We have charts showing how long it took for presidential primary ballots to be counted in each state.
Election live updates: Trump returns to Wisconsin; Biden to face live audience at town hall|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
This year, the Green Party has qualified for the ballot in more than two dozen states, including such battlegrounds as Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Maine, Minnesota and Texas.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes Green Party presidential ticket from ballot, clearing the way for mail ballots to be sent out|Amy Gardner|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
Additional staff, and in some cases machines, are necessary to open, sort and tabulate postal ballots and verify signatures.
Vote by mail: Which states allow absentee voting|Kate Rabinowitz, Brittany Mayes|September 17, 2020|Washington Post
Those in Texas who applied for an absentee ballot and received one in the mail but still want to vote at the polls on Election Day must surrender their mailed ballot, as Trainor described.
Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine; Biden says Americans shouldn’t trust Trump|Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner|September 16, 2020|Washington Post
Election officials will be working for days, even weeks, to make sure that every eligible ballot is counted.
ProPublica’s Pandemic Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts|by Susie Armitage|September 16, 2020|ProPublica
However, more than 20 players on the ballot this year were probably worthy of being enshrined in Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If 29 vote for someone else, the race for speaker goes to a second ballot for the first time in almost 100 years.
Kamikaze Congress Prepares to Strike Boehner|Ben Jacobs|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At least 29 fellow Republicans must vote against Boehner for a second ballot to be reached, and that seems very unlikely.
The YOLO Caucus' New Cry for Attention|Ben Jacobs|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He goes into some detail into what it took to persuade voters to pass marriage equality at the ballot box in four states in 2012.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By 2012, the marriage equality movement had won in courts and legislatures—but not at the ballot box.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Such nomination by 100 or more legal voters entitles their names to be placed on the Australian ballot.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
The ballot is not a political or a military, but a domestic necessity.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
How different from Wordsworth who attacked the ballot and took sides against reform!
Poems of James Russell Lowell|James Russell Lowell
The voting is done by ballot, in the presence of the notary (escribano), and the chief of the province, who presides.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de Comyn
Back of every ballot is a bayonet or theres nothing back of it.
The Fall of a Nation|Thomas Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for ballot
ballot
/ (ˈbælət) /
noun
the democratic practice of selecting a representative, a course of action, or deciding some other choice by submitting the options to a vote of all qualified persons
an instance of voting, usually in secret using ballot papers or a voting machine
the paper on which a vote is recorded
a list of candidates standing for office
the number of votes cast in an election
a random selection of successful applicants for something in which the demand exceeds the supply, esp for shares in an oversubscribed new issue
NZthe allocation by ballot of farming land among eligible candidates, such as ex-servicemen
NZa low-interest housing loan allocated by building societies by drawing lots among its eligible members
verb-lots, -lotingor-loted
to vote or elicit a vote fromwe balloted the members on this issue
(tr usually foll by for) to select (officials, etc) by lot or ballot or to select (successful applicants) at random
(tr often foll by for) to vote or decide (on an issue, etc)
Word Origin for ballot
C16: from Italian ballotta, literally: a little ball, from ballaball1
Absentee Ballot vs. Mail-In Ballot: Is There A Difference?During this election year, it's become especially important to understand the differences between and confusion around absentee voting and mail-in voting.