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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Provisional and absentee ballots that qualified were added to the totals since, swinging the race by 10,585 votes to a Riggs win by 734 votes.
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Many voters have also opted to vote early or by absentee ballot.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Kane County Clerk John Cunningham announced that the Clerk’s Office will begin mailing absentee ballots for the April 1 election on March 7 to about 37,500 voters who submitted applications for permanent vote-by-mail ballots, according to the news release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Wisconsin election officials said nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in last year’s election.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
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Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
Many voters have also opted to vote early or by absentee ballot.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
Kane County Clerk John Cunningham announced that the Clerk’s Office will begin mailing absentee ballots for the April 1 election on March 7 to about 37,500 voters who submitted applications for permanent vote-by-mail ballots, according to the news release.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
Wisconsin election officials said nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in last year’s election.
—Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2025
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