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as in votes
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 suffrages
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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Recent Examples of ballots
Many Democrats, spooked by the prospect of their party being frozen out in June’s top-two primary, have been clinging to their ballots, intending to vote at the last moment for whichever Democrat appears likeliest to finish first.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
With ballots already in voters’ hands and a large share of the electorate still undecided, Thursday’s showdown offered one last, high‑stakes chance to draw contrasts.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
In the coming days, Lee is expected to present a more specific spending plan for the parcel tax, which will appear on ballots as Measure E and would cost the owner of a single-family home an additional $191 annually.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Ellison did not immediately respond to requests for comment about if Clay County plans to prepare and finalize its primary ballots with the new map yet.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The voting machines would still count ballots using QR codes on election night.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
The board rejected five provisional ballots, as of Friday afternoon, where a voter didn’t have proper identification at their polling location.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Voters have until June 2 to cast their ballots for the primary election.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 May 2026
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
With ballots already in voters’ hands and a large share of the electorate still undecided, Thursday’s showdown offered one last, high‑stakes chance to draw contrasts.
—James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
In the coming days, Lee is expected to present a more specific spending plan for the parcel tax, which will appear on ballots as Measure E and would cost the owner of a single-family home an additional $191 annually.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Ellison did not immediately respond to requests for comment about if Clay County plans to prepare and finalize its primary ballots with the new map yet.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2026
The voting machines would still count ballots using QR codes on election night.
—Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 14 May 2026
The board rejected five provisional ballots, as of Friday afternoon, where a voter didn’t have proper identification at their polling location.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Voters have until June 2 to cast their ballots for the primary election.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 May 2026
Over 30,000 ballots were sent to voters on Election Day.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballots
votes
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To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2026
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It’s all meant to help Bass by directing left-votes away from her biggest challenge and right-wing votes to her easiest.—
Sal Rodriguez,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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“Ballots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballots. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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