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
Bianco, echoing independent pollsters as well as political strategists in both parties, said having “Riverside County Sheriff” next to his name on the official state ballot will be a major boon to his campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 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
Although many of these antisuffrage sentiments may seem ludicrous to us today, they were taken seriously by those who felt threatened by the prospect of women attaining the ballot.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
Vocabulary lists containing ballot
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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