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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Numerous voters were injured by violent police intervention, and a declaration of independence followed the balloting — as did a crackdown by the Spanish government, which fired the Catalan government and imposed direct control.
—Rachel Chaundler, New York Times, 30 May 2024
After finishing third in the voting for this season’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for his highest finish in the balloting since he was drafted by the Heat in 2017, Adebayo has also been named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team for the first time in his career.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
When voters adopted mail-in balloting in large numbers during the coronavirus pandemic election of 2020, then-Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order allowing election boards to canvass on an emergency basis the ballots received early.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Voters in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District were asked via mail-in balloting whether an annual parcel tax that helps fund the district should increase from $49 to $128.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
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Rachel Chaundler, New York Times, 30 May 2024
After finishing third in the voting for this season’s NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for his highest finish in the balloting since he was drafted by the Heat in 2017, Adebayo has also been named to the NBA’s All-Defensive First Team for the first time in his career.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
When voters adopted mail-in balloting in large numbers during the coronavirus pandemic election of 2020, then-Gov. Larry Hogan issued an executive order allowing election boards to canvass on an emergency basis the ballots received early.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Voters in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District were asked via mail-in balloting whether an annual parcel tax that helps fund the district should increase from $49 to $128.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
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“Balloting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/balloting. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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