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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Of the 14 non-performing songwriters or songwriting teams on the ballot, the top three will be inducted.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of them have placed measures on the ballot asking voters to pony up property-tax money for specific needs.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
Polls had shown Adams, who will remain on the ballot, with just single-digit support, due to corruption charges against him and many high-level members of his administration.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The California Attorney General’s Office needs to review the proposal before proponents can begin collecting signatures to try and place it on the ballot.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of them have placed measures on the ballot asking voters to pony up property-tax money for specific needs.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
Polls had shown Adams, who will remain on the ballot, with just single-digit support, due to corruption charges against him and many high-level members of his administration.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The California Attorney General’s Office needs to review the proposal before proponents can begin collecting signatures to try and place it on the ballot.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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