as in secret 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.
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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
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
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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
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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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