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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But that’s because there were more than 130,000 absentee ballots that still needed to be counted, according to Buffalo Toronto Public Media.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Danielle Christine Miller, 51, of Nashwauk, in a rural area about three hours north of Minneapolis, was charged last fall with three felonies after local election officials notified authorities in October about two absentee ballots that had been flagged for fraud.
—Jack Dura, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the years since the 2022 race, Toney was also appointed special prosecutor in an investigation of Wausau Mayor Doug Diny's removal of an absentee ballot drop box.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Danielle Christine Miller, 51, of Nashwauk, in a rural area about three hours north of Minneapolis, was charged last fall with three felonies after local election officials notified authorities in October about two absentee ballots that had been flagged for fraud.
—Jack Dura, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
In the years since the 2022 race, Toney was also appointed special prosecutor in an investigation of Wausau Mayor Doug Diny's removal of an absentee ballot drop box.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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