Concept information
Preferred term
absentee voting
Definition
- Absentee voting is a process that provides people the opportunity to cast a ballot even if they are unwilling or unable to appear at a polling station. Absentee voting is common in developed democracies, such as the United States, Japan, and the nations of western Europe. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Political Science; Absentee Voting]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/absentee_voting
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