Thesaurus results for WRITE-IN

write-in

noun

Definition of write-in

as in secret ballot

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Recent Examples of write-in Only two write-in votes for Kirby Smart is something of an upset. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Eileen Laubacher, a Navy veteran and National Security Council official, will appear on the ballot while Jenna Preston, a clinical psychologist, is mounting a write-in challenge. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Thera Johnson, of Miami Gardens, qualified as a write-in candidate. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 An attorney, a sanitation worker, and several other residents are all seeking write-in support. — Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for write-in

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According to the clerk's office, the discrepancy was caused by an issue involving the rollers on two high-speed absentee ballot scanners.

— Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
There's very little proof that in any election there has been enough absentee ballot fraud to sway a result.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of absentee ballot

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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, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020

Definition of short ballot

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