absentee
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Approximately 42,000 voters had already cast absentee ballots with those races on them.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Why does absentee ownership group AEG continue to allow him to remain in charge, annually selling hope instead of actually providing results?
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
If early voting is fine, and if the counting process can go on for days after the polls close, then why not the arrival of absentee ballots that were marked and mailed on time?
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
As the history of absentee voting during the Civil War era shows, states have long permitted post–Election Day receipt of absentee ballots to safeguard voting rights and protect our foundational democratic principles.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Some absentee owners are merely letting him live on their land here, in another little trailer he stays in.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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Government by the People, Sections 4–7
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