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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The approval of the amendment's ballot title and popular name, which are used as shorthand to describe the measure on the ballot, is a required step before the League of Women Voters can begin collecting signatures.
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Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Currently, local governments in Texas are able to put bond measures on the ballot in May and November.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
For the record, Jackson actually did appear on the ballot, long before the Hall of Fame made its edict about the permanent ineligible list, receiving two votes in both 1936 and 1946.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
And then senators voted 21 to 11 to put the measure on the ballot.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
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Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Currently, local governments in Texas are able to put bond measures on the ballot in May and November.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
For the record, Jackson actually did appear on the ballot, long before the Hall of Fame made its edict about the permanent ineligible list, receiving two votes in both 1936 and 1946.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 17 May 2025
And then senators voted 21 to 11 to put the measure on the ballot.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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