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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If that process also fails, the seat would then need to go on the ballot.
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Kim Dennison, Benton County's election coordinator, said turnout for early voting was lower than expected with a competitive three-way race for the Rogers School Board's Zone 5 seat on the ballot.
—Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
Elsewhere on the ballot, policy analyst Charlene Wang held 50% of first-place votes in a race to fill an Oakland City Council vacancy, while voters were favoring by 64% a sales tax intended to ease the city’s budget crisis.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Commentary and opinions President Trump’s name won’t be on the ballot when Californians elect a new governor next year.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Kim Dennison, Benton County's election coordinator, said turnout for early voting was lower than expected with a competitive three-way race for the Rogers School Board's Zone 5 seat on the ballot.
—Miceala Morano, Arkansas Online, 12 May 2025
Elsewhere on the ballot, policy analyst Charlene Wang held 50% of first-place votes in a race to fill an Oakland City Council vacancy, while voters were favoring by 64% a sales tax intended to ease the city’s budget crisis.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
Commentary and opinions President Trump’s name won’t be on the ballot when Californians elect a new governor next year.
—Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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