short ballot
noun
: a ballot limiting the number of elective offices to the most important legislative and executive posts and leaving minor positions to be filled by appointment
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In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled that Metro did not have to mention in its official short ballot explanation that the payroll tax is not temporary.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and several council members threw their support behind the request, acknowledging the advantages to the program of being on a shorter ballot.
—Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 15 Jan. 2020
Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled that Metro did not have to mention in its official short ballot explanation that the payroll tax is not temporary.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
Mayor Ron Nirenberg and several council members threw their support behind the request, acknowledging the advantages to the program of being on a shorter ballot.
—Krista Torralva, ExpressNews.com, 15 Jan. 2020
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“Short ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short%20ballot. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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