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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Absentee ballot drop box recordings As of July 1, municipalities are required to have implemented video recording technology, complete with date and time evidence, at each of their absentee ballot drop boxes.
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Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Casting a ballot as a noncitizen is already against the law and can result in fines and deportation if convicted.
Also blocked in Friday's ruling was part of the order that sought to require states to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after Election Day.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The order also would require states to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after election day and puts states’ federal funding at risk if election officials don’t comply.
—Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The court also overturned a decision by the former conservative court that banned absentee ballot drop boxes.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Casting a ballot as a noncitizen is already against the law and can result in fines and deportation if convicted.
Also blocked in Friday's ruling was part of the order that sought to require states to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after Election Day.
—Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The order also would require states to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after election day and puts states’ federal funding at risk if election officials don’t comply.
—Christina A. Cassidy, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
The court also overturned a decision by the former conservative court that banned absentee ballot drop boxes.
—Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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