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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The Board of Canvassers decided not to count the absentee ballots in question, as Hamtramck City Clerk Rana Faraj had noticed a break in the chain of custody.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
There are a few options for returning your mail-in absentee ballot in Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Many justices voiced concerns about a Mississippi law being challenged by the RNC for allowing tabulation of absentee ballots that arrive as late as five days after polls close.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
On the other side, Justice Elena Kagan said the logic of the challenge to late-arriving ballots also would be used to rule out early voting and absentee ballots.
—Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
There are a few options for returning your mail-in absentee ballot in Wisconsin.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Many justices voiced concerns about a Mississippi law being challenged by the RNC for allowing tabulation of absentee ballots that arrive as late as five days after polls close.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
On the other side, Justice Elena Kagan said the logic of the challenge to late-arriving ballots also would be used to rule out early voting and absentee ballots.
—Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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