on the ballot
idiom
: to be subject to a vote in an election
The issue was on the ballot in November.
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The governor on Thursday did not identify which lawmakers are now collaborating with him on the ballot measure.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, earning more than 76% of the vote in his third year on the ballot.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
But 15 years since the ACA became law, the debate over health care has endured in Congress — and seems poised to spill into 2026, when every House seat and a third of the Senate is on the ballot.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
Schools may not have more than one of their students on the ballot each week.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005, earning more than 76% of the vote in his third year on the ballot.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
But 15 years since the ACA became law, the debate over health care has endured in Congress — and seems poised to spill into 2026, when every House seat and a third of the Senate is on the ballot.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 17 Dec. 2025
Schools may not have more than one of their students on the ballot each week.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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