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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For the seventh straight year, Alabama was picked to win the SEC championship in balloting at SEC media days. Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 22 July 2022 Lyman points to the state’s use of universal mail-in balloting as an avenue for fraud. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2022 The union has complained about the mailbox, which the Postal Service installed just prior to the start of mail-in balloting for the union election in early February. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021 And after finishing third in the Heisman balloting in his junior year, Wuerffel won a relatively close vote in his senior season. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 Guerrillas have tied yellow ribbons on buildings where voting is to be held, warning residents that they could be targeted by bombs during balloting. Yuras Karmanau And Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Results are usually announced a few days after the balloting. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 The restrictions especially target voting methods that have been rising in popularity, erecting hurdles to mail balloting and early voting that saw explosive growth during the pandemic. Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2022 The restrictions especially target voting methods that have been rising in popularity, erecting hurdles to mail balloting and early voting that saw explosive growth during the pandemic. Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022 See More
Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 22 July 2022 Lyman points to the state’s use of universal mail-in balloting as an avenue for fraud. Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 June 2022 The union has complained about the mailbox, which the Postal Service installed just prior to the start of mail-in balloting for the union election in early February. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2021 And after finishing third in the Heisman balloting in his junior year, Wuerffel won a relatively close vote in his senior season. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 Guerrillas have tied yellow ribbons on buildings where voting is to be held, warning residents that they could be targeted by bombs during balloting. Yuras Karmanau And Hanna Arhirova, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2022 Results are usually announced a few days after the balloting. Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022 The restrictions especially target voting methods that have been rising in popularity, erecting hurdles to mail balloting and early voting that saw explosive growth during the pandemic. Scott Bauer, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2022 The restrictions especially target voting methods that have been rising in popularity, erecting hurdles to mail balloting and early voting that saw explosive growth during the pandemic. Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1549, in the meaning defined above