absentee vote
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absentee vote (plural absentee votes)
(US) A vote cast by a voter by mail because of absence from the precinct during the election, typically military members.
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A bill to allow people to vote absentee vote without an excuse or explanation passed the state Senate in 2017 but did not get a vote in the House of Representatives.
But Savage chafed at the lawyer’s suggestion that a miscast absentee vote blocked a voter from fixing that ballot or casting a provisional ballot at the polls.
Earlier in the day, Pearce blasted Toulouse Oliver for saying that absentee vote counting could last for a “day or two” after next week's Election Day.
Back in November, we really saw Democrats dominate the early and absentee vote while Republicans turned out more on Election Day.
For years, Woodall-Vogg, executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, and other election officials have pushed for absentee vote processing to start before Election Day.
She says when you bring your voter registration form to the courthouse, you may be able to absentee vote while you’re there.