balloting

noun bal·lot·ing \ ˈba-lə-tiŋ \

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

Definition of balloting

: an act or process of voting

finished second in the balloting for the MVP award

Even in Oregon, where mail-in balloting makes voting convenient, two-thirds of those registered sat out the May primary.
—Karen Tumulty

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Recent Examples of balloting from the Web

Your information will be used as described in our Privacy Notice Jose Altuve is now the leading vote-getter among all major league players in fan balloting for the All-Star Game.

— chandler rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros' Jose Altuve gains overall lead in MLB All-Star fan balloting," 19 June 2018
The nominee was decided after five hours and four rounds of secret balloting that came down to two candidates: Riggleman and Cynthia Dunbar, a national GOP committeewoman with far-right views.

— jenna portnoy, Washington Post, "GOP picks Denver Riggleman to replace Rep. Tom Garrett as nominee in Virginia’s 5th District," 6 June 2018
The nominee was decided after five hours and four rounds of secret balloting that came down to two candidates: Riggleman and Cynthia Dunbar, a national GOP committeewoman with far-right views.

— chris stirewalt, Fox News, "There's more to primary day than California," 4 June 2018
Hayes initially racked up more delegates but after a frantic round of vote-switching through two rounds of balloting, Glassman won by six votes.

— daniela altimari, courant.com, "Mary Glassman Wins Democratic Endorsement For 5th Congressional District But Primary Looms," 15 May 2018
Maybe Democrats will make more gains here in the late balloting than elsewhere.

— New York Times, "California Results Are Consistent With a Competitive House Race," 6 June 2018
One of the most disruptive pass rushers and run stoppers in the NFL, the former top overall pick from South Carolina was voted 32nd in balloting conducted by players.

— aaron wilson, Houston Chronicle, "Houston Texans' Jadeveon Clowney moves up in NFL Network top 100 players list," 5 June 2018
There have been complaints of irregularities in the balloting earlier this month in which an electronic voting system was used for the first time.

— Fox News, "Iraq to probe possible irregularities in May 12 elections," 25 May 2018
All-Star balloting is broken up into three parts: Fan voting counts for 50 percent, media voting 25 percent and player voting the final 25 percent.

— USA TODAY, "Not-household-name players get All-Star votes from NBA peers," 19 Jan. 2018

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