on the ballot
idiom
: to be subject to a vote in an election
The issue was on the ballot in November.
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Ahead of the April 1 election, the Naperville Sun asked the eight candidates on the ballot to answer several questions about issues facing the city, including if the city should revive stalled discussions on an affordable housing incentive program.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Also on the ballot Tuesday − and giving national Democrats cause for celebration − was a special state Senate election to replace Republican state Sen. Ryan Aument, who resigned to work for U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Republicans may struggle to turn out the lower-propensity voters who brought Trump back to the White House without the president himself on the ballot.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
The governor cannot abolish property taxes without a change to constitution that would require placing a proposal on the ballot and getting at least 60% of voters to approve it.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Also on the ballot Tuesday − and giving national Democrats cause for celebration − was a special state Senate election to replace Republican state Sen. Ryan Aument, who resigned to work for U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Republicans may struggle to turn out the lower-propensity voters who brought Trump back to the White House without the president himself on the ballot.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2025
The governor cannot abolish property taxes without a change to constitution that would require placing a proposal on the ballot and getting at least 60% of voters to approve it.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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