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as in votes
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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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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Nationwide, about 63% of eligible Americans cast their ballots in the 2024 election, down from 66% in 2020.
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Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Mitchell’s analysis found that in the state’s six most competitive congressional races, 85% of Republicans and Democrats whose ballots were flagged for signature issues were able to cure their ballots and have their votes counted, a 25-point jump over the statewide averages.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
In the November election, nearly 200,000 ballots were flagged for signature issues across California’s 58 counties.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
More than half of the state’s ballots with signature issues were from voters younger than 35.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
More than 153 million ballots were cast in the election.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
In each race, the state board was given information showing the ballots potentially in question would be less than the difference in the vote count.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
To place the questions on ballots, a slimmer Republican majority would need to pass them a second time in 2025.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The bill would allow Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties to place millage proposals on their ballots.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Mitchell’s analysis found that in the state’s six most competitive congressional races, 85% of Republicans and Democrats whose ballots were flagged for signature issues were able to cure their ballots and have their votes counted, a 25-point jump over the statewide averages.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
In the November election, nearly 200,000 ballots were flagged for signature issues across California’s 58 counties.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
More than half of the state’s ballots with signature issues were from voters younger than 35.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
More than 153 million ballots were cast in the election.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
In each race, the state board was given information showing the ballots potentially in question would be less than the difference in the vote count.
—Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
To place the questions on ballots, a slimmer Republican majority would need to pass them a second time in 2025.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2024
The bill would allow Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties to place millage proposals on their ballots.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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