diff --git a/tally_ho/apps/tally/views/data/ballot_list_view.py b/tally_ho/apps/tally/views/data/ballot_list_view.py
index b3fdf1989..3c2b08d05 100644
--- a/tally_ho/apps/tally/views/data/ballot_list_view.py
+++ b/tally_ho/apps/tally/views/data/ballot_list_view.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def render_column(self, row, column):
 
     def filter_queryset(self, qs):
         tally_id = self.kwargs.get('tally_id')
-        keyword = self.request.GET.get('search[value]', None)
+        keyword = self.request.POST.get('search[value]', None)
 
         if tally_id:
             qs = qs.filter(tally__id=tally_id)