Absentee voting

Here are entered works on voting by mail by persons who are not able to vote at a polling place. Works on voting in person at a polling place prior to the specified election day are entered under [Early voting.]

found: USA.gov WWW site, Sept. 22, 2021:Absentee and early voting (Absentee voting allows you to vote by mail. ... Your state may require you to have a valid excuse to vote absentee. Acceptable excuses vary by state. Most include: Being unable to get to your polling place due to illness, injury, or disability. Being on business travel or vacation outside of your county or city of residence on Election Day Being a student at an out-of-state college or university)

found: National Conference of State Legislatures WWW site, Sept. 22, 2021:Voting Outside the Polling Place (A ballot that has been sent to a voter and is voted outside of a polling place or election official's office has traditionally been referred to as an "absentee ballot" and the person who votes that ballot has been called an "absentee voter." This terminology is common in state law and comes from the concept that voters would use this option only when they were "absent" from their neighborhood polling place on Election Day. As time has gone on and more and more voters request a ballot in advance as their default voting method, and as states have begun offering more opportunities for voters to do so, the terminology has evolved. Some states refer to "advance ballots," "mailed ballots," "by-mail ballots," "mail ballots" or "vote-by-mail ballots." ... refers to ballots that are mailed out to voters by election officials and does not indicate the method voters choose to return the ballot. Often these "absentee/mailed ballots" are returned via methods other than mail, i.e. in person at a voting location or at a secure drop box.)

Here are entered works on voting by mail by persons who are not able to vote at a polling place. Works on voting in person at a polling place prior to the specified election day are entered under [Early voting.]