butterfly ballot
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of butterfly ballot
C20: from its resemblance to a butterfly's wings
Example Sentences
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The butterfly ballot, which ironically is sort of the main thing everyone remembers about the 2000 recount.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2020
Even Buchanan acknowledged, both then and subsequently, that Gore would have been president but for the butterfly ballot.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2015
By early last week, Theresa LePore, the designer of the infamous butterfly ballot in Palm Beach County, had been sued no fewer than 12 times.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chads, the butterfly ballot and optically scanned paper ballots are dead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bad Forms Until the Palm Beach County butterfly ballot had its 15 minutes of fame, few believed that bad design could determine the fate of the world.
From Time Magazine Archive
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