Activities Permitted under each Election Status

This table indicates the election-related activities that can be performed under each election status. For more information, see About Election Statuses.

ELECTION STATUS	Open	Active	Return Processing Only	Closed	Deleted
ACTIVITY PERMITTED
Set up ballot styles (temporary or permanent)	yes	yes	no	no	no
Process requests for mail ballots	yes	yes	no	no	no
Print mail-ballot labels and envelopes	no	yes	no	no	no
Run utility to update voter records with current ballot styles	yes	no	no	no	no
Issue vote-by-mail ballots by mail, email, and fax	no	yes	no	no	no
Issue mail ballots for voter pickup, third-party pickup, and in-office voting	no	yes	yes	no	no
Process Federal Write In Absentee (FWAB) ballots	no	yes	yes	no	no
Process early voting	no	yes	yes	no	no
Reverse check-in on EViD stations	no	no	yes	no	no
Record return of mail ballots	no	yes	yes	no	no
Set Election Day Display in voter registration records	no	no	yes	no	no
Run voting-record reports in FlexRep program	no	no	no	yes	no
Remove election data from record	no	no	no	no	yes