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Noun
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Wisconsin election officials said nearly 200 absentee ballots went uncounted in last year’s election.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2025 -
At the time of the election, state election rules allowed people to vote without that information and allowed members of the military to submit absentee ballots without providing photo ID.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
10 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2024
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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
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