Noun : Our candidate was defeated on the third ballot. ,They succeeded in getting her name placed on the ballot. ,to gain the ballot after years of struggle. ,The assassin would be chosen by ballot.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used without object) : to ballot against a candidate. ,to ballot for places.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : Members were balloted on the resolution. ,Certain age groups will not be balloted at this time.    From Dictionary.com. 

For years, liberals have been working to expand mail-in balloting, which is not secret in any meaningful sense.    From Wordnik.com.  [Election Reform] Reference

Mail in balloting will be rife with undetectable fraud.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: Mail Ballot Horror Show (XXIV): It's a faith-based initiative] Reference

Matt said he voted for you in balloting for the Heisman.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - USC's leading men set for new roles] Reference

Hall of Fame when balloting is announced Monday by the Baseball.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some fuel for the Hot Stove] Reference

Absentee balloting is a rolling feast, which I think began some time ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Discourse.net: Early Voting Starts Today in Florida] Reference

No. 1, the fan balloting is a problem and all the other stuff takes away from the game.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Barkley on the Hall, Kobe, body type] Reference

Greinke received 25 of 28 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greinke earns all but 3 first-place votes to win AL Cy Young] Reference

Does that mean that Democrats could increase their numbers in the House in next year's midterm balloting?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rothenberg Political Report] Reference

The three pitchers were separated by 10 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big bucks loom for Lincecum after second Cy Young] Reference

Seattle second baseman Bret Boone finished third in balloting by the Baseball Writers 'Association of America.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Suzuki wins AL MVP honors] Reference

Meanwhile, Bruce, I'd like someone to explain to me how mail balloting is more secure than poll site balloting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: "So I tried it. I thought I was gonna die"] Reference

Fans around the nation responded by giving him the most votes in balloting for the starting lineup, 3.47 million.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Soriano an MVP, too] Reference

Cushing was a runaway winner in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league.    From Wordnik.com.  [Texans LB Brian Cushing wins AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year] Reference

Secret balloting is part of any real election process for an important reason, and we've empowered a system that forsakes that goal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caucusing is Anti-Democratic - Anil Dash] Reference

The closest race in the All-Star fan balloting is at American League shortstop, where Boston's Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Jeter of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [One man's All-Star team] Reference

Cushing was a runaway winner for the rookie award in balloting by a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league.    From Wordnik.com.  [Texans owner: Team only knew Brian Cushing had an 'issue'] Reference

Absentee balloting is a growing concern for voters in South Carolina, according to John Rouff of the consumer organization South Carolina Fair Share.    From Wordnik.com.  [Budget Woes and Partisan Politics Block Election Reform] Reference

The result of the balloting was a foregone conclusion; the.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Search of the Unknown] Reference

With luck and care, the balloting should be the cleanest in Yugoslavia's history.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Test Of Survival] Reference

The balloting is the final test for elections officials debuting a host of equipment and procedures.    From Wordnik.com.  [D.C., Maryland Primary Day 2010: Busy day at polls expected] Reference

The voting works like this: 50% of the weight goes to the online balloting, which is going on right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hardball Times] Reference

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: The Justice Department today gave its blessing to the scheduled October 7 recall balloting in California.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 19, 2003] Reference

Cliff Lee finished 9th in the balloting, which is not bad considering he put in less than a half season of work in the red pinstripes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Clog] Reference

They have mail in balloting!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Schneider: Two different economic worlds] Reference

Mail-balloting is superior if one wishes to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sound Politics: A man, no plan, a canard: Ron Sims!] Reference

The proposal was seconded, no one objecting; and, without further parley, the "balloting" began.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley] Reference

We oversee the entire balloting process from the beginning to the end.    From Wordnik.com.  [And The Counters Are ...] Reference

Second, that the second primary should be conducted via mail-in balloting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deja Vu] Reference

"Now there's consensus on a revote, on mail-in balloting and on fund-raising.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Deja Vu] Reference

He garnered 17 percent in the May presidential balloting, knocking out Prime Minister Lionel Jospin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Season Of Shock] Reference

But even if they rework the bill, it won't be in time to issue that refund before the balloting begins.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dead Man Walking?] Reference

Less than a month before balloting starts, all the polls give a healthy edge to the hardline incumbent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anyone but Ahmadinejad] Reference

The appalling scene was carried on television just as the presidential balloting took place in the hall.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Fire Last Time] Reference

At the time of balloting, four of the five nominations for record of the year had been certified gold or platinum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shammy Grammys] Reference

The balloting took place without serious incident -- although pro-Toledo protesters jammed Lima's streets afterward.    From Wordnik.com.  [No Time For Parades] Reference