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Name :   Robert Kibrick
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/27/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  Early Voting
Definition :  
Comment :  Early Voting: 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. Association: voting  
Source: electionline  

How does “completing” a ballot differ from “casting” a ballot, or are these equivalent, i.e., are ballots completed in this manner considered to be cast ballots? If so, then replace “completes” with “casts”.