postal voting
noun [ U ] UK uk/ˈpəʊ.stəl ˌvəʊ.tɪŋ/ us/ˈpoʊ.stəl ˌvoʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
邮寄投票制
the system or action of sending votes or a vote by post, rather than by people being physically present to vote at a polling station , meeting, etc.
The main political parties have not wanted tighter measures because postal voting increases turnout. 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。
The investigations will underline concerns about safeguards on postal voting. 调查将带来对邮寄投票保障措施的更多担忧。
Compare: absentee votingproxy voting
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- Extended postal voting also had an impact.
- Postal voting accounts for many of the estimated 42 convictions for electoral fraud handed down between 2000 and 2007.
- Postal voting rights used to be hard to get.