Example Sentences

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An absentee voter would send in a copy of an ID, or else an affidavit that it can’t be obtained after “reasonable efforts.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

An election worker or challenger who subscribes to conspiracy theories could jeopardize the secrecy of ballots by bringing a phone into the absentee voter ballot counting board, or slow down the process, Byrum said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2022

I can maybe best exemplify it through our Alabama case, where we challenged Alabama’s absentee voter restrictions.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2020

Prosecutors accuse Hoskins of submitting false absentee voter applications from at least three elderly residents.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2019

Typically, about a third of Arkansas voters cast ballots as an absentee voter or in the two-week early voting period ahead of Election Day.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2016