ballot
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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
"I cried when I put the X on my ballot paper," Zofia told me.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 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
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
California voters also came very close to banning the death penalty; the ballot initiative lost by only a couple of percentage points.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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