: to attempt to control the outcome of an election by having multiple illegitimate votes cast in support of the desired candidate
They said the vote-rigging included stuffing ballot boxes, buying votes and absent names on the voter rolls.—Sonia Verma
By a margin of just 277 votes (some say ballot boxes were stuffed), Brooklyn, the nation's fourth-largest city, had voted to give up its proud and independent history.—James Sterngold
Examples of ballot box in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebLatinos now make up the largest and one of the fastest-growing segments of minority voters in the nation, yet have the lowest levels of civic engagement and participation at the ballot box.—Jazmine Ulloa, New York Times, 16 May 2024 The property tax cuts also don’t represent an end to the tax wars that have dominated the ballot box and legislative sessions in recent years, as outside groups prepare competing, deeper reductions to put to voters this November.—Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for ballot box
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