Definitions
- Excuse required: only voters who can't vote in person are allowed to vote using an absentee ballot
- No excuse absentee voting: no excuse required, but you can only request an absentee ballot for one election at a time
- Semi-permanent absentee voting: voters can sign up once to receive ballots for at least 1 calendar year. In Florida, one request is good for one election cycle (example: 2023 and 2024, or 2025 and 2026)
- Permanent absentee voting (PAV): voters can sign up once to receive ballots in the mail for at least the next 4 years
- Universal VBM: all elections are held by mail