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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Key Facts Citing voting records from the Chicago suburb of Will County and other private voter data from pollsters, the New York Times and CBS News reported that the new pope voted most recently in the U.S. election in 2024 by casting an absentee ballot.
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Other portions of the executive order are still being litigated, including a provision that withholds federal funds from states that count mail and absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but are received by election officials afterwards.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Voters who want to apply for a permanent absentee ballot can fill out an application on paper or online, the release said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Other portions of the executive order are still being litigated, including a provision that withholds federal funds from states that count mail and absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but are received by election officials afterwards.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
Voters who want to apply for a permanent absentee ballot can fill out an application on paper or online, the release said.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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