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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More than a dozen union members are on the ballot this year, which could be the Democrats’ answer to affordability being one of the political hot topics.
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
One of the races on the ballot was for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
But Democrats' redraw hopes are in peril, after a Virginia judge in January rejected the push, citing the steps the party quickly took to try and get the change on the ballot.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Glassman ran more than 6 points ahead of Cox statewide, but not enough to overcome the drag that a 32% vote share for the party’s gubernatorial nominee places on every other Republican on the ballot.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
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Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2026
One of the races on the ballot was for the North Carolina Supreme Court.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
But Democrats' redraw hopes are in peril, after a Virginia judge in January rejected the push, citing the steps the party quickly took to try and get the change on the ballot.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Glassman ran more than 6 points ahead of Cox statewide, but not enough to overcome the drag that a 32% vote share for the party’s gubernatorial nominee places on every other Republican on the ballot.
—Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2026
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