People who cannot go to the polls can request an absentee ballot.

They will either send you a friend request or you can request them on their profile page.

you have to send a request

It was at Hera's request.

The theory that explains this tendency is the foot-in-the-door technique. This technique involves making a small request that is likely to be accepted, establishing compliance to then make a larger related request that the person is more likely to agree to due to their prior commitment.