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
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And two specific tax proposals Johnson has recently touted — Bring Chicago Home and the Fair Tax Amendment — were already rejected by voters at the ballot box in 2024 and 2020, respectively.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Clearly nuke disarmament would win at the ballot box.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Without control of the White House or Congress, the new DNC chair will be one of many faces of the Democratic Party that is still figuring out how to move on from rejection at the ballot box.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
Granting in-state tuition discounts to undocumented students was an overture to Hispanic voters during a moment when Republican politicians were beginning to pay more attention to the influence of Latino voters at the ballot box in what was still a swing state with razor-thin margins.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
Clearly nuke disarmament would win at the ballot box.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
Without control of the White House or Congress, the new DNC chair will be one of many faces of the Democratic Party that is still figuring out how to move on from rejection at the ballot box.
—Stephen Fowler, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
Granting in-state tuition discounts to undocumented students was an overture to Hispanic voters during a moment when Republican politicians were beginning to pay more attention to the influence of Latino voters at the ballot box in what was still a swing state with razor-thin margins.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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