balloting
noun
bal·lot·ing
ˈba-lə-tiŋ 
: 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.—
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The initial returns of fan balloting for the 2026 All-Star Game released by the league on Monday was further evidence of that, as only one Heat player was among the Eastern Conference’s top 20 vote-getters.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
Nomination balloting begins on January 12 at 9AM PT and ends January 16 at 5pm PT.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Brown finished third at his position across both conferences in the fan balloting, which counts for one-third of the process for determining who goes to the Pro Bowl, which is shifting to the week of the Super Bowl in the Bay Area.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Tuesday’s balloting may well yield a socialist mayor in New York City, two pragmatic Democratic governors in New Jersey and Virginia, and a seal of approval from California voters for Democrats to pursue nakedly partisan gerrymandering.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025
Nomination balloting begins on January 12 at 9AM PT and ends January 16 at 5pm PT.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025
Brown finished third at his position across both conferences in the fan balloting, which counts for one-third of the process for determining who goes to the Pro Bowl, which is shifting to the week of the Super Bowl in the Bay Area.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
LogoPowered byScale logo Tuesday’s balloting may well yield a socialist mayor in New York City, two pragmatic Democratic governors in New Jersey and Virginia, and a seal of approval from California voters for Democrats to pursue nakedly partisan gerrymandering.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 2 Jan. 2026.
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