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An '''absentee ballot''' is a special [[ballot]] which allows voters to cast their vote without going to the polls. An absentee ballot may be used for a variety of reasons. One of the more common is that a voter wishes to vote in their home district, but is unable to for one of a variety of reasons. Two examples of such reasons might be that they are away at university, or that they are in the military. Others may choose an absentee ballot because it is a paper ballot and they are nervous about voting electronically at a polling place.

An '''absentee ballot''' is a special [[ballot]] which allows voters to cast their vote without going to the polls.

 

Each state has rules on who may request an absentee ballot. Some states allow any qualified voter to request such a ballot with no need to specify a reason, while others are very restrictive, such as being elderly, away from the state for various reasons (business, university, or in the military), or religious reasons.

 

Conversely, some voters are concerned about ballots actually getting to the specified destination in time (if at all), and therefore will vote in person even if the voter would qualify for such a ballot.

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