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review process This is Ballotpedia's style guide for grammar.
For visual style, see our visual style guide. Here we seek to
codify punctuation, grammar preferences, and tricky elements
such as how to write about certain subjects objectively, rather
than using loaded terms and persuasive definitions.
Ballotpedia does not use the Oxford comma. For example: John
purchased apples, bananas and oranges for today's snack. An
incorrect example would be: John purchased apples, bananas, and
oranges for today's snack.  Use a comma after full dates. When a
date is featured at the beginning or middle of a sentence use a
comma following full dates. Do not use a comma if a portion of
the date is omitted.  Add a comma following the listing of the
full date. For example: A deal