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If the computers found that one ballot failed the check, even if it was a mistake, the Postal Service system would reject all the ballots in the mailing and send them back to the state.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

The union also included a proposed ballot measure that would have extended a $30 minimum wage to all workers in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

UTU General Secretary Jacquie White said the decision to ballot members followed "intensive talks over the summer period" between unions and employers.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

"The apparently sloppy and rushed manner in which the federal ballot mail portal and supporting IT systems are being built poses significant risk," said the official, who is represented by the nonprofit Whistleblower Aid.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

No one answers for a moment. 3RD JUROR: I think we ought to have an open ballot.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

One repeated concern regarded how to avoid invalidating an entire batch of ballots if one voter among thousands couldn’t be confirmed as eligible.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Postal workers would then check samples from large batches of outgoing ballots against that information before accepting them for delivery.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

States told the court they had already ordered ballots, with some preparing to send them within days.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Two other bills sent to Newsom on Sunday would make it a felony to interfere with mail ballots or to seize ballots and other election materials before an election is certified.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The inspectors gave each of the women ballots for local, state, and federal offices.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Party members and supporters will be balloted on the leadership race from 28 August until 17 September.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

Earlier this month, the Unite union said members would be balloted on strike action following reports the institution could cut up to 700 jobs.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025

And staff at the University of Edinburgh are also being balloted on strike action in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from its budget and fears of compulsory redundancies.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2025

Staff at the University of Edinburgh are being balloted on strike action in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from its budget.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2025

They balloted lusty and strong, Won over the enemy, too, And when they had counted the ballots They saw 'twas for Tippecanoe.

From Sixty Years of California Song by Margaret Blake Alverson

Such is the case after last week’s Lone Star State balloting, in which 2.3 million Texans voted in the Democratic primary and 2.2 million in the Republican primary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

States have ultimate responsibility for voter registration rolls, the kind of machinery used to conduct balloting, the rules for contesting elections, laws prescribing how candidates qualify to appear on the ballot, and much more.

From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026

Andrews, a former Democratic congressman in the United States, voiced hope Sunday's final day of balloting would bring relief to Myanmar's people.

From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026

The UCU is already balloting members at Strathclyde about possible strike action over redundancies.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

The balloting proceeded without incident on a shining September morning.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende