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as in votes
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president
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as in suffrages
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot
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Recent Examples of ballots
Carter quickly intervened with Israeli authorities to work out a solution that allowed Palestinians with appropriate ID cards to cast their ballots, even if their names weren't on the lists, averting wider problems that could have marred the process.
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George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
McCarthy's own bid to become speaker in 2023 with a slim majority was drawn out over several days and took 15 ballots — more rounds of voting than any other time since before the Civil War.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Reagan also defeated Carter by more than eight million ballots in the popular vote.
—Justin Doom, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
In Super Bowl era history, there have been two occasions where the MVP voters split their ballots between two players.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Mail ballots were used by 27% of voters statewide and 31% in Palm Beach County.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
The investigative journalism site reported that during this call, one of the ideas floated was to try to get courts, or the state election board to throw out ballots which are missing voter registration details such as the last four digits of a Social Security number and a driver's license number.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Steve tries to push back with mail in ballots, but Kimberly schools him on how the voting laws differ by state.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Nationwide, about 63% of eligible Americans cast their ballots in the 2024 election, down from 66% in 2020.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
McCarthy's own bid to become speaker in 2023 with a slim majority was drawn out over several days and took 15 ballots — more rounds of voting than any other time since before the Civil War.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Dec. 2024
Reagan also defeated Carter by more than eight million ballots in the popular vote.
—Justin Doom, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2024
In Super Bowl era history, there have been two occasions where the MVP voters split their ballots between two players.
—Tyler Small, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Mail ballots were used by 27% of voters statewide and 31% in Palm Beach County.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
The investigative journalism site reported that during this call, one of the ideas floated was to try to get courts, or the state election board to throw out ballots which are missing voter registration details such as the last four digits of a Social Security number and a driver's license number.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Steve tries to push back with mail in ballots, but Kimberly schools him on how the voting laws differ by state.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Nationwide, about 63% of eligible Americans cast their ballots in the 2024 election, down from 66% in 2020.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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