balloting

noun

bal·​lot·​ing ˈba-lə-tiŋ How to pronounce balloting (audio)
: an act or process of voting
finished second in the balloting for the MVP award
Even in Oregon, where mail-in balloting makes voting convenient, two-thirds of those registered sat out the May primary.Karen Tumulty

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More than 1,800 clerks in cities, towns and villages oversee the balloting. ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024 The polls suggest one of the closest presidential elections stretching at least as far back as 2000, and Bush v. Gore, which required recounts in Florida and a Supreme Court decision a month and a half after the balloting. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024 Many of the cases involve challenges to mail-in balloting, ballots from overseas voters and claims of voting by people who are not U.S citizens. Alanna Durkin Richer, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024 Despite the popularity, My Little Pony has always fallen short in the annual balloting for the Toy Hall of Fame — taking a backseat to not only Barbie, American Girl and Cabbage Patch Kids but a stick and a cardboard box. Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for balloting 

Word History

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of balloting was in 1549

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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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