ballot
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This trend is demonstrated by the change in the generic ballot.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
After bubbling up in a handful of races last year, it has exploded onto the ballot across the country.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Data centers consume large amounts of electricity and can raise utility costs, which has seen local officials supporting AI projects suffering losses at the ballot box in recent months.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“Since Prop. 13 is written into the California Constitution, I would almost think there would need to actually be a proposed ballot initiative to change this,” Murphy said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
“I would sooner cut off my right hand than ask the ballot for the black man and not the woman,” she wrote to abolitionist Wendell Phillips.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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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