ballot collecting

noun

The gathering and submitting of completed absentee or mail-in voter ballots by third-party individuals, volunteers or workers, rather than submission by voters themselves directly to ballot collection sites. It is legal in some parts of the United States.

Meanings

nounballot collecting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe gathering and submitting of completed absentee or mail-in voter ballots by third-party individuals, volunteers or workers, rather than submission by voters themselves directly to ballot collection sites. It is legal in some parts of the United States.

    Synonyms: ballot harvesting, ballot chasing

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe gathering and submitting of completed absentee or mail-in voter ballots by third-party individuals, volunteers or workers, rather than submission by voters themselves directly to ballot collection sites. It is legal in some parts of the United States.

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Chicago

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