balloting

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noun bal·lot·ing \ ˈba-lə-tiŋ \

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

Cooper finished third in the balloting for the 2014 Heisman Trophy, the best showing ever for an SEC wide receiver.

— mark inabinett, AL.com, "The Countdown to Kickoff: The SEC's best No. 9," 24 Aug. 2017
Jack Murphy Stadium received nearly half (228, 46.5 percent) of the 490 votes received through online, telephone and email balloting.

— kirk kenney, sandiegouniontribune.com, "The votes are in: It's San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium," 19 Aug. 2017
The judges voted the next day and, in three rounds of balloting, Delaney came in second to former assistant district attorney Kelley Hodge, who won the day.

— phillyclout team, Philly.com, "Clout: Move over, Mix Master Mike Nutter, DJ Darrell Clarke has arrived," 18 Aug. 2017
A runoff is required unless a candidate captures over 50 percent of the vote in the first round of balloting.

— kim chandler, chicagotribune.com, "Alabama Senate race to fill AG Sessions' seat a test for Trump, McConnell," 15 Aug. 2017
Two members of the Miami Marlins moved up in the balloting for the upcoming All-Star Game which will be held at Marlins Park on July 11.

— george richards, miamiherald, "Two Miami Marlins pick up ground in All-Star Game balloting," 13 June 2017
Former TCU running back Kenneth Davis, who finished fifth in balloting for the 1984 Heisman Trophy, is one of the candidates on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame’s 2018 induction class.

— jimmy burch, star-telegram, "TCU’s Davis on college football Hall of Fame ballot," 1 June 2017
Only in the most recent balloting, his fifth year of eligibility, did Bonds reach 50% of the vote, a level that historically has strongly indicated eventual election.

— jay jaffe, SI.com, "Projecting career home run totals for 17 active sluggers, and why the 600 Club still matters," 31 May 2017
Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will remain in charge of the balloting for the Academy Awards despite the firm’s high-profile snafu at this year’s ceremony that led to the announcement of the wrong film as the Best Picture winner.

— michael rapoport, WSJ, "Motion Picture Academy to Retain PricewaterhouseCoopers for Oscars," 29 Mar. 2017

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