1. Unfortunately for Cox-Golder and Arnold, it was over the minute the absentee vote was released.

2. An Absentee vote is a vote cast outside of the voting booth, traditionally for very specific and limited reasons

3. An Absentee ballot is a ballot used to cast an Absentee vote, which is submitted, usually by mail, by an Absentee

4. Under the federal government guidelines, if a voter did not show up (an absentee vote), it was considered a "No" vote; consequently, the communications team faced a huge challenge with only six weeks to go before the referendum.