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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Kennelly also denied that his client ever took possession of another voter’s absentee ballot.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
The Legislature also spent $1.18 million on a case over absentee ballot deadlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Another change in election laws will affect some voters who want to cast absentee ballots, Price said.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The Butler County Board of Elections still needs to include eligible provisional ballots and absentee ballots in the vote total.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 May 2025
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
The Legislature also spent $1.18 million on a case over absentee ballot deadlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Another change in election laws will affect some voters who want to cast absentee ballots, Price said.
—Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
The Butler County Board of Elections still needs to include eligible provisional ballots and absentee ballots in the vote total.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 May 2025
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