balloting
noun
bal·lot·ing
ˈba-lə-tiŋ 
: an act or process of voting
finished second in the balloting for the MVP award
Even in Oregon, where mail-in balloting makes voting convenient, two-thirds of those registered sat out the May primary.—
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More than 1,800 clerks in cities, towns and villages oversee the balloting.
—ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
The polls suggest one of the closest presidential elections stretching at least as far back as 2000, and Bush v. Gore, which required recounts in Florida and a Supreme Court decision a month and a half after the balloting.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
Many of the cases involve challenges to mail-in balloting, ballots from overseas voters and claims of voting by people who are not U.S citizens.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
Despite the popularity, My Little Pony has always fallen short in the annual balloting for the Toy Hall of Fame — taking a backseat to not only Barbie, American Girl and Cabbage Patch Kids but a stick and a cardboard box.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
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ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2024
The polls suggest one of the closest presidential elections stretching at least as far back as 2000, and Bush v. Gore, which required recounts in Florida and a Supreme Court decision a month and a half after the balloting.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
Many of the cases involve challenges to mail-in balloting, ballots from overseas voters and claims of voting by people who are not U.S citizens.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
Despite the popularity, My Little Pony has always fallen short in the annual balloting for the Toy Hall of Fame — taking a backseat to not only Barbie, American Girl and Cabbage Patch Kids but a stick and a cardboard box.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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