Three-fourths of the states offer mail voting without an excuse.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
As of 2026-09-16, 37 states plus DC allowed no-excuse mail voting, about 74% of the 50 states, which matches 'three-fourths.' Other sources report 36 to 37 states depending on how all-mail states are counted, and none contradicts the claim.
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What was said
… It is really hard to intimidate them at the point where they choose to vote when you don't know when they're when or where they're going to vote. 47 states offer early voting, where you can pick the time of your vote and often the place. Three-fourths of the states offer mail voting without an excuse. and so how do you attack potential voters at the place where they're voting when you don't know where they're going to be and when they're going to be there? …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Congressional Research Service, citing NCSL data as of June 2026, reports that 37 states and DC offered some form of no-excuse mail voting.[1]
Supports. NACO reports that for the 2026 midterm, 37 states and DC allow all voters to vote by mail without an excuse.[3]
Supports. WJCL reports that for the 2026 general election, 37 states and DC allow voters to request and cast a mail ballot without giving a reason.[4]
Supports. MIT Election Lab reports 28 no-excuse absentee states plus 8 states and DC with all-mail elections, which is roughly three-fourths of states on either count.[2]
Supports. A September 15, 2026 NPR-syndicated interview with David Becker says about three-fourths of states offer mail balloting without any excuse, matching the post's wording.[5]
Context. Counts vary by definition: Europarl reports 36 states plus DC, and Ballotpedia reports 29 no-excuse states plus 8 all-mail states. Both are close to three-fourths of the 50 states.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 2 primary, 5 not rated
- 1Early Voting and Mail Votingcongress.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 2Voting by mail and absentee voting | MIT Election Labelectionlab.mit.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3County Election Administration by the Numbersnaco.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Here's how states changed their mail-in policies since 2000 - WJCLwjcl.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5What the Supreme Court's decision on mail-in ballots ...klcc.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Understanding the 2026 United States midterm electionseuroparl.europa.eu · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Here's what to know about casting an absentee/mail-in ballot in the ...news.ballotpedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
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