absentee ballot
noun
- a ballot completed and typically mailed in advance of an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls
Wiktionary
noun
- A vote made remotely, especially a postal vote, cast by a voter unable to be present in person.
“Studies also show that absentee ballots cast by voters who are younger or from racial and ethnic minority groups are rejected at higher rates than other absentee ballots.”
“In Wyoming, a GOP state senator forwarded an FGA draft bill to Secretary of State Chuck Gray that would prohibit sending out unsolicited absentee ballot request forms.”