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21 January
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What does turn on a single ballot mean?
What does turn on a single ballot mean?
The whole sentence: in rare cases, the results of the snake pit could swing the outcome of a contest and turn on a single ballot.
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@GrilledDuck This is english you would see in books and not in conversation, so this sounds a little odd, even to me.
I believe it is trying to say that the results of the snake pit can swing the tides of the contest from one contestant or “ballot” to another.
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