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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Latinos finally became Americans at the ballot box in 2024, columnist Gustavo Arellano writes.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
But inflation, housing shortages and strained services have fueled frustration at migrant and refugee populations in many European countries, and the unrest has manifested itself at the ballot box in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and several others.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz among latest nominees FBI releases video of ballot box arson in Portland
The first fires were reported Oct. 8 at two ballot boxes in Vancouver, Washington, according to the FBI.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
But there is an alternative: passing a state law at the ballot box.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
But inflation, housing shortages and strained services have fueled frustration at migrant and refugee populations in many European countries, and the unrest has manifested itself at the ballot box in Britain, France, Germany, Italy and several others.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
Marco Rubio, Matt Gaetz among latest nominees FBI releases video of ballot box arson in Portland
The first fires were reported Oct. 8 at two ballot boxes in Vancouver, Washington, according to the FBI.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
But there is an alternative: passing a state law at the ballot box.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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