ballot candy

English

Noun

ballot candy (uncountable)

1. (US, politics, 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.
   • 2023 February 3, Jason Hancock, “‘Ballot candy?’ Missouri GOP adds citizen-only voting into initiative petition changes”, in Missouri Independent‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-02-03:

     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.