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secret ballot

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as in absentee ballot

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Some college kids may choose to vote absentee in their home district, either by returning home on election day or for early voting or by absentee ballot.

— Eva Flowe October 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Georgia has few restrictions on who can vote by absentee ballot.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

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About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.

— Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled that Metro did not have to mention in its official short ballot explanation that the payroll tax is not temporary.

— oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020

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