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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On Tuesday, a primary for a Pittsburgh-area congressional seat is expected to serve as one of the first tests of how those divisions could play out at the ballot box in 2024.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The machines were built to be more portable and lighter than traditional ballot boxes.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Vincent Pons, an associate professor at the Harvard Business School, recently released a study that shows protest movements in general do not factor into Americans’ political considerations at the ballot box.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
Pamela Carter, a volunteer with the Coconino County Democratic Party, has been traveling throughout the county and onto the Navajo Nation in the hopes of encouraging people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
—The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
One video from Luhansk showed an elderly woman inside her apartment filling out an election paper and putting it in the ballot box, while a man in army fatigues stands over her with a rifle slung across his chest.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Protesters in Berlin displayed a figure of Mr. Putin bathing in a bath of blood with the Ukrainian flag on the side, alongside shredded ballots in ballot boxes.
—Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2024
The question now is whether the two sides will negotiate a middle ground or if both approaches will advance this year, setting the stage for a fight at the ballot box.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Efforts to combat voter suppression, expand access to the ballot box, and ensure fair representation are necessary to strengthen democracy and enact policies that mirror the wide range of interests of all Americans.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The machines were built to be more portable and lighter than traditional ballot boxes.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
Vincent Pons, an associate professor at the Harvard Business School, recently released a study that shows protest movements in general do not factor into Americans’ political considerations at the ballot box.
—Tim Craig, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
Pamela Carter, a volunteer with the Coconino County Democratic Party, has been traveling throughout the county and onto the Navajo Nation in the hopes of encouraging people to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
—The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2024
One video from Luhansk showed an elderly woman inside her apartment filling out an election paper and putting it in the ballot box, while a man in army fatigues stands over her with a rifle slung across his chest.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Protesters in Berlin displayed a figure of Mr. Putin bathing in a bath of blood with the Ukrainian flag on the side, alongside shredded ballots in ballot boxes.
—Emma Burrows and Dasha Litvinova, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2024
The question now is whether the two sides will negotiate a middle ground or if both approaches will advance this year, setting the stage for a fight at the ballot box.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Efforts to combat voter suppression, expand access to the ballot box, and ensure fair representation are necessary to strengthen democracy and enact policies that mirror the wide range of interests of all Americans.
—Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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