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ballots

  • plural of ballot.
  • present tense form of ballot (3rd person singular).

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Texas law permits voters to temporarily cast ballots using an address where they do not reside, so long as they intend to return.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Data from the California secretary of state’s office show that 148,241 mail-in ballots were rejected in this year’s June primary election, equivalent to 1.73% of all mail ballots received.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The upshot was that instead of a more community-minded gathering of citizens casting ballots for friends and neighbors, delegates were simply voted into the state convention based on whom they would support for the Senate.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

The 400 or so who cast ballots “were registered as Democrats, Republicans, and the majority unaffiliated and were scattered across the state,” Ms. Sherrill said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

“If you’re saying that because of the switch in ballots, they won’t,” he said.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez