ballot
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Candidates from both parties are eligible to participate due to California’s “jungle primary” system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of political affiliation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
But acceptable forms of ID include a drug prescription, a gym card and even a sample ballot sent to the registrant’s home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He then suffered two defeats at the ballot box, in 2002 and 2006, and on both occasions the Fidesz leader learned his lessons.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
He received 429 votes of 584 cast by MPs, a parliament official said after ballot counting was finished.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
To the astonishment of the city’s ruling class, 78 percent of the 681 delegates to the Democratic convention voted for Harrison on the first ballot.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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