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ballot

[bal-uht] / ˈbæl ət /


NOUN
candidates from political party
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Despite this health warning, two candidates are on the ballot paper vying to take on the challenge - Michael Marra and Joe Fagan.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

California law requires every registered voter in the state to be sent a mail ballot, and more than 80% of voters have used such ballots in recent elections.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Jeremy Moss and Abdul El-Sayed are young, diverse progressive millennials in Michigan who are on the ballot for federal office in November.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

Palm Beach County voting records cited by US media show Trump requested a ballot in late July and returned it last week for the contests in his adopted home state.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Mother and I had spent all afternoon mimeographing a sample ballot.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

The additional ballots widened the slim lead Wahab held on election night.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Alexander said California law requires registering voters to prove and attest to their identity and has multiple verification measures to ensure people casting ballots are who they say they are.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Zambians are voting in an election to choose a president and parliament, with more than eight million voters registered to cast their ballots.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Because Republicans had no presence in the South and parties, not states, distributed ballots, Lincoln received no votes in 10 Southern states.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“There’s no way he can know! The ballots are secret,” the false priest argued back.

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

On Friday, Duffy told fans via a story on her Instagram account that she would be hosting a balloted gig.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2026

Staff at an East Dunbartonshire secondary school are being balloted on strike action over "serious health and safety concerns".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

Metropolitan Police staff are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay, with a union claiming that civilian workers in the Met are treated as "second-class citizens".

From BBC Sep. 17, 2025

Staff at the University of Dundee are to be balloted on strike action following reports the institution could cut up to 700 jobs.

From BBC Apr. 3, 2025

The names of the four candidates were then presented to the Council and balloted.

From The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886 by Various

In this instance, however, the concerns appear to centre on voter registration drives, not actual balloting.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The 17-year veteran finished ahead of New England quarterback Drake Maye in balloting by a panel of 50 journalists who regularly cover the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 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

AFP journalists saw balloting begin in the second city of Mandalay, where 53-year-old teacher Zaw Ko Ko Myint cast his vote at a high school around dawn.

From Barron's Jan. 24, 2026

The balloting proceeded without incident on a shining September morning.

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




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