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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Nothing on the ballot or in the voter guide clearly states what Williams says was intended — a new sales tax entirely to bail out the county’s health care system.
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Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The race for another Board of Review seat will be a head-to-head match rather than uncontested after county officials ruled incumbent Commissioner George Cardenas was safe on the ballot.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Sanchez, a Democratic member of the city’s Common Council, and Republican Jamie Vaughan are on the ballot in a special election for the 25th House District.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
López joins the field in what is the most consequential county election in recent memory, with six commission seats on the ballot along with the powerful mayoral post.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
The race for another Board of Review seat will be a head-to-head match rather than uncontested after county officials ruled incumbent Commissioner George Cardenas was safe on the ballot.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Sanchez, a Democratic member of the city’s Common Council, and Republican Jamie Vaughan are on the ballot in a special election for the 25th House District.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
López joins the field in what is the most consequential county election in recent memory, with six commission seats on the ballot along with the powerful mayoral post.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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