Glossary
Absentee ballot
The older name for a ballot voted somewhere other than a polling place — usually at home — and returned by mail or in person. California law now says 'vote-by-mail ballot.'
Where this term appears
- In 1976, California removed the rule that a voter had to deliver their own absentee…Claim
- The state's top lawyer confirmed in 1993: who has applied for an absentee ballot is public…Claim
- Absentee applications are public records — campaigns may lookTimeline step
- AG Opinion 93-702 (1993) — Absentee applications are public recordsLaw
- Prosecuted election-fraud cases in California are rare in absolute terms — a few dozen…Claim
- Beatie v. Davila (1982) — Third-party mailing upheld; abuse risk namedLaw
- Gooch v. Hendrix (1993) — School-board elections annulled under the mandatory ruleLaw
- The personal-delivery rule quietly disappearsTimeline step
- How close may campaigns get to absentee ballots? The question is askedTimeline step