ballot
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"I cried when I put the X on my ballot paper," Zofia told me.
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
They can make major unilateral decisions — such as welcoming federal troops into California cities — and command a bully pulpit to drive public opinion and policy, including through statewide ballot measures.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
In Port Washington north of Milwaukee, where a new data center is being built, voters approved a ballot question that could stymie future projects.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 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
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Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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