postal voting
noun[U]
UKuk/ˈpəʊ.stəl ˌvəʊ.tɪŋ/us/ˈpoʊ.stəl ˌvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/thesystemoractionofsendingvotesor avotebypost,ratherthan bypeoplebeingphysicallypresenttovoteat apollingstation,meeting, etc.:
邮寄投票制Themainpoliticalpartieshave notwantedtightermeasuresbecausepostalvotingincreasesturnout.主要政党不希望采取更严格的措施,因为邮寄投票会增加投票率。
Theinvestigationswillunderlineconcernsaboutsafeguardsonpostalvoting.调查将带来对邮寄投票保障措施的更多担忧。
Compare
absentee voting
proxy voting
- Extendedpostalvotingalso had animpact.
- Postalvotingaccountsfor many of theestimated42convictionsforelectoralfraudhandeddown between 2000 and 2007.
- Postalvotingrightsused to be hard to get.
Elections
- absentee
- absentee ballot
- absentee vote
- absentee voter
- absentee voting
- entrance poll
- exit poll
- first-past-the-post
- flip
- franchise
- proportional representation
- proxy
- proxy vote
- proxy voter
- proxy voting
- voting
- voting booth
- voting machine
- voting slip
- whistle-stop