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absentee ballot

NOUN
absentee vote
Synonyms
WEAK


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In 1979, the state eliminated the need for an excuse to receive an absentee ballot, and an option to choose permanent absentee voting was created in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times May 31, 2026

Those wanting an absentee ballot would be asked to write an ID number on the form.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 2, 2025

Voters who requested an absentee ballot were, by law, entitled to get them mailed out by Sept. 6.

From Slate Sep. 12, 2024

“If you don't follow the rules on the absentee ballot precisely, the ballots must be thrown out,” Lessig said.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2024

People in prison vote either in their correctional facilities or by some version of absentee ballot in their town of previous residence.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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