Phrases
stuff the ballot box
chiefly US
: to attempt to control the outcome of an election by having multiple illegitimate votes cast in support of the desired candidate
They said the vote-rigging included stuffing ballot boxes, buying votes and absent names on the voter rolls.—
Sonia Verma
Sonia VermaBy a margin of just 277 votes (some say ballot boxes were stuffed), Brooklyn, the nation's fourth-largest city, had voted to give up its proud and independent history.—James Sterngold
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Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Prussia’s power on the world stage—which culminated in their stunning victory in the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871 and the unification of Germany under Prussian influence—would lead to Bismarck’s victories over liberals at the ballot box as well.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Without fair elections, an honest media environment and a credible opposition, voters can’t correct their country’s course at the ballot box, providing competitive authoritarian regimes little incentive to do anything but enrich themselves.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
So organize in your communities, make sure your neighbors know what's at stake, and hold Republicans accountable in your towns and at the ballot box.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
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Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Prussia’s power on the world stage—which culminated in their stunning victory in the Franco-Prussian War from 1870 to 1871 and the unification of Germany under Prussian influence—would lead to Bismarck’s victories over liberals at the ballot box as well.
—Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Without fair elections, an honest media environment and a credible opposition, voters can’t correct their country’s course at the ballot box, providing competitive authoritarian regimes little incentive to do anything but enrich themselves.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025
So organize in your communities, make sure your neighbors know what's at stake, and hold Republicans accountable in your towns and at the ballot box.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ballot box
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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