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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Bridgeport city councilman Alfredo Castillo was referred to state prosecutors on Tuesday for potential criminal charges related to allegedly registering a non U.S. citizen to vote in the city’s 2023 Democratic primary and filling out an absentee ballot in that person’s name.
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
The problem in that race, Republicans argue, is that 20 absentee ballots went missing.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2024
This was perhaps understandable in the immediate days after the vote, as Casey entertained the forlorn hope that outstanding mail-in and absentee ballots in populous Democratic-leaning counties would disproportionately break in his favor.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
For example, a state election worker might find the signature on an absentee ballot doesn't match the one the election office has on file.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
The problem in that race, Republicans argue, is that 20 absentee ballots went missing.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2024
This was perhaps understandable in the immediate days after the vote, as Casey entertained the forlorn hope that outstanding mail-in and absentee ballots in populous Democratic-leaning counties would disproportionately break in his favor.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Nov. 2024
For example, a state election worker might find the signature on an absentee ballot doesn't match the one the election office has on file.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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