How to Use on the ballot in a Sentence

on the ballot

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  • Evan Munsing, a Marine veteran who withdrew from the race, will also appear on the ballot.
    — New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • DeGette only narrowly cleared the threshold of 30% support of party activists to secure a spot on the ballot.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The winners of the primary election will appear on the ballot for their respective parties in November.
    — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Harris and Fuller will be back on the ballot in November, when Fuller will have to answer to voters for actions taken in Congress.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Amendments placed on the ballot by the General Assembly would still only have to receive a simple majority statewide in order to pass.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Attorneys representing the state, in their filings, said using a middle initial on the ballot would not be enough to help voters distinguish between the two Sullivans.
    — ABC News, 29 June 2026
  • The proposal takes aim at Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process, a form of direct democracy that allows citizens to collect signatures to place policies on the ballot.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
  • Eileen Laubacher, a Navy veteran and National Security Council official, will appear on the ballot while Jenna Preston, a clinical psychologist, is mounting a write-in challenge.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Duggan's Candidacy Fractures Republican Vote More Than Democratic The race becomes more complicated with independent candidate Mike Duggan on the ballot.
    — Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2026

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