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.see also stuff the ballot box
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Secure ballot boxes will be available for voters who wish to drop off a mail-in ballot, too.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
What districts have really low turnout because those people aren't excited to go to the ballot box.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Bad ideas can be beaten back at the ballot box, in the public square, and through the halls of Congress.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will head to the ballot box in one week to vote in the race between Democratic state legislator Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps in one week with polls showing a closer-than-expected race in the historically conservative district.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
What districts have really low turnout because those people aren't excited to go to the ballot box.
—Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 1 Dec. 2025
Bad ideas can be beaten back at the ballot box, in the public square, and through the halls of Congress.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District will head to the ballot box in one week to vote in the race between Democratic state legislator Aftyn Behn and Republican Matt Van Epps in one week with polls showing a closer-than-expected race in the historically conservative district.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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