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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But Cornyn’s precarious stature as an incumbent vulnerable in his party’s primary has been the focus of a majority of the the massive sums spent by both sides in the run-up to Tuesday’s balloting.
—Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Braxton finished fourth in Sixth Player of the Year balloting in 2008 and 2009.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in his successful and plainly unconstitutional 2024 reelection bid, expanded external voting through online balloting, increasing diaspora votes by 87-fold over the previous election.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Still, even as the president and Republicans have generally argued against mail-in balloting, the Republican National Committee and the Illinois Republican Party have ramped up efforts to encourage GOP voters to cast ballots by mail.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Thomas Beaumont, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026
Braxton finished fourth in Sixth Player of the Year balloting in 2008 and 2009.
—Austin Mullen, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, in his successful and plainly unconstitutional 2024 reelection bid, expanded external voting through online balloting, increasing diaspora votes by 87-fold over the previous election.
—Michael Paarlberg, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Still, even as the president and Republicans have generally argued against mail-in balloting, the Republican National Committee and the Illinois Republican Party have ramped up efforts to encourage GOP voters to cast ballots by mail.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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