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absentee voting  

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  • 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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