How to Use absentee ballot in a Sentence

absentee ballot

noun
  • How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
    — CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • That’s about a third of all the absentee ballots sent out to voters.
    — Jeffrey Collins, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • But the count could take days, thanks to the huge surge in absentee ballot requests.
    — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 1 Nov. 2020
  • The simplest way to return an absentee ballot is to just mail it back.
    — Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Oct. 2020
  • There are also many places to cast an absentee ballot in person across the state.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Oct. 2020
  • State law says absentee ballots must be returned by mail or in person.
    — Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
  • Voters with absentee ballots need to send them out today, or their votes won't count.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 7 Apr. 2020
  • To learn more about how to request and submit and absentee ballot, here's aguide.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2024
  • Each board of elections offers ways to track your absentee ballot.
    — Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2020
  • Some states still require voters to have an excuse to cast an absentee ballot.
    — Time, 23 Mar. 2020
  • The man had gotten his absentee ballot, but didn’t know where to deliver it.
    — Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2020
  • Coaches gave us time at team meetings to walk players through absentee ballots.
    — Jhanvi Patel, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But that message did not mean the voter who was issued an absentee ballot was trying to vote.
    — Stefan Becket, Kathryn Watson, Caroline Linton, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Some states have strict rules There are 17 states that restrict who can get an absentee ballot.
    — Steven Mulroy, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2020
  • That's due in part to more than 2 million people casting their votes via absentee ballot.
    — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Registered voters may mail their ballots or place them in a absentee ballot drop box.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Under state law, any Alaskan can request an absentee ballot for any reason and vote by mail.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2020
  • The court also said that only the voter can return the absentee ballot.
    — Scott Bauer, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • This year, Kentuckians were able to request an absentee ballot to mail-in their vote.
    — Julia Fair, Cincinnati.com, 18 June 2020
  • The deadline to request an absentee ballot is three days before the election.
    — Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 5 Apr. 2022
  • Most states count mail-in or absentee ballots as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
    — Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Many states count mail-in or absentee ballots as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
    — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In those cases, the absentee ballot is discarded, a process that takes time to sort through, Myrie said.
    — Ryan Teague Beckwith, Bloomberg.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Many states count mail-in and absentee ballots if they are postmarked by Election Day.
    — Julia Manchester, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
  • State Election Board wants to get rid of absentee ballot drop boxes.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot for mail-in voting is May 7.
    — Louisville Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Anyone still holding onto an absentee ballot must fill it out and turn it in by the close of polls on Tuesday.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Even so, the council’s budget was soundly rejected at each of the five polling places as well as in the absentee ballot count.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
  • Alaska has the slowest absentee ballot counting process in the country.
    — Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • However, the report did not discourage the use of mail-in and absentee ballots.
    — CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

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