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ballot

[bal-uht] / ˈbæl ət /


NOUN
candidates from political party
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His ballot helped the village reach a record 100% voter turnout.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Although it's important to note that this contest hasn't been a bed of roses, with Monica Lennon labelling the party "quite nasty" when she failed to make the final leadership ballot.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Working holiday makers in rural areas will enter a ballot to stay for a second or third year, with just 5,000 visas available for the latter.

From Barron's Sep. 17, 2026

The 350 residents were invited to cast their ballot in a small box outside the village hall, the community hub of Piddington.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

In the years when women first began campaigning for the ballot, a married woman had no identity separate from her husband.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Indeed, North Carolina began mailing ballots on September 4, and other states are doing so now.

From Slate Sep. 15, 2026

The Postal Service rules require states to use a new online federal government system to send it a list of all voters who should receive mail ballots, though that portal is not yet available.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2026

About 30% of the nation’s voters — and 80% of Californians — cast ballots by mail in the 2024 elections.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Under the rules, those are the employees who would have to screen large batches of outgoing state ballots for compliance with the portal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The election officials sat at a long table with ballots on it, and also big wooden boxes for the votes.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple

On Friday, Duffy told fans via a story on her Instagram account that she would be hosting a balloted gig.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

Resident doctors in England are already being balloted on strike action over pay.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2025

And staff at the University of Edinburgh are also being balloted on strike action in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from its budget and fears of compulsory redundancies.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2025

They balloted lusty and strong, Won over the enemy, too, And when they had counted the ballots They saw 'twas for Tippecanoe.

From Sixty Years of California Song by Margaret Blake Alverson

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

Andrews, a former Democratic congressman in the United States, voiced hope Sunday's final day of balloting would bring relief to Myanmar's people.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

It is also balloting its members at Aberdeen, Heriot-Watt and Stirling.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

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




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