ballot

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He then suffered two defeats at the ballot box, in 2002 and 2006, and on both occasions the Fidesz leader learned his lessons.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 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

He received 429 votes of 584 cast by MPs, a parliament official said after ballot counting was finished.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The order calls for extensive rulemaking by both DHS and USPS, and complicated implementation rules for the states, including rules related to the types of envelopes states must use and forms of ballot tracking.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 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