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
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absentee ballot
Noun
  • These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tracking your absentee ballot Track the status of your absentee ballot application and ballot online using the Michigan Voter Information Center.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025

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