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ballot candy

noun

ballot candy

noun
1

Government, Politics US, Informal The pairing of a controversial proposal with a more popular one in a ballot measure to increase the measure's chances of being approved by voters.

  • And ballot candy doesn’t always work. Missouri voters soundly rejected a gas tax hike in 2018 despite it being sold as a way to increase funding for law enforcement.2023 February 3, Jason Hancock, “‘Ballot candy?’ Missouri GOP adds citizen-only voting into initiative petition changes”, in Missouri Independent, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2023:

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