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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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If passed, the ballot summary language sent to voters is likely to be challenged in court.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
There’s no artist on this ballot who has produced a greater divergence between Black and white people — and that includes Luther Vandross.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Hall makes the final decision on what cap an inductee wears on his plaque, and Montreal was chosen when Dawson was elected in 2010 in his ninth year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
To qualify for the ballot, proponents must collect about 30,000 voter signatures by mid-June.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
There’s no artist on this ballot who has produced a greater divergence between Black and white people — and that includes Luther Vandross.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
But the Hall makes the final decision on what cap an inductee wears on his plaque, and Montreal was chosen when Dawson was elected in 2010 in his ninth year on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
To qualify for the ballot, proponents must collect about 30,000 voter signatures by mid-June.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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The current proposal allows the board to increase the fees 30 days after a vote, but it may be put off until the people mover is working, Reich added.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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James Powel Mojtaba Khamenei had been seen as a frontrunner in the lead-up to Iran's Assembly of Experts vote.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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Marcus points out that the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement didn’t always see eye to eye.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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From the suffrage movement and the civil rights era to today’s debates over voting access, expanding democracy has required women to confront entrenched power.—
Celina Stewart,
Time,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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