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 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 Democrat Egor Emory also qualified, as did Tommie Powers as a write-in. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 However, the unpredictability of the write-in method has many in the village on edge. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for write-in

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Noun

Voters who obtained an absentee ballot, but have not yet voted and want to obtain a new one, can still do that.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
This year, for the first time, any voter in Connecticut can vote by absentee ballot for any reason.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Definition of absentee ballot

Noun

The alliance points to Charlotte City Council’s proposed $425 million bond referendum, which will address funding for housing and transportation needs.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Larry Page, worth $297 billion, and Sergey Brin, with $276 billion to his name, have both uprooted to Florida as their previous home state, California, gears up for a ballot referendum on taxing the assets of the wealthy.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 July 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

Definition of short ballot

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