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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In Mississippi, any absentee ballot that is mailed on or before Election Day can be received up to five business days after the election.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In Ohio, the deadline to request an absentee ballot is seven days before the election in which a person wants to vote.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Two other councilmen, who were not on Tuesday's ballot, were recently charged for alleged absentee ballot fraud.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. the second Tuesday before Election Day.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
In Ohio, the deadline to request an absentee ballot is seven days before the election in which a person wants to vote.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Two other councilmen, who were not on Tuesday's ballot, were recently charged for alleged absentee ballot fraud.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The deadline to request an absentee ballot is 5 p.m. the second Tuesday before Election Day.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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