ballot
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In February, Canada's top court nullified the result over a clerical error involving a postal ballot by the federal election agency, Elections Canada.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Hounkpe ran a low-key campaign and needed the help of majority lawmakers to secure the required parliamentary endorsements even to get on the ballot paper.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Once this list has been decided, more than 1200 people, including every living inductees are sent a ballot and can vote on which nominees should be inducted.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
If a voter’s eligibility is in doubt, local officials aren’t allowed to throw a ballot out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Another vital early development in women’s long road to the ballot took place in 1851, when Elizabeth Cady Stanton met antislavery and women’s rights activist Susan B. Anthony.
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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