stuff the ballot box verb1 •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.Two fruitless ballots were taken, when the chairman of the board of tellers, stepping to the platform, said: "I find that attempts have been made to stuff the ballot-box." — 1888 formsstuffed the ballot box · stuffing the ballot box · stuffs the ballot box
