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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This year, absentee ballots must be requested two weeks before Election Day.
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Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Over 100,000 absentee ballots have been sent out and 90,000 of those were for voters on the permanent absentee ballot list, Winfrey said.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
That family members or caregivers provide photo identification when dropping off an absentee ballot for another voter at certain ballot drop-off locations.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Kennelly also denied that his client ever took possession of another voter’s absentee ballot.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
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Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Over 100,000 absentee ballots have been sent out and 90,000 of those were for voters on the permanent absentee ballot list, Winfrey said.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
That family members or caregivers provide photo identification when dropping off an absentee ballot for another voter at certain ballot drop-off locations.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Kennelly also denied that his client ever took possession of another voter’s absentee ballot.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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