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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The General Assembly has given Mecklenburg County permission to put a referendum on the ballot to raise the county’s sales tax to fund road, rail and bus projects.
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
That approach would trigger a 12- to 18-month environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act before it could be placed on the ballot.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Under current rules, those members are the top two vote-getters in a single question on the ballot.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
But if there’s no clear winner, officials will eliminate the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes and award votes to the second choice listed on the ballot.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2025
That approach would trigger a 12- to 18-month environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act before it could be placed on the ballot.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025
Under current rules, those members are the top two vote-getters in a single question on the ballot.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2025
But if there’s no clear winner, officials will eliminate the candidate with the fewest first-choice votes and award votes to the second choice listed on the ballot.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025.
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