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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Trump won’t be on the ballot, and recent history suggests his MAGA backers are less likely to turn out without him.
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
They were not identified by party on the ballot.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
After losing the Democratic nomination, Cuomo, notoriously stubborn, refused to accept voters’ verdict and ran as an independent, as did incumbent Mayor Eric Adams who still appeared on the ballot Tuesday despite dropping out in September.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Because all three open seats on the ballot were for at-large positions, school board voters across the district were allowed to vote for up to three candidates.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
They were not identified by party on the ballot.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025
After losing the Democratic nomination, Cuomo, notoriously stubborn, refused to accept voters’ verdict and ran as an independent, as did incumbent Mayor Eric Adams who still appeared on the ballot Tuesday despite dropping out in September.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Because all three open seats on the ballot were for at-large positions, school board voters across the district were allowed to vote for up to three candidates.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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