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
Examples of absentee ballot in a Sentence
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All other voters must receive absentee ballots by mail and return them by mail, or to their local election clerk.
—
Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
Your county election office must receive your application for an absentee ballot no later than 12 days before the election.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
An unknown substance found in an envelope carrying an absentee ballot.
—Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Some states have stiffened their in-person identification requirements, while others are requiring identification with absentee ballots.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Snider argued ballot drop boxes and absentee ballots were prime spots for election fraud.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
But, during the pandemic, courts or other officials had sometimes changed voting procedures to allow more absentee ballots or to enable social distancing.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
The City of Milwaukee's absentee ballot results were published on the Milwaukee County Clerk's website about 11 p.m.
Alison Dirr can be reached at adirr@jrn.com.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Those voters would have to request an absentee ballot from their local county election office.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2024
Your county election office must receive your application for an absentee ballot no later than 12 days before the election.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
An unknown substance found in an envelope carrying an absentee ballot.
—Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Some states have stiffened their in-person identification requirements, while others are requiring identification with absentee ballots.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Snider argued ballot drop boxes and absentee ballots were prime spots for election fraud.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
But, during the pandemic, courts or other officials had sometimes changed voting procedures to allow more absentee ballots or to enable social distancing.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024
The City of Milwaukee's absentee ballot results were published on the Milwaukee County Clerk's website about 11 p.m.
Alison Dirr can be reached at adirr@jrn.com.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Those voters would have to request an absentee ballot from their local county election office.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
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