Mail Ballot Election

Primary definition

An "election conducted entirely by where: MAIL BALLOT (a) Only issues or nonpartisan offices are on the ballot; (b) The election is not being held in conjunction with a state primary or any general election; and (c) The election involves precincts not regularly voting by mail at primary and general elections." Wash. Admin. Code §434-238-020(2). See also Mont. Code §13-19-205.

Also known asall-mail election · vote-by-mail election · VBM election · mail-in election · postal ballot election
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An "election conducted entirely by where: MAIL BALLOT (a) Only issues or nonpartisan offices are on the ballot; (b) The election is not being held in conjunction with a state primary or any general election; and (c) The election involves precincts not regularly voting by mail at primary and general elections." Wash. Admin. Code §434-238-020(2). See also Mont. Code §13-19-205.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Mail Ballot Election. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 16, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/mail-ballot-election

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