Primary definition
A mechanism by which voters who are permanently or temporarily absent from a country are enabled to cast a vote, also called out-of-country voting .
Also known asout-of-country voting · overseas voting · absentee voting · diaspora voting · external electorate voting
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— ACE Electoral Systems GlossaryView source
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A mechanism by which voters who are permanently or temporarily absent from a country are enabled to cast a vote, also called out-of-country voting .
ACE Electoral Systems Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). External Voting. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/external-voting
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