absentee vote
nounUK /ˌæbsənˈtiː vəʊt/
US /ˌæbsənˈti voʊt/
A vote you send in when you cannot go to the polling place in person.
She mailed her absentee vote before leaving for college.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A vote cast by someone who is away from their home district on election day.
Soldiers overseas often rely on an absentee vote.
3. The system or process of voting by mail or proxy rather than in person.
The state expanded absentee vote rules during the storm.
4. A ballot submitted in advance by a voter who expects to be absent.
He requested an absentee vote two weeks before the election.