The skier is being pulled by a rope attached to the boat and has to enter the course through the first pair of red gate buoys, go to the outside of all 6 red turn buoys and then exit the course through the last pair of red gate buoys. There are predetermined speeds and rope lengths.
An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station or to which the voter is normally allocated. Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this.
Participation in an election by qualified voters who are permitted to mail in their ballots. The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C.A. Â§ 1973 ff et seq.) covers absentee voting in presidential elections, but the states regulate absentee voting in all other elections.