{"id":315088,"date":"2026-06-16T14:16:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=chart&#038;p=315088"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:28:41","slug":"support-for-no-excuse-early-or-absentee-voting-is-higher-in-states-with-universal-mail-in-ballot-access","status":"publish","type":"chart","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/chart\/support-for-no-excuse-early-or-absentee-voting-is-higher-in-states-with-universal-mail-in-ballot-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Support for no-excuse early or absentee voting is higher in states with universal mail-in ballot access"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:310px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"463c7e8c-810d-487d-b6fb-b97ca5bfbd05\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;463c7e8c-810d-487d-b6fb-b97ca5bfbd05&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:315088,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/support-for-no-excuse-early-or-absentee-voting-is-higher-in-states-with-universal-mail-in-ballot-access\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/support-for-no-excuse-early-or-absentee-voting-is-higher-in-states-with-universal-mail-in-ballot-access\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-06-16&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:318270,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/support_for_no-excuse_early_or_absentee_voting_is_higher_in_states_with_universal_mail-in_ballot_access-315088-1781633790.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Support for no-excuse early or absentee voting is higher in states with universal mail-in ballot access&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who say any voter should be allowed to vote early or absentee&lt;strong&gt; 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