mail-in voting
nounUK /ˌmeɪl ˈɪn ˌvəʊtɪŋ/
US /ˌmeɪl ˈɪn ˌvoʊtɪŋ/
A way to vote by sending your vote in the mail instead of going to a polling place.
Many people used mail-in voting to cast their ballots during the pandemic.
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2. The system that lets voters receive and return ballots through the postal service.
The state expanded mail-in voting to make elections safer.
3. The act of casting a vote by mail rather than in person.
Her mail-in voting was confirmed when the county received her envelope.
4. A method of collecting votes remotely for people who cannot visit a polling place.
Overseas citizens rely on mail-in voting to take part in elections.