots Cast Before Election Day Expected to Increase as Early Voting Trend Continues Across the Nation

PRNewswire: "The recent trend toward early voting is expected to continue this year as states offer more options for casting ballots prior to Election Day. Thirty-two states will offer in-person early voting this year, an increase from 9 in 1998 according to the Early Voting Information Center at Reed College.

Early voting—often defined as casting a ballot in person or by mail before Election Day—has steadily increased over the past decade. The number of ballots cast early reached 30.3 percent in 2008, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's (EAC) 2008 Election Administration and Voting Survey, an increase of roughly 10 percent over 2006."