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as in vote
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president
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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot
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More than 402,000 mail-in ballots were requested in Utah during the 2024 election cycle, up from 187,674 absentee ballots cast in the state in 2012, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
California has a jungle primary system, meaning all candidates are listed under one ballot, regardless of party, for each office, and the top two finishers advance to the November general election.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
While Andrews was dropping off the ballots of his household, which included his three adult children and his wife, his face was blurred in the film as he was implied to be a part of the scheme.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of California in a bid to stop the counting of mail-in ballots after Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
California has a jungle primary system, meaning all candidates are listed under one ballot, regardless of party, for each office, and the top two finishers advance to the November general election.
—The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
While Andrews was dropping off the ballots of his household, which included his three adult children and his wife, his face was blurred in the film as he was implied to be a part of the scheme.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of California in a bid to stop the counting of mail-in ballots after Election Day.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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