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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Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams dropped his reelection campaign, but remained on the ballot as Mamdani won.
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Disappointing, because legislators haven’t yet placed the bond on the ballot.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Local organizers who worked for months to collect signatures and navigate a maze of legal requirements just to get measures on the ballot lauded the outcome of those votes as a success for the reproductive rights movement.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Does this mean that otherwise ineligible candidates, such as non-members barred from running by Civil Code 5105(b), must nevertheless be placed on the ballot if the HOA fails to offer them internal dispute resolution?
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026
Disappointing, because legislators haven’t yet placed the bond on the ballot.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Local organizers who worked for months to collect signatures and navigate a maze of legal requirements just to get measures on the ballot lauded the outcome of those votes as a success for the reproductive rights movement.
—Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Does this mean that otherwise ineligible candidates, such as non-members barred from running by Civil Code 5105(b), must nevertheless be placed on the ballot if the HOA fails to offer them internal dispute resolution?
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 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 Jan. 2026.
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