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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As the battle plays out in court, the USPS followed the White House’s order that the agency propose a rule outlining a method for each state and the postal carrier to agree on a list of voters eligible to receive mail-in and absentee ballots, and how mail-in ballots should be packaged.
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Even so, the council’s budget was soundly rejected at each of the five polling places as well as in the absentee ballot count.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
People who couldn’t get to the polls for whatever reason could request an absentee ballot or even request to be a permanent absentee voter.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
In 1979, the state eliminated the need for an excuse to receive an absentee ballot, and an option to choose permanent absentee voting was created in 2002.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
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Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 10 June 2026
Even so, the council’s budget was soundly rejected at each of the five polling places as well as in the absentee ballot count.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
People who couldn’t get to the polls for whatever reason could request an absentee ballot or even request to be a permanent absentee voter.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
In 1979, the state eliminated the need for an excuse to receive an absentee ballot, and an option to choose permanent absentee voting was created in 2002.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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