ballot paper

British

noun

a paper used for voting in a ballot, esp (in a parliamentary or local government election) one having the names of the candidates printed on it

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Hounkpe ran a low-key campaign and needed the help of majority lawmakers to secure the required parliamentary endorsements even to get on the ballot paper.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Despite the complex question on the ballot paper, turnout was almost 60%.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"Why won't the 'boat' symbol be there on the ballot paper?" he said, referring to AL's former election icon.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

Three candidates were scrubbed off the ballot paper on the grounds that they did not fulfil all the necessary conditions, the electoral body's chair, Jean-Pierre Ouaboue said.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

I marked an X in the box next to the letters ANC and then slipped my folded ballot paper into a simple wooden box; I had cast the first vote of my life.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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