0 someone who sends their vote by post or by using the internet, rather than being physically present to vote at an election:
Many absentee voters would have already cast their ballots prior to the revelations about the candidate.
Election clerks in many counties report an increase in absentee voters.
Their computer model did not sufficiently account for the early voters and the absentee voters.
His campaign locked up many votes early with a substantial absentee voter campaign.