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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Recent Examples of absentee ballot from the Web
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Wisconsin law differentiated between voters who were overseas temporarily and permanently, a distinction that decided how an individual received their absentee ballot.
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Ethan Strimling, the Democratic mayor of Portland, has already voted via absentee ballot to keep ranked-choice voting in place statewide.
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The secretary of state's office tracks absentee ballot totals as a way to estimate final turnout on Election Day.
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Multiple precincts and absentee ballots in some counties have yet to be tabulated.
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Fajman led the group into a locked room that contained bins of absentee ballots, and eventually carted the bins out for the recount commission.
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In Pennsylvania, the tally of absentee ballots ate into Lamb’s lead slightly, though analysts doubt Saccone will make up the deficit.
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Elections officials had mailed out 3,601 absentee ballots to Democratic voters in the county; 2,085 had been returned by Wednesday.
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The elections agency sent out 762 total absentee ballots, according to deputy elections director Dale Livingston.
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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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