Hear hear! Whenever society picks out a particular minority group and says, “THESE are the ones it is OK to look down on and mistreat” it just makes me want to defend and support that group.
These days I am a strong supporter of furries, never-Trump Republicans, and trans folk.
The answer is different in different states. https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/counting-absentee-ballots-after-a-voter-dies