on the ballot

phrase

: to be subject to a vote in an election

The issue was on the ballot in November.

Examples of on the ballot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of the 35 Senate races on the ballot, 33 have been projected so far and 20 of those went blue. — Grace Manthey, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

This election there were AI [regulatory] measures on the ballot in many, many states, and they [were widely passed]. — Vogue Business, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

While the Sullivan saga hogged national headlines, Alaska’s unusual electoral system itself was also on the ballot, after critics mounted a campaign to kill it. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026

This is the second time the youth-vote initiative has been on the ballot in Culver City, where a similar measure failed in 2022 by just 16 votes. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for on the ballot

• alate
• fallot
• mallet
• palate
• palette
• pallet
• shallot