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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At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple states, including New York, offered a simplified method for receiving an absentee ballot.
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Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2023
Another area voter advocates are tracking is the return of absentee ballots.
—cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
These include a lawsuit seeking to undo the state’s ban and a move from national Democrats to reinstate the use of absentee ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
Given the existing 30-day voting process, essentially an absentee ballot system, nobody needs to give anyone their proxy because everyone can easily vote for themselves.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
Raffensperger, a Republican, also said the signature match audit found no fraudulent absentee ballots.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2023
The law also shortened the time between an election and a run-off election, shortening the time for voters to receive and return absentee ballots.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
The city mailed out absentee ballots for the primary June 29.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
The event’s organizers distributed election guides, voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications alongside information on how to access the drugs necessary for at-home medication abortions.
—Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
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Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2023
Another area voter advocates are tracking is the return of absentee ballots.
—cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
These include a lawsuit seeking to undo the state’s ban and a move from national Democrats to reinstate the use of absentee ballot drop boxes ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2023
Given the existing 30-day voting process, essentially an absentee ballot system, nobody needs to give anyone their proxy because everyone can easily vote for themselves.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
Raffensperger, a Republican, also said the signature match audit found no fraudulent absentee ballots.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2023
The law also shortened the time between an election and a run-off election, shortening the time for voters to receive and return absentee ballots.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
The city mailed out absentee ballots for the primary June 29.
—Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
The event’s organizers distributed election guides, voter registration forms and absentee ballot applications alongside information on how to access the drugs necessary for at-home medication abortions.
—Alex Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
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1889, in the meaning defined above
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absentee ballot
noun
absentee bal·lot
: 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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