How to Use absentee ballot in a Sentence

absentee ballot

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• The city mailed out absentee ballots for the primary June 29.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
• The 2020 cycle saw the first statewide elections in which every voter had a right to cast an absentee ballot.
  — Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2023
• The court also said that only the voter can return the absentee ballot.
  — Scott Bauer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
• But that message did not mean the voter who was issued an absentee ballot was trying to vote.
  — Stefan Becket, Kathryn Watson, Caroline Linton, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
• Voters in New York can vote by absentee ballot or in person.
  — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2022
• That's due in part to more than 2 million people casting their votes via absentee ballot.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
• Alaska has the slowest absentee ballot counting process in the country.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2022
• The researchers also sought to study whether there were periods of time that more absentee ballots flooded the system.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
• The deadline to register for an absentee ballot is Oct. 29.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2022
• Matt Friedman said the chaos that unfolded was in part due to the fact that absentee ballot counting had to be conducted in a different space.
  — Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2022
• Connecticut is one of 15 states that require an excuse to vote by absentee ballot.
  — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2022
• The justices ruled that only the voter can return an absentee ballot to local clerks in person.
  — Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 14 July 2022
• The polls had opened at 6 a.m. and were scheduled to close at 8 p.m. Many voters opted to turn in an absentee ballot Monday, in advance of the storm, town moderator Jonathan Kipp said.
  — CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
• The case focused on how much of the address of a witness needs to be included on an absentee ballot certificate in order for the ballot to be counted.
  — CBS News, 26 Oct. 2022
• Voters can still request an absentee ballot or vote in person at their polling locations, which open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.
  — Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2022
• Voters may request an absentee ballot for any or all elections only within the calendar year in which the election is held but not on the day of the election.
  — Ananya Tiwari, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022
• Originally from Houston, Odom always casts her vote in Texas through an absentee ballot in the mail.
  — Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
• Voters who want to cast an absentee ballot for the Nov. 8 general election need to request one, which can be done in Alaska for any reason.
  — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Oct. 2022
• The last day that absentee ballot applications can be received by mail.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 13 June 2022
• Alabama voters who want to cast an absentee ballot in the Nov. 8 election are running out of time to obtain their ballots.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 31 Oct. 2022
• The deadline for voter registration has passed and the last day to apply for an absentee ballot in person is today (Nov. 3).
  — Leada Gore | [e-mail], al, 3 Nov. 2022
• The law also shortened the time between an election and a run-off election, shortening the time for voters to receive and return absentee ballots.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
• State statute requires absentee ballot requests to be received by the local election board by midnight, 12 days prior to the election.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2022
• Snider argued ballot drop boxes and absentee ballots were prime spots for election fraud.
  — Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• Saturday is the final day for voters to request an absentee ballot.
  — Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
• Any registered voter in Wyoming can request an absentee ballot the year of an election.
  — Jessie Dimartino, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2022
• Voters can return their absentee ballot in person or by mail but should ensure it is returned to their County Clerk by 8 p.m. on an election day.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
• The pollbook indicated that the person was registered to vote and had neither been issued nor had cast an absentee ballot.
  — Tom Kertscher, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2022
• Kemp has said Trump also asked him to order an audit of signatures on absentee ballot envelopes.
  — Kate Brumback, ajc, 25 July 2022
• Gudger said the bill was changed from an initial version that sparked heated debate last year and would have largely prohibited any help with absentee ballots.
  — Kim Chandler, Quartz, 8 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024