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 barcodes -- which are printed on the envelopes sent to voters, as well as the return envelopes for the ballots themselves -- allow voters to track when their absentee ballot is mailed out, sent back, and received by election officials.
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
State elections officials approved emergency measures in nearly 30 western counties and tribal areas giving voters additional options for turning in their absentee ballots.
—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Voters can also go to an early voting center and insert their absentee ballot in the tabulator.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Bell emphasized the importance of voters continuing to submit their ballots, especially absentee ballots, which must be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
—Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
State elections officials approved emergency measures in nearly 30 western counties and tribal areas giving voters additional options for turning in their absentee ballots.
—Robert Yoon, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
Voters can also go to an early voting center and insert their absentee ballot in the tabulator.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2024
Bell emphasized the importance of voters continuing to submit their ballots, especially absentee ballots, which must be received by 7:30 p.m. on Election Day.
—Elyse Apel | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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