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.
Mary Beth Norton et al.
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The referendum Looming over everything is the potential statewide vote to strike down the map at the ballot box in November.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
County officials said that two election judges placed 69 ballots in the post-election paperwork box instead of ballot boxes, so they were not counted on election night.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
But lawyers for the RNC urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 5th Circuit decision that invalidated Mississippi's law, arguing that the election ends when the ballot box is closed, not when voters make their selection.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Iran’s path to victory was not on the Iraqi battlefield but at the American ballot box.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
County officials said that two election judges placed 69 ballots in the post-election paperwork box instead of ballot boxes, so they were not counted on election night.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2026
But lawyers for the RNC urged the Supreme Court to uphold the 5th Circuit decision that invalidated Mississippi's law, arguing that the election ends when the ballot box is closed, not when voters make their selection.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Iran’s path to victory was not on the Iraqi battlefield but at the American ballot box.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026
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