Definition of absentee ballot
: 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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Citywide, 2,323 absentee ballots were returned for counting.
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Registered voters do no need to give a reason to vote by mail using an absentee ballot, according to a statement from the county.
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Complaints could include that party lawyers were prevented from observing the counting of some absentee ballots, voting machines erroneously recorded votes from Lamb, and voters were confused by some information from the state elections website.
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With all precincts fully reporting and absentee ballots counted, Lamb holds a 627-vote lead over Saccone in Pennsylvania’s 18th district, a GOP stronghold that President Trump won by nearly 20 percentage points during the 2016 election.
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If the race is still too close to call after the absentee ballots are counted, voters or candidates could call for a recount or recanvass of votes, but the process is onerous.
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Voting by mail does change the dynamic for candidates because the people who vote by mail as with past absentee ballots will be known not only to the clerk's office but also to interested persons.
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There’s no need to wait for the absentee ballots: Vladimir Putin has been comfortably elected to his fourth term.
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Complaints could include that party lawyers were prevented from observing the counting of some absentee ballots, voting machines erroneously recorded votes from Lamb, and voters were confused by some information from the state elections website.
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First Known Use of absentee ballot
1889
ABSENTEE BALLOT Defined for English Language Learners
absentee ballot
Definition of absentee ballot for English Language Learners
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: a vote that is submitted before an election by a voter who is not able to be present when the election occurs
Law Dictionary
absentee ballot
noun
absentee bal·lot
legal Definition of absentee ballot
: 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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