Absentee ballots, also known as postal ballots in the UK, allow those who will not be able to vote on election date, perhaps because they are abroad on holiday, to nevertheless exercise their right to vote at an election. This is a safeguard to ensure that all those who are entitled to vote have the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights. There are of course a number of problems associated with operating a system of absentee ballots, not least of which is ensuring that the person who sends in the ballot paper is the person who should be allowed that vote.Hughes, the longtime national crosschecker in the Cubs' scouting department, and several others, including thengeneral manager Jim Hendry, figured they should give it a shot and hope Kaepernick might reconsider. Hughes tried for two weeks to convince Kaepernick, who had made it all but clear he would not sign. He was surprised anybody drafted him at all given he had been so upfront about sticking with football..

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