absentee ballot
Mail-in voting form
An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who cannot be present at their polling place on election day.
Voters may request one due to illness, travel, military deployment, or residence abroad.
Some jurisdictions require an excuse; others allow any registered voter to vote absentee.
I mailed in my absentee ballot two weeks before the election.
Balloting before election day
- mail-in votingElections conducted through post
- postal votingCasting ballots by mail
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- voter IDBallot eligibility proof
signature verification · voter rolls · voting rights · disenfranchisement · turnout · pollster · swing state · battleground
Of mail service
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- postageFee for mailing
- mailboxContainer for delivered mail
- deliveryConveyance of goods
postmark · address · certified mail · return envelope · sorting · dispatch · recipient · tracking number
In foreign countries
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- out-of-stateFrom another jurisdiction
- travelerOne who journeys
abroad · deployed · remote · homebound · disabled · elderly · college student · snowbird
Nationwide voting for office
- primaryChief in importance
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- runoffExcess water drainage
- local electionVote for nearby officials
candidacy · electoral college · precinct · polling place · election day · voting booth · poll worker · recount
One who acts for another
- surrogateOne acting for another
- witnessOne who attests
- notaryDocument authentication official
- power of attorneyLegal authority for another's decisions
early voting
Balloting before election day
- mail-in votingElections conducted through post
- postal votingCasting ballots by mail
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
voter ID · signature verification · voter rolls · voting rights · disenfranchisement · turnout · pollster · swing state · battleground
postal
Of mail service
delivery · postmark · address · certified mail · return envelope · sorting · dispatch · recipient · tracking number · delivery confirmation
overseas
In foreign countries
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- out-of-stateFrom another jurisdiction
traveler · abroad · deployed · remote · homebound · disabled · elderly · college student · snowbird · relocation
general election
Nationwide voting for office
local election · candidacy · electoral college · precinct · polling place · election day · voting booth · poll worker · recount · certification
representative
One who acts for another
- election disputescontested results, recount, recounts, vote recount, vote recounts
- voting rulesvoter eligibility, voter ID, voter registration, voting age, residency requirement
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballots
- electionsballots, voter registration, candidates, polls, election day
- votingvote, voters, ballots, voter, polls
- campaigningcandidate, campaign signs, canvassing, campaign manager, fundraising