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 Star-Telegram will update this list periodically as candidates file and are accepted on the ballot.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Nov. 2025
To get the amendment on the ballot for voters, the state legislature needs to pass the proposal in back-to-back legislative sessions.
—Dean Mirshahi, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
There will be a special line on the ballot for write-in votes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Only one of the trustees was on the ballot that year, but four of the district’s five trustees have been successfully re-elected since the mailer was sent, the FPPC wrote.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Nov. 2025
To get the amendment on the ballot for voters, the state legislature needs to pass the proposal in back-to-back legislative sessions.
—Dean Mirshahi, NPR, 24 Nov. 2025
There will be a special line on the ballot for write-in votes.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Only one of the trustees was on the ballot that year, but four of the district’s five trustees have been successfully re-elected since the mailer was sent, the FPPC wrote.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 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 3 Dec. 2025.
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