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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That’s about a third of all the absentee ballots sent out to voters.
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Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
This leads to relatively quick counting of absentee ballots.
—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Among other things, the lawsuits contend that Landry lacked authority to suspend the primary and that thousands of absentee ballots already have been mailed to people, with a substantial number filled out and returned.
—David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
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Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
This leads to relatively quick counting of absentee ballots.
—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Among other things, the lawsuits contend that Landry lacked authority to suspend the primary and that thousands of absentee ballots already have been mailed to people, with a substantial number filled out and returned.
—David A. Lieb, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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