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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The case tests Mississippi's law allowing absentee ballots mailed by Election Day to be counted if received within five days.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The 2024 election law addresses matters such as the use of QR codes when tallying ballots, voting for the state’s homeless population, rules surrounding the counting of absentee ballots, and third-party candidates on the state’s future presidential election ballots.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Republican Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office said nearly 179,000 primary ballots had been cast as of Friday, including about 53,000 absentee ballots returned by mail.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The 2024 election law addresses matters such as the use of QR codes when tallying ballots, voting for the state’s homeless population, rules surrounding the counting of absentee ballots, and third-party candidates on the state’s future presidential election ballots.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026
Republican Secretary of State Nancy Landry’s office said nearly 179,000 primary ballots had been cast as of Friday, including about 53,000 absentee ballots returned by mail.
—John Hanna, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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