Abstract
The ease of voting across the United States is constantly changing. This research updates work which established the relative “cost of voting” during presidential election cycles, in each of the 50...
Highlights
The decentralized nature of election laws in the United States, along with the dynamic nature of these laws, creates considerable confusion for the American voter
The 2020 iteration takes into account the recent adoption of automatic voter registration processes, expansion of early voting, new absentee voting laws, and the elimination of polling stations in some states
We learn that Oregon, which has one of the most progressive automatic voter registration processes and mail-in voting, maintains the first position as the easiest state in which to vote
Summary
The decentralized nature of election laws in the United States, along with the dynamic nature of these laws, creates considerable confusion for the American voter. The 2020 iteration takes into account the recent adoption of automatic voter registration processes, expansion of early voting, new absentee voting laws, and the elimination of polling stations in some states.
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