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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Proposition 36 went into effect in December after a landslide victory at the ballot box.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
What keeps him optimistic, Kass, 67, of Boynton Beach said, is seeing the protesting crowds and Republicans losing at the ballot box in smaller elections since November.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
But the social media age restriction passed with bipartisan support and stands to be implemented no matter who triumphs at the ballot box.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
The City Council tried to rectify its budget problem last year by proposing a local half-cent sales tax that would have raised about $20 million per year, but voters narrowly defeated that initiative at the ballot box in November.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
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Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2025
What keeps him optimistic, Kass, 67, of Boynton Beach said, is seeing the protesting crowds and Republicans losing at the ballot box in smaller elections since November.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
But the social media age restriction passed with bipartisan support and stands to be implemented no matter who triumphs at the ballot box.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
The City Council tried to rectify its budget problem last year by proposing a local half-cent sales tax that would have raised about $20 million per year, but voters narrowly defeated that initiative at the ballot box in November.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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