short ballot

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Recent Examples of short ballot In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international. Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024 About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023 On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled that Metro did not have to mention in its official short ballot explanation that the payroll tax is not temporary. oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short ballot
absentee ballot
Noun
  • Provisional and absentee ballots that qualified were added to the totals since, swinging the race by 10,585 votes to a Riggs win by 734 votes.
    Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Many voters have also opted to vote early or by absentee ballot.
    Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025

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“Short ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20ballot. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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