Synonyms of ballots

ballots

noun

plural of ballot

1

as in votes

a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election

we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president

Synonyms & Similar Words

• votes
• yeas
• ayes
• tickets
• referenda
• nays
• noes
• absentee ballots
• secret ballots
• write-ins
• blackballs
• non placets
• short ballots
• Australian ballots

2

as in suffrages

the right to formally express one's position or will in an election

believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffrages
• votes
• franchises
• enfranchisements
• says
• voices
• say-sos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disenfranchisements

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ballots

That would prevent anyone from linking voters to their ballots by determining the time their vote was cast, the two groups said. — Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

These ballots will be processed and counted once the county elections office has completed the voter registration verification process. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Republicans added an unrelated provision requiring voters to present identification or notarized affidavit when casting ballots in federal elections — a key part of the SAVE Act that has repeatedly stalled in the Senate. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, voters have the option of requesting, completing, and returning mail-in ballots all at once before Election Day in their local County Election Office. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026

Paradoxically, while these entertaining figures can attract voters disillusioned with traditional politics, the ballots cast for them also add to their parties' total under Brazil's electoral system. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Thousands of absentee voters in three Southeast Michigan communities will soon receive replacement ballots in the mail after the omission of local library board candidates was noticed. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Due to an overwhelming response on Day 1 that prevented many fans from casting ballots in the first round, Day 1 voting will continue to September 23. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026

While Thursday was the first day clerks could send vote-by-mail ballots, Johnson said they weren’t required to mail them on that day. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026