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

Unions often conduct voter-registration and ballot drives at work sites that employ large numbers of noncitizens, including farms, hotels and healthcare facilities.

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

At four in the afternoon a roll of drums in the square announced the closing of the polls and Don Apolinar Moscote sealed the ballot box with a label crossed by his signature.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez