absentee voter
Noun
Meaning
absentee voter (plural absentee voters)
A registered voter who is permitted to vote by absentee ballot, due to absence from district during the election.
The absentee voter mailed in his ballot on time.
Examples
Elizabeth, a dual British-American citizen living in France, said being an absentee voter for Mr Biden in New York state has been “less straightforward than sending a ballot to my old home state of Virginia”.
It identifies challenges to state laws that prohibit third parties from helping absentee voters complete or deliver their ballots (“absentee voter assistance”).
The legislature also made voter registration periods longer and established permanent mail-in and absentee voter lists.