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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Not to mention that a mob protesting President Donald Trump’s election loss broke into the Capitol in 2021 and disrupted congressional certification of the balloting, forcing members to flee.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
Turnout is widely expected to be far below the more 60% of voters who cast ballots in last year’s national balloting.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
This award is given to the female director’s film that receives the most votes in public balloting at the Festival.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025
Adebayo was the lone Heat player to receive a vote, receiving one second-place vote, to finish 22nd in the balloting.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 June 2025
Turnout is widely expected to be far below the more 60% of voters who cast ballots in last year’s national balloting.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
This award is given to the female director’s film that receives the most votes in public balloting at the Festival.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 May 2025
Adebayo was the lone Heat player to receive a vote, receiving one second-place vote, to finish 22nd in the balloting.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2025
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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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