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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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What jurors were told to do about Election Day
The trial against Richard Allen continues on Election Day while other people line up to cast ballots across the country.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Previously a judge ruled the measure’s language as written by the City Council was partisan and it was changed for the ballot to remove a description of who some of the noncitizens are; plaintiffs argued the phrasing could swing voters to support the measure.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Officials also encouraged voters to consider casting an early ballot or at least research contests on their ballot before arriving at the polls.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Roughly a quarter of Arkansas' registered voters have cast ballots at early voting sites since polls opened last week, a slight drop in voter turnout from the same point in the 2020 general election, Secretary of State John Thurston's office reported Monday.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Previously a judge ruled the measure’s language as written by the City Council was partisan and it was changed for the ballot to remove a description of who some of the noncitizens are; plaintiffs argued the phrasing could swing voters to support the measure.
—Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Officials also encouraged voters to consider casting an early ballot or at least research contests on their ballot before arriving at the polls.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Roughly a quarter of Arkansas' registered voters have cast ballots at early voting sites since polls opened last week, a slight drop in voter turnout from the same point in the 2020 general election, Secretary of State John Thurston's office reported Monday.
—Josh Snyder, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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