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 Paul Carver is a Republican write-in candidate for state Legislative District 2 in north Phoenix. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 Max Solomon qualified for the November ballot as a write-in candidate for treasurer in the GOP primary. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 Only two write-in votes for Kirby Smart is something of an upset. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026 That year, 10 names were on the Democratic primary ballot, plus an 11th write-in candidate, according to results of the 2018 partisan primary kept by the Wisconsin Elections Commission. — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for write-in

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Nearly 30% of voters cast an absentee ballot in the 2024 election.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The executive order also gives states the option to provide the Postal Service at least 60 days before a federal election a list of voters entitled to vote by mail or by absentee ballot.

— John J. Martin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of absentee ballot

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Political scientist Edward Tufte famously described the midterm vote as a referendum on both the president’s performance and his administration’s management of the economy.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
By ruling that voters should decide, the court reversed decisions by Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and a lower court that sought to keep the referendum off the ballot and allow elections to proceed under the new boundaries.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of referendum

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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

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