absentee ballot
noun
: a ballot submitted (as by mail) in advance of an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls
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Geter-Pataky, the vice chair of the city’s Democratic Town Committee, is facing 92 separate criminal charges, including conspiracy to take possession of multiple voters’ absentee ballots.
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
In recent elections, Michigan voters have given every voter the right to vote by an absentee ballot and established a new early voting system.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
The commission already issued reminders to clerks about best practices for absentee ballots ahead of the April 1, 2025, election, which included a state Supreme Court race.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
His ask targets voters who don’t have a Social Security number or driver’s license number attached to their registration records; military and overseas voters who cast absentee ballots without providing a voter ID, and adult children of state residents who live abroad.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025
In recent elections, Michigan voters have given every voter the right to vote by an absentee ballot and established a new early voting system.
—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 25 July 2025
The commission already issued reminders to clerks about best practices for absentee ballots ahead of the April 1, 2025, election, which included a state Supreme Court race.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
His ask targets voters who don’t have a Social Security number or driver’s license number attached to their registration records; military and overseas voters who cast absentee ballots without providing a voter ID, and adult children of state residents who live abroad.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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