absentee
Example Sentences
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In the 2024 election, nearly one in three Americans voted using mail-in or absentee ballots, accounting for some 48 million votes.
From Salon
He wrote in his autobiography that they had split because she had "enough of the absentee husband, enough of the selfishness and the black moods".
From BBC
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?
An absentee voter would send in a copy of an ID, or else an affidavit that it can’t be obtained after “reasonable efforts.”
Nevertheless, after talking it over with Willa, the two tie the knot anyway, allocating the appropriate level of importance to his absentee father’s demise.
From Salon
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