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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Courtney Heck, who was listed on the ballot, will join her on the governing body along with Kathleen Reidy, a write-in candidate.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Initially a frontrunner for the 2024 elections, he was forced to step aside, paving the way for ally José Raúl Mulino to take his place on the ballot—a move that ultimately secured Mulino the presidency.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Fresh from defeat, Elon Musk is on the ballot in Virginia and New Jersey
Will Donald Trump cut Medicaid, SNAP benefits?
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Residents Tara Bennett and Greg Plumb, part of the group that pushed to get the tax question on the ballot in the first place, filed a lawsuit against the commission to force them to levy the tax.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Initially a frontrunner for the 2024 elections, he was forced to step aside, paving the way for ally José Raúl Mulino to take his place on the ballot—a move that ultimately secured Mulino the presidency.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
Read more Social Security website crashes 5 times in a month
Fresh from defeat, Elon Musk is on the ballot in Virginia and New Jersey
Will Donald Trump cut Medicaid, SNAP benefits?
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Residents Tara Bennett and Greg Plumb, part of the group that pushed to get the tax question on the ballot in the first place, filed a lawsuit against the commission to force them to levy the tax.
—Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 2 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 2 May. 2025.
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