balloting
noun
bal·lot·ing
ˈba-lə-tiŋ 
: 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.—
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To determine the All-Star Game starters, fan balloting represented 50 percent of the vote, with all current NBA players and a media panel each accounting for 25 percent of the vote.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Wagner received 284 votes and 73.8% in the 2024 balloting, five votes shy, when third baseman Adrian Beltré, catcher/first baseman Joe Mauer and first baseman Todd Helton were elected.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
For Carlos Beltran, who finished fourth in the balloting, the consolation is that the Baseball Writers appear to be forgiving him for his part in the 2017 Astros cheating scandal, increasing his percentage from 51.1% last year to the doorstep at 70.3%.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
In between that election and 2014, only six players had reached 95 percent — over nearly 80 years worth of balloting.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2025
Wagner received 284 votes and 73.8% in the 2024 balloting, five votes shy, when third baseman Adrian Beltré, catcher/first baseman Joe Mauer and first baseman Todd Helton were elected.
—Ronald Blum, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
For Carlos Beltran, who finished fourth in the balloting, the consolation is that the Baseball Writers appear to be forgiving him for his part in the 2017 Astros cheating scandal, increasing his percentage from 51.1% last year to the doorstep at 70.3%.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025
In between that election and 2014, only six players had reached 95 percent — over nearly 80 years worth of balloting.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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