ballot
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He said many counties have ordered outgoing and return ballot envelopes for the election to ensure envelopes for more than 23 million California voters are ready to use by the Oct.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
An informal indicative ballot held already this year, with a turnout of 48.6%, suggested 90.5% of teachers who are members of the NEU would be prepared to take industrial action.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
It said it would hold a formal ballot on whether to take industrial action over pay in the autumn if the government "does not take urgent action".
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
Watson is a small victory for voters—small because not many voters cast these late-arriving ballots and voters eventually would adjust to earlier ballot deadlines.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026
In January 1919, with public sentiment now stronger than ever in support of women’s right to the ballot, the NWP stepped up the pressure by introducing a new tactic it named “Watchfires of Freedom.”
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing ballot
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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