balloting

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States have ultimate responsibility for voter registration rolls, the kind of machinery used to conduct balloting, the rules for contesting elections, laws prescribing how candidates qualify to appear on the ballot, and much more.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

AFP journalists saw balloting begin in the second city of Mandalay, where 53-year-old teacher Zaw Ko Ko Myint cast his vote at a high school around dawn.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It was a man-bites-piranha moment — a politician turning away campaign cash?!? — and amounted to a victory lap by California’s governor even as the balloting was still underway.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

Despite the problem under center, Steichen—who had been the Eagles offensive coordinator when quarterback Jalen Hurts finished second in the MVP balloting in 2022—managed to field an offense that wasn’t a total disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

The balloting proceeded without incident on a shining September morning.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende