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ballot candy en · NOUN
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(US, informal, uncountable) 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: