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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Some Hamtramck residents who spoke at the city council's special meeting last week expressed concerns about 37 of the absentee ballots not being counted.
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
In addition to the structural changes, Schoemann is proposing to address how ballots are collected and counted by eliminating ballot drop boxes and barring municipalities from using one center to count absentee ballots for all voting locations, known as central count.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Voters who wish to vote absentee can request an absentee ballot for the Dec. 2 general election until Saturday, Nov. 22.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
In Mississippi, any absentee ballot that is mailed on or before Election Day can be received up to five business days after the election.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
In addition to the structural changes, Schoemann is proposing to address how ballots are collected and counted by eliminating ballot drop boxes and barring municipalities from using one center to count absentee ballots for all voting locations, known as central count.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Voters who wish to vote absentee can request an absentee ballot for the Dec. 2 general election until Saturday, Nov. 22.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Nov. 2025
In Mississippi, any absentee ballot that is mailed on or before Election Day can be received up to five business days after the election.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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