ballot box
noun
1
: a box for receiving ballots
2
: ballot sense 2a
In a republic, reform had to come about through the ballot box rather than by force.—
Mary Beth Norton et al.
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In 2020, a ballot box caught on fire at the Baldwin Park Library, prompting an investigation of potential arson.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
By late evening on May 31 nearly half of ballot box tallies had been formally reviewed.
—USA Today, 1 June 2026
Two investigations were launched on Sunday after a Los Angeles County voting center was vandalized and a mail-in ballot box was burned, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Put your ballot into either a ballot box or a scanner if your polling location uses a scanner.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
By late evening on May 31 nearly half of ballot box tallies had been formally reviewed.
—USA Today, 1 June 2026
Two investigations were launched on Sunday after a Los Angeles County voting center was vandalized and a mail-in ballot box was burned, according to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 1 June 2026
Put your ballot into either a ballot box or a scanner if your polling location uses a scanner.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 June 2026
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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