Phrases
stuff the ballot box
chiefly US
: 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
Sonia VermaBy 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
James SterngoldExamples of ballot box in a Sentence
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Precinct 1 is marked as leaning heavily Democratic, with 60% of voters going blue at the ballot box.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounced the bill in a fiery early morning speech and vowed that voters would make Republicans pay at the ballot box in next year’s midterm elections.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused Trump’s entreaties to stuff the ballot boxes in Georgia with another 11,000 votes for Trump.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
The tradition began decades ago but in recent years has become more organized with an online map built by volunteers showing where voters can find a ballot box with a barbecue.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2025
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounced the bill in a fiery early morning speech and vowed that voters would make Republicans pay at the ballot box in next year’s midterm elections.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
And Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger refused Trump’s entreaties to stuff the ballot boxes in Georgia with another 11,000 votes for Trump.
—Erica Frantz, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
The tradition began decades ago but in recent years has become more organized with an online map built by volunteers showing where voters can find a ballot box with a barbecue.
—Hilary Whiteman and Angus Watson, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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