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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But as a result of incorrect settings, tabulators used to count absentee ballots in Warren and Roseville did not flag such ballots for adjudication and instead processed them just like ballots without overvotes, Forlini said.
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
The decision was a blow to Democrats after the Democratic National Committee, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union had sued to allow a portion of voters who received their absentee ballots late to be able to cast their votes after Election Day.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
In two of those states -- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- mail or absentee ballots cannot even begin to be processed until the morning of Election Day.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Wisconsin: The state can begin processing absentee ballots at 7 a.m. on Election Day, and polls close at 9 p.m. EST.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
The decision was a blow to Democrats after the Democratic National Committee, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and the American Civil Liberties Union had sued to allow a portion of voters who received their absentee ballots late to be able to cast their votes after Election Day.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
In two of those states -- Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- mail or absentee ballots cannot even begin to be processed until the morning of Election Day.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Wisconsin: The state can begin processing absentee ballots at 7 a.m. on Election Day, and polls close at 9 p.m. EST.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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