Ballot

:For the French automobile manufacturer, see Ballot (automobile)

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:For the town in France, see Ballots, Mayenne.

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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 either pre-printed or electronic ballots, in a wide variety of designs. The voter casts their ballot in a box at a Polling Station.

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Blackball: Blackball can mean several things:...

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