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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
Early ballots showed strong support for Lindo, with Skarsgård close behind and little movement for Penn.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
In Chicago, more than 43,000 early ballots have been cast by mail and in person with two weeks until the primary.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
City residents will also see a novel referendum question on their ballots pertaining to an ordinance proposed by data center opponents that could give voters a say in approving large tax incentives for developers.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Democrats and unaffiliated voters can choose Democratic ballots.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Barrios said supporters could wait until August because signature-gathering efforts for the June and November ballots will be over at that point, making contracts cheaper.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Some voters in Dallas County were turned away from the polls because of a change in where people could cast ballots on Election Day, but not enough to have altered the outcome.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigations into possible double voting during the 2020 election found only a small number of cases compared to the millions of ballots cast statewide.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
In Chicago, more than 43,000 early ballots have been cast by mail and in person with two weeks until the primary.
—ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
City residents will also see a novel referendum question on their ballots pertaining to an ordinance proposed by data center opponents that could give voters a say in approving large tax incentives for developers.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Democrats and unaffiliated voters can choose Democratic ballots.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Barrios said supporters could wait until August because signature-gathering efforts for the June and November ballots will be over at that point, making contracts cheaper.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026
While Democrats dominated the early voting numbers in Pulaski County -- one of the few heavily blue pockets of the state -- Democrats outnumbered Republicans in election day voting on Tuesday with 18,363 people casting Democratic ballots compared to the 10,500 who pulled ballots for Republicans.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
Some voters in Dallas County were turned away from the polls because of a change in where people could cast ballots on Election Day, but not enough to have altered the outcome.
—Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Investigations into possible double voting during the 2020 election found only a small number of cases compared to the millions of ballots cast statewide.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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Endorsement for McFadden and loyal support An Observer analysis found that the whiter the precinct’s eligible voter pool, the more votes went against McFadden.—
Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Mullin will ultimately only need a simple majority of votes in the Senate to be confirmed, which means he can be confirmed by the body without any Democratic support.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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