australian ballot

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Definition of australian ballot in English English dictionary

The secret ballot system of voting in which voting is done in private on a state-issued ballot and ballots incorrectly marked set aside as invalid

A printed ballot that bears the names of all candidates and the texts of propositions and is distributed to the voter at the polls and marked in secret. Also called secret ballot

A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed and distributed by the government

Related Terms

Australian ballots

plural form of Australian ballot

Hyphenation

Aus·tral·ian bal·lot

Turkish pronunciation

ôstreylyın bälıt

Pronunciation

/ôˈstrālyən ˈbalət/ /ɔːˈstreɪljən ˈbælət/

Etymology

() The secret ballot was first implemented in Australia in 1856.