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nouna choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
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nouna document listing the alternatives that is used in votingtype of:
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"The voters were balloting in this state"verbvote by ballottype of:
Definition that contains ballot
- ballot vote by ballot
- split ticket a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
- write-in a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
- straight ticket a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
- write-in a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
- write in cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot
- ballot box a box where voters deposit their ballots
- absentee ballot (election) a ballot that is cast while absent (usually mailed in prior to election day)
- write-in candidate a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters