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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They will be required to start recording the boxes on the first day absentee ballots are issued for an election or primary and continue recording until the town clerk retrieves the last ballots.
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Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
The bill added new voter identification requirements, put restrictions on ballot drop boxes and absentee ballots, and expanded the window for early voting, among other changes.
—Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Polls in Wisconsin closed Tuesday at 8 p.m., which is also the deadline to get absentee ballots to municipal clerks.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
The Georgia law, among other things, required a photo ID to vote absentee by mail, cut the period to request an absentee ballot and placed limits on ballot drop boxes.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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Gabby Debenedictis, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
The bill added new voter identification requirements, put restrictions on ballot drop boxes and absentee ballots, and expanded the window for early voting, among other changes.
—Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Polls in Wisconsin closed Tuesday at 8 p.m., which is also the deadline to get absentee ballots to municipal clerks.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2025
The Georgia law, among other things, required a photo ID to vote absentee by mail, cut the period to request an absentee ballot and placed limits on ballot drop boxes.
—Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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