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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The fifth person who was charged is Margaret Joyce, a Stratford resident, who participated in the absentee ballot push during the 2023 election, and allegedly took possession of at least four absentee ballots.
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Under Wisconsin law, absentee ballots cannot be processed before 7 a.m. on Election Day.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
Texas has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the United States, including strict voter ID laws, stringent limits on mail-in and absentee ballots and no online voter registration.
—Katie Scofield, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
That margin was extended to 61 votes after the county canvass, which included a re-tabulation of absentee ballots in Battle Creek.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2025
Under Wisconsin law, absentee ballots cannot be processed before 7 a.m. on Election Day.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
Texas has some of the most restrictive voting laws in the United States, including strict voter ID laws, stringent limits on mail-in and absentee ballots and no online voter registration.
—Katie Scofield, The Conversation, 27 Jan. 2025
That margin was extended to 61 votes after the county canvass, which included a re-tabulation of absentee ballots in Battle Creek.
—Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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