balloting

noun

bal·lot·ing ˈba-lə-tiŋ

: an act or process of voting

finished second in the balloting for the MVP award

Even in Oregon, where mail-in balloting makes voting convenient, two-thirds of those registered sat out the May primary.—

Karen Tumulty

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The starters were picked through a system of weighted balloting: 50% fan voting, 25% media and 25% current players. —

Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 There is some confusion out there about the Hall of Fame balloting. —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The voting had stopped with Johnson two votes shy, but House officials did not announce a final tally as Johnson huddled with the holdouts, hoping for a resolution that would spare his lawmakers the kind of marathon balloting that put him in power in 2023. —

Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025 All balloting is tabulated by the professional services organization Deloitte. —

Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for balloting