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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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Expatriate Indians also cannot cast absentee ballots under India’s electoral laws.
—John Yoon, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Wisconsin Republican leader says party may need to embrace absentee ballot drop boxes
Johnson also hedged on accepting the results of the 2020 election four years ago amid heavy pressure leveled by Trump on Republicans to avenge his election loss despite a lack of evidence to support doing so.
—Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 19 May 2024
After the election, Republican state lawmakers passed sweeping legislation that added stricter requirements for voting by absentee ballot, limited the number of drop boxes for ballots and cut the amount of time between an election and a runoff.
—Maya King, New York Times, 18 May 2024
The leader of the Wisconsin Republican Party is not ruling out urging voters to utilize absentee ballot drop boxes during the fall presidential election even as Republicans are in court seeking to stop their use.
—Molly Beck, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
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First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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absentee ballot
noun
absentee bal·lot
: 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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