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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Anyone still holding onto an absentee ballot must fill it out and turn it in by the close of polls on Tuesday.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Wisconsin lawmakers are reintroducing a bill to allow absentee ballots to be processed the day before an election.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Voters who wish to vote absentee can request an absentee ballot for the Oct. 7 primary until Sept. 27.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
North Carolina calls its mail-in ballots absentee ballots, and anyone can request one during presidential elections, according to the State Board of Elections.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Wisconsin lawmakers are reintroducing a bill to allow absentee ballots to be processed the day before an election.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Voters who wish to vote absentee can request an absentee ballot for the Oct. 7 primary until Sept. 27.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
North Carolina calls its mail-in ballots absentee ballots, and anyone can request one during presidential elections, according to the State Board of Elections.
—Carlie Procell, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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