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as in vote
a piece of paper indicating a person's preferences in an election
we collected all of the ballots from the students voting for class president
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as in suffrage
the right to formally express one's position or will in an election
believes that even convicted felons should have the ballot
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President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Tuesday commanding people to provide proof of citizenship to vote in U.S. elections and requiring all ballots be received by Election Day.
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Reports that the regions' status was under discussion come after there was outrage at U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff citing referendums in the four oblasts as showing most people there wanted to be under Russian rule; the ballots were denounced by the U.S. State Department in 2022.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The 2020 ballot measure authorizing billions of dollars in revenue to fund three civic initiatives is still tied up in court.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Washington, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2020 and is the most experienced state senator from Kansas City, was not on the ballot on Election Day in 2022.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Mar. 2025
Reports that the regions' status was under discussion come after there was outrage at U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff citing referendums in the four oblasts as showing most people there wanted to be under Russian rule; the ballots were denounced by the U.S. State Department in 2022.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 25 Mar. 2025
The 2020 ballot measure authorizing billions of dollars in revenue to fund three civic initiatives is still tied up in court.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
Washington, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2020 and is the most experienced state senator from Kansas City, was not on the ballot on Election Day in 2022.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballot. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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