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In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled that Metro did not have to mention in its official short ballot explanation that the payroll tax is not temporary.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 16 May 2023
On Tuesday, a Multnomah County Circuit Court judge ruled that Metro did not have to mention in its official short ballot explanation that the payroll tax is not temporary.
—oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for short ballot
absentee ballot
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In the years since the 2022 race, Toney was also appointed special prosecutor in an investigation of Wausau Mayor Doug Diny's removal of an absentee ballot drop box.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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These decisions have significantly affected the availability of polling places, early voting, absentee ballot eligibility, and even the provision of food and water to voters waiting in lines for hours to vote, likely due to limitations mentioned above.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Short ballot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short%20ballot. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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