Definitions for absentee ballot
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1. absentee ballotnoun

   (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)

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1. absentee ballotnoun

   A vote made remotely, especially a postal ballot, cast by a voter unable to be present in person.

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1. Absentee ballot

   An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station to which the voter is normally allocated. Methods include voting at a different location, postal voting, proxy voting and online voting. Increasing the ease of access to absentee ballots is seen by many as one way to improve voter turnout through convenience voting, though some countries require that a valid reason, such as infirmity or travel, be given before a voter can participate in an absentee ballot. Early voting overlaps with absentee voting. Early voting includes votes cast before the official election day(s), by mail, online or in-person at voting centers which are open for the purpose. Some places call early in-person voting a form of "absentee" voting, since voters are absent from the polling place on election day.In the electoral terminology of some countries, such as Australia, "absentee voting" means specifically a vote cast at a different polling station to one to which the voter has been allocated. "Early voting", "proxy voting" or "postal voting" are separate concepts in these countries. The history of absentee voting dates back to the 19th century, and modern-day procedures and availability vary by jurisdiction. Absentee voting may be available on demand, or limited to individuals meeting certain criteria, such as a proven inability to travel to a designated polling place. Many electors are required to apply for absentee voting, although some may receive a postal ballot by default. In some elections postal voting is the only voting method allowed and is referred to as all-postal voting. Typically, postal votes must be mailed back on or before the scheduled election day. However, in some jurisdictions return methods may allow for dropping off the ballot in person via secure drop boxes or at voting centers. Electoral laws typically allow for the integrity and secrecy of the submitted ballot to be maintained, and stipulate a series of checks to protect against voter fraud. Voting at a distant polling place is subject to the same controls as voting locally, though distant staff are less likely to recognize an impersonator than local staff. Voting by mail is sometimes controlled by using security printing, such as special paper, or by requiring signatures of voters and sometimes witnesses, though signature comparisons have 10-14% error rates. Thousands of ballots fail these checks and are rejected. Evidence of fraud is uncommon. While postal voting has a greater risk of fraud than in-person voting, on an absolute level cases of known fraud are extremely rare.

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1. absentee ballot

   An absentee ballot refers to a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station or vote in-person for reasons such as being out of one's home district or country, illness, or disability. This method provides a way for voters to participate in an election despite these personal circumstances. The voter generally needs to request an absentee ballot in advance, fill it out, and mail it back so it can be counted in the election results.

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1. Absentee ballot

   An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station. Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this. Increasing the ease of access to absentee ballots is seen by many as one way to improve voter turnout, though some countries require that a valid reason, such as infirmity or travel, be given before a voter can participate in an absentee ballot.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of absentee ballot in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of absentee ballot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of absentee ballot in a Sentence

1. Von Spakovsky:

   Georgia goes from four days to 11 days and yet what happened in the May 24th primary ? You had a huge increase in people voting with absentee ballots, in 2018, the last midterm elections, 13,000 Democrats in the state voted with absentee ballots. In this primary, with these new changes to the absentee ballot rules, including the ID requirement, 50,000 Democrats voted with an absentee ballot.

2. Ben Wikler:

   Extending the deadline for absentee ballots to be received would make a huge difference. Extending the window for courts to be able to count ballots would help make this election work. Removing the requirement to get a witness when you file your absentee ballot is common sense.

3. Thea McDonald:

   President Trump has consistently and rightly said that where a voter can not make it to the polls, they should request an absentee ballot, the President has also correctly distinguished between chaos-ridden universal mail-in voting systems, like the one that led to California's train wreck primary, and traditional absentee mail voting systems, like the tried and true system in North Carolina — a distinction Democrats and many in the mainstream media purposely ignore to sow confusion.

4. Brittney Robinson:

   Trump Victory in Pennsylvania used to be that we would only see about five to six percent of voters in Pennsylvania vote by absentee ballot. Trump Victory in Pennsylvania's less restrictive now, so we want to make sure we're taking advantage of Trump Victory in Pennsylvania.

5. Jeffrey Smith:

   He gets workers to go get people to sign up on a sheet of paper for an absentee ballot, say you live in a Section 8 housing area, they will collect these requests. Leslie McCrae Dowless says you don't have to leave your house, you can just vote at home.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=absentee ballot
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Absentee_Ballot
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absentee_Ballot
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5. ^ Wikidata
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