on the ballot
idiom
: to be subject to a vote in an election
The issue was on the ballot in November.
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In this case, the next available date would be Nov. 5, 2024, which would place it on the ballot with the general election.
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
According to a Senate bill analysis, over $13 million of taxpayer dollars went to the candidates running for governor and the three state Cabinet positions in 2022, the last time those positions were on the ballot.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
His name is already on the ballot for the July 28 presidential vote, and the government has so far shown little appetite for going after him.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 8 June 2024
Of these women, Dobson will be on the ballot in an open race against Democrat Shomari Figures, while the other three face Democratic incumbents.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 6 June 2024
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Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2024
According to a Senate bill analysis, over $13 million of taxpayer dollars went to the candidates running for governor and the three state Cabinet positions in 2022, the last time those positions were on the ballot.
—Alyssa Johnson, Miami Herald, 8 June 2024
His name is already on the ballot for the July 28 presidential vote, and the government has so far shown little appetite for going after him.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 8 June 2024
Of these women, Dobson will be on the ballot in an open race against Democrat Shomari Figures, while the other three face Democratic incumbents.
—Meredith Conroy, ABC News, 6 June 2024
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