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 placed on the ballot, the sales tax measure could face competition from other public agencies putting a hand out to voters.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The top two candidates in that primary would remain on the ballot for the general election.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Two of the investor group’s nominees are included on the ballot, while the third has been appointed as an observer to the board.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Those tens of thousands of signatures to put the tax cut question on the ballot have already been turned in.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
The top two candidates in that primary would remain on the ballot for the general election.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Two of the investor group’s nominees are included on the ballot, while the third has been appointed as an observer to the board.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Dec. 2025
Those tens of thousands of signatures to put the tax cut question on the ballot have already been turned in.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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