on the ballot
idiom
: to be subject to a vote in an election
The issue was on the ballot in November.
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Once the necessary signatures are collected and verified, the City Council decides whether to adopt the petition as local law outright or to put it on the ballot of a future election for residents to decide.
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
For example, who decided which new eligible players appear on the ballot?
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The special election, which will feature seven candidates on the ballot, will take place on April 8, but unless one candidate receives a majority of the votes, the two highest vote-getters will advance to a runoff.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Here’s how his three years on the ballot compare with Beltrán’s.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Luke Harold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
For example, who decided which new eligible players appear on the ballot?
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
The special election, which will feature seven candidates on the ballot, will take place on April 8, but unless one candidate receives a majority of the votes, the two highest vote-getters will advance to a runoff.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Here’s how his three years on the ballot compare with Beltrán’s.
—Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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