absentee vote
noun
a vote cast by a person who, because of absence from usual voting district, illness, or the like, has been permitted to vote by mail.
absentee voter
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a word derived from
absentee vote.
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
