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Meanings of mail-in ballot in English

Catalan
vot a distància
Spanish
voto a distancia
Wikidata

Ballot cast by someone unable or unwilling to attend their assigned polling station.

vot a distància
Portuguese
voto por correio
Spanish
voto epistolar
Catalan
vot per correu
Wikidata

Voting in an election whereby ballot papers are distributed or returned by post.

voto por correio
Synonyms
Examples for "absentee ballot"
Examples for "absentee ballot"
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Trump had requested an absentee ballot but decided to vote in person.
Reuters
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Dowless hired workers to collect absentee ballot requests, among other duties, Yates said.
Reuters
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Atambayev's party said its observers had uncovered irregularities such as absentee ballot fraud.
Reuters
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With my absentee ballot submitted, I could stop thinking about it until returning home.
Climbing Magazine
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But the absentee ballot she requested weeks ago never arrived.
Reuters
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The United States is currently mired in a political stand-off over mail-in voting.
News.com.au
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Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have claimed mail-in voting is susceptible to fraud.
Reuters
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President Donald Trump has become increasingly strident in his attacks on mail-in voting.
News.com.au
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Trump has repeatedly claimed without evidence that mail-in voting is prone to fraud.
Reuters
5
That means they can't have universal mail-in voting, they just can't have it.
BBC
Usage of mail-in ballot in English
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The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is 23 October.
The Guardian
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Abbott on Oct. 1 issued an order limiting mail-in ballot drop boxes to one per county.
Reuters
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Voting in Oregon, which is conducted entirely via mail-in ballot, began Wednesday and concludes Nov. 4.
Reuters
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Sulak ruled that any voter could use a mail-in ballot at least through July's primary run-off elections.
Reuters
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Six other states allow voters to take a photo of their mail-in ballot, but prohibit photos in polling centers.
Wired
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In many states, you can track your mail-in ballot to make sure it reached the election office and was counted.
The Guardian
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Those without a college degree were less likely to believe they would be able to get a mail-in ballot cast and counted.
Reuters
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A Twitter spokesman told Reuters Trump's mail-in ballot tweets were related to election integrity and therefore subject to different treatment under its policies.
Reuters
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Now, if you need a mail-in ballot -for example, I'm in the White House and I have to send a ballot to Florida.
News.com.au
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Facebook Twitter Pinterest An official mail-in ballot from the state of Maryland for the 3 November 2020 U.S. presidential election.
The Guardian
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A mail-in ballot for the 2012 Presidential Election is shown in its envelope in Palm Springs, California October 26, 2012.
Reuters
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Counting the flood of mail-in ballots could delay the results, officials said.
Reuters
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A surge in mail-in ballots is expected because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reuters
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Trump has repeatedly said he believes millions of mail-in ballots would cause problems.
Reuters
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In Pennsylvania, election officials are prohibited from opening mail-in ballots until election day.
The Guardian
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New York election officials disqualified many of the mail-in ballots for minor errors.
Reuters