Absentee voting is an important choice for many voters.
This process allows some voters who otherwise would have difficulty casting a ballot to exercise this important right.
Have you ever voted absentee? Test your knowledge about the process and perhaps learn a thing or two along the way!
1. What is an absentee ballot?
- A) A ballot that you can fill out in advance in person, return by mail, or deliver to your county clerk's office.
- B) A ballot that you can use only if you are going to be absent from the state on Election Day.
- C) A ballot you can print out online and return to your county clerk via mail or hand delivery.
- D) All of the above.
2. Who in Wyoming is allowed to vote with an absentee ballot?
- A) People with disabilities who find it difficult to get to their voting location on Election Day.
- B) Elderly people who have difficulty driving or getting a ride to their voting location on Election Day.
- C) Anyone who finds that voting early, before Election Day, works better for them.
- D) All of the above.
3. Which of the following statements about absentee ballots are true?
- A) Voting by absentee ballot is the same as voting early.
- B) You can vote early at your county clerk's office. Just go there and ask for an absentee ballot and vote on the spot.
- C) Voting by mail is simply voting with an absentee ballot and then mailing it.
- D) All of the above.
4. When can Wyoming voters start casting absentee ballots?
- A) Today.
- B) Friday, Sept. 23.
- C) Monday, Oct. 3.
- D) Tuesday, Nov. 8.
5. Voting early is a sure-fire way to make sure your vote won't be counted.
- True
- False
