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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The Trump campaign paid for recounts of votes in Milwaukee and Dane counties in 2020, and his legal team sought unsuccessfully to have thousands of absentee ballots thrown out in both counties.
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Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
The new law also provides criminal penalties for this act, ranging from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B felony for receiving payment for assisting in the distribution, filling out, delivering, and ordering of absentee ballot applications.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
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Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
The new law also provides criminal penalties for this act, ranging from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B felony for receiving payment for assisting in the distribution, filling out, delivering, and ordering of absentee ballot applications.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
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“Absentee ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absentee%20ballot. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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