VOTE BY MAIL process DIFFERS from ABSENTEE VOTING. which requires a voter to file an APPLICATION and creates a documented PAPER TRAIL. An Invitation in the Mail for Election Fraud - WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-invitation-in-the-mail-for-election-fraud-11596385418 ... Another question surrounding VBM is whether it increases voter fraud. There are two major features of VBM that raise these concerns. First, the ballot is cast outside the public eye, and thus the opportunities for coercion and voter impersonation are greater. Second, the transmission path for VBM ballots is not as secure as traditional in-person ballots. These concerns relate both to ballots being intercepted and ballots being requested without the voter’s permission. https://electionlab.mit.edu/research/voting-mail-and-absentee-voting ...some countries require that a valid reason, such as infirmity or travel, be given before a voter can participate in an absentee ballot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absentee_ballot