Meanings
- uncountableThe gathering and submitting of completed absentee or mail-in voter ballots by third-party individuals, volunteers or workers, rather than submission by voters themselves directly to ballot collection sites. It is legal in some parts of the United States.
Synonyms: ballot harvesting, ballot chasing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe gathering and submitting of completed absentee or mail-in voter ballots by third-party individuals, volunteers or workers, rather than submission by voters themselves directly to ballot collection sites. It is legal in some parts of the United States.
Cite this entry
ballot collecting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballot%20collecting
“ballot collecting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballot%20collecting. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballot collecting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballot%20collecting.
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