stuffed the ballot box

A form of stuff the ballot box — To commit fraud in an election by depositing extra or otherwise illegitimate ballots into the container holding the ballots of voters, in an attempt to secure victory for a particular candidate or outcome.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stuff the ballot box
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APA

stuffed the ballot box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffed%20the%20ballot%20box

MLA

“stuffed the ballot box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffed%20the%20ballot%20box. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stuffed the ballot box,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stuffed%20the%20ballot%20box.

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