on the ballot
idiom
: to be subject to a vote in an election
The issue was on the ballot in November.
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Schools may not have more than one of their students on the ballot each week.
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
By state statute, a public investment impact disclosure must appear on the ballot itself alongside the initiative, briefly describing the public investments that the measure will affect.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn, who both spearheaded the measure, joined Supervisor Hilda Solis to get it on the ballot.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
In the 8th District, roughly $308,000 has been raised among the two candidates on the ballot through Oct. 21.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Ritzie, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
By state statute, a public investment impact disclosure must appear on the ballot itself alongside the initiative, briefly describing the public investments that the measure will affect.
—Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Oct. 2024
Lindsey Horvath and Janice Hahn, who both spearheaded the measure, joined Supervisor Hilda Solis to get it on the ballot.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024
In the 8th District, roughly $308,000 has been raised among the two candidates on the ballot through Oct. 21.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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