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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Strike from state law a requirement that election officials count absentee ballots on Election Day.
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Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
House Bill 4128, also approved by Whitmer, bans firearms at locations where election workers count absentee ballots, with a lone exception for law enforcement officers.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
The claims echo falsehoods about the 2020 election, which included the same criticisms of Milwaukee’s early morning absentee ballot influxes.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Nationwide, about 550,000 absentee ballots were rejected during the 2022 elections for Congress, according to Ballotpedia News.
—Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
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Lucille Sherman, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
House Bill 4128, also approved by Whitmer, bans firearms at locations where election workers count absentee ballots, with a lone exception for law enforcement officers.
—Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2024
The claims echo falsehoods about the 2020 election, which included the same criticisms of Milwaukee’s early morning absentee ballot influxes.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Nationwide, about 550,000 absentee ballots were rejected during the 2022 elections for Congress, according to Ballotpedia News.
—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 9 Jan. 2025.
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