Phrases
stuff the ballot box
chiefly US
: to attempt to control the outcome of an election by having multiple illegitimate votes cast in support of the desired candidate
They said the vote-rigging included stuffing ballot boxes, buying votes and absent names on the voter rolls.—
Sonia Verma
Sonia VermaBy a margin of just 277 votes (some say ballot boxes were stuffed), Brooklyn, the nation's fourth-largest city, had voted to give up its proud and independent history.—James Sterngold
James SterngoldExamples of ballot box in a Sentence
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Trump is leaning into tariffs, for instance, and if that falls flat, there will be a reckoning at the ballot box.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
Hernandez has distanced himself from the Tucson political establishment, hammering the sales tax that voters resoundingly defeated at the ballot box early this year, which many Grijalva allies supported, though his more moderate platform puts him closer to the center of the Democratic Party.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
That’s purposeful in the aftermath of last year’s rejection at the ballot box.
—Sam McDowell July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Opponents say these are losing issues at the ballot box.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
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Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 17 July 2025
Hernandez has distanced himself from the Tucson political establishment, hammering the sales tax that voters resoundingly defeated at the ballot box early this year, which many Grijalva allies supported, though his more moderate platform puts him closer to the center of the Democratic Party.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
That’s purposeful in the aftermath of last year’s rejection at the ballot box.
—Sam McDowell July 14, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
Opponents say these are losing issues at the ballot box.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 July 2025
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“Ballot box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ballot%20box. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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