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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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said every absentee ballot cast in Detroit before Tuesday was counted by 4 p.m., and that the count was going better than anticipated.
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Violet Ikonomova, Sam Robinson, M.l. Elrick, Natalie Davies and Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) intervened in the case, arguing that Georgia law allows for absentee ballots to be returned until the polls close on Election Day.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The state’s election board said in February its processes mean absentee ballots returned before Election Day should be counted by that evening, though ballots returned on Election Day could take longer.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Another factor is how many out-of-state students attending schools in swing states vote there vs. in their home states via absentee ballot.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Violet Ikonomova, Sam Robinson, M.l. Elrick, Natalie Davies and Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) intervened in the case, arguing that Georgia law allows for absentee ballots to be returned until the polls close on Election Day.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
The state’s election board said in February its processes mean absentee ballots returned before Election Day should be counted by that evening, though ballots returned on Election Day could take longer.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Another factor is how many out-of-state students attending schools in swing states vote there vs. in their home states via absentee ballot.
—Erica Pandey, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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