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Name :   Sandy Steinbach
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/26/2005

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Glossary Term :  Early Voting
Definition :  
Comment :  Voter completes the ballot in person at a county office or other designated polling site or ballot drop site prior to Election Day. Also known as Early In-Person Voting or On-Site Absentee Voting.  

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Source: electionline

Comment: There is a difference between "early voting" and in-person absentee voting. "Early voting" processes (as I understand them) do not include keeping the voted ballots in envelopes until election day, as happens with absentee voting. Early voting is a process similar to voting on election day. The ballot is cast and not retrievable.