absentee voting
noun [ U ] US uk/ˌæb.sən.tiː ˈvəʊ.tɪŋ/ us/ˌæb.sən.tiː ˈvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
缺席投票：通过邮寄或互联网投票，而不是亲临票站投票选举
the system or action of sending votes or a vote by post or by using the internet, rather than being physically present to vote at an election
The county plans to do away with poll voting in favour of absentee voting, saying two-thirds of voters already vote by mail anyway. 该县计划取消票站投票以支持缺席投票，称三分之二的选民反正已经通过邮件投票了。
Compare: postal votingproxy voting
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- I think there will be much greater absentee voting because of apprehension about the new electronic machines.
- Unrestricted absentee voting, requiring no particular reason for a voter to request an absentee ballot, should be considered by all states.
- No one is going to concede until we have seen the results of the absentee voting.
- Among his goals is securing absentee voting rights for Mexicans abroad.