noun . 1. a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote. 2. the method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by ...

A ballot is a device (originally a small ball—see blackball) used to record choices made by voters. Each voter uses one ballot, and ballots are not shared. In the simplest elections, a ballot may be a simple scrap of paper on which each voter writes in the name of a candidate, but governmental elections use pre-printed to protect the secrecy of the votes.History · Types of voting systems · Design · Methods

noun . 1. a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote. 2. the method of secret voting by means of printed or written ballots or by ...

On the Ballot 2008 Landscape: Qualified Ballot Measures. To date, 153 measures are on the 2008 November ballot across 35 states. Sixty-one of 153 measures are citizen petitioned ...

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The secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter 's choices are confidential. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery. The system is one means of achieving the goal of political privacy.History · Secrecy vs. reliability · Chronology of ...

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