[LS]

Ok, I see what you are asking. All the absentee table tells us is what party the person is who requested the absentee ballot. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE that either a) the article only talked to "early" voters but no absentees( skewing the poll D); 2) that Ds ( so far) just happened to vote "earlier" than Rs, or 3) that the reporter is making things up, talking to ;dsand 1R and getting a percentage.

All the absentee #s tell us is that THOSE REGISTERED AS Rs HAVE MADE DRAMATIC TURAROUNDS FROM 08 COMPARED TO THOSE REGISTERED AS Ds. It could be that Rs are voting D (not at all likely). It could be that the "Is" are voting overwhelmingly for Zero ( doubtful given almost every other poll).

I go with #3 above. One thing is absolutely certain: we can count and document who is requesting ballots by party. We cannot verify or confirm ANY claim about how they voted.

[Arthurio]

Is absentee the same as “early voting”?

I thought early voting is where you actually go to a county office and cast a ballot, where absentee voting involved mailing in the ballot.

[HannibalHamlinJr]

Got it, thanks.

And by the way thanks for all the work and updates on those Ohio numbers ...