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as in votes
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president
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as in suffrages
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot
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Recent Examples of ballots
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
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Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
That meant more than 97% of ballots got to local election officials in fewer than three days and that more than 99% got to them within seven days.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
The bond needs a simple majority vote to pass, and ballots are due April 1.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Kaczmarek said DuPage County has started mailing ballots to over 98,000 citizens for an upcoming election.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
While voters have overwhelmingly switched to casting their ballots by mail, many local government agencies are eliminating online testimony at meetings, and state officials have declined to make video court hearings a permanent option.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Is Mitchell, the six-time All-Star and someone who appeared on MVP ballots earlier in the year, worried about his shooting numbers?
—Shane Young, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Between now and then, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls each spring to cast ballots in a state Supreme Court race.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The bloc represents 14 votes of the 34 members that will cast ballots.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
That meant more than 97% of ballots got to local election officials in fewer than three days and that more than 99% got to them within seven days.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
The bond needs a simple majority vote to pass, and ballots are due April 1.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Kaczmarek said DuPage County has started mailing ballots to over 98,000 citizens for an upcoming election.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
While voters have overwhelmingly switched to casting their ballots by mail, many local government agencies are eliminating online testimony at meetings, and state officials have declined to make video court hearings a permanent option.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Is Mitchell, the six-time All-Star and someone who appeared on MVP ballots earlier in the year, worried about his shooting numbers?
—Shane Young, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Between now and then, Wisconsin voters will head to the polls each spring to cast ballots in a state Supreme Court race.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
The bloc represents 14 votes of the 34 members that will cast ballots.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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