Appendix E

SUMMARY OF OTHER STATES THAT ALLOW EARLY PROCESSING OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS (BEFORE ELECTION DAY)	
AZ	33 days pre-election verify signatures on the envelopes; transmit to citizen board to open the envelopes & batch up for counting	
CA	Do signature verification, but don’t open until Election Day	
CO	Start counting 10 days prior to election	
FL	4 days+ pre-election – can process but not count	
MA	Remove outer env. before Election Day – deliver inner env. to polls on Election Day for counting	
MI	Not processed before Election Day	
MO	Can process but not count pre-Election Day; but most counties don’t do this	
NE	Verify, open & flatten ballots the Thursday before Election Day	
NH	Not processed before Election Day	
SD	Not processed before Election Day	
TN	Only do verification prior to Election Day; open during Election Day	
VA	Not processed before Election Day – legislation pending that may allow that 	
WI	Not opened before Election Day