ballot

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Candidates from both parties are eligible to participate due to California’s “jungle primary” system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot regardless of political affiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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

In some American cities one can cast a ballot printed in several languages.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez