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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In June, Withington and Western Clay County Commissioner Scott Wagner, told residents that the county would not put a question about the Royals on the ballot unless the team could answer how a stadium would benefit the county and North Kansas City specifically.
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Third parties are generally unsuccessful at winning elections: Ross Perot’s presence on the ballot in 1992 threw the election for Bill Clinton, and the Green Party vote in 2000 arguably benefited George W. Bush over Al Gore.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 July 2025
The Charter Revision Commission is currently considering whether to put open primaries on the ballot this fall.
—John Avlon, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
In McAllen, the mayor is a nonpartisan role, and Villalobos’s party affiliation didn’t appear on the ballot.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
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Alecia Taylor, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2025
Third parties are generally unsuccessful at winning elections: Ross Perot’s presence on the ballot in 1992 threw the election for Bill Clinton, and the Green Party vote in 2000 arguably benefited George W. Bush over Al Gore.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 July 2025
The Charter Revision Commission is currently considering whether to put open primaries on the ballot this fall.
—John Avlon, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
In McAllen, the mayor is a nonpartisan role, and Villalobos’s party affiliation didn’t appear on the ballot.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 7 July 2025
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“On the ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20ballot. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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