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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
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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
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Recent Examples of ballots
And, mail-in ballots are purposely designed for fraud.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
An onslaught of advertising is expected in the coming weeks, as county officials prepare to start mailing ballots by May 4.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The conservative election group is advocating for paper ballots, saying Georgia’s voting machines are untrustworthy.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Bianco said last week that his office would physically count the ballots and compare the result with the total votes reported to the state.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The petition, filed on behalf of Riverside County voters, argues that all ballots must remain in the custody of the county Registrar of Voters under state law.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
More early ballots have so far been cast in Republican-leaning districts where voters may be more inclined to vote against the redistricting measure, according to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Since then, based both on the number of ballots cast and voting percentages, Republican presidential candidates have regularly underperformed Lake County Republicans running for countywide positions on the same ballot.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
An onslaught of advertising is expected in the coming weeks, as county officials prepare to start mailing ballots by May 4.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
The conservative election group is advocating for paper ballots, saying Georgia’s voting machines are untrustworthy.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Bianco said last week that his office would physically count the ballots and compare the result with the total votes reported to the state.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The petition, filed on behalf of Riverside County voters, argues that all ballots must remain in the custody of the county Registrar of Voters under state law.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
More early ballots have so far been cast in Republican-leaning districts where voters may be more inclined to vote against the redistricting measure, according to data compiled by the Virginia Public Access Project.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Since then, based both on the number of ballots cast and voting percentages, Republican presidential candidates have regularly underperformed Lake County Republicans running for countywide positions on the same ballot.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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Bianco claimed his agency was investigating a complaint from a local group alleging a possible discrepancy in which about 45,800 more votes were reported to California's Secretary of State.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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As the judges deliberate, audience members cast their votes before the winners are revealed and this year’s Social Innovator of the Year is crowned.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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