ballot paper

noun

1. 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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Both of his top critics on the ballot paper, ex-prime minister Henri-Marie Dondra and the main opposition leader Anicet-Georges Dologuele, had feared they would be barred from the election over nationality requirements.

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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.

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BBC NI's Dublin correspondent, Gabija Gataveckaite, said the nearly 13% of voters who spoiled their ballot paper will "send a very clear message to government" that people were "not happy that they did not have a wide range of choice".

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To secure a place on the ballot paper, a candidate must be endorsed by at least 20 members of the Irish Parliament, known as the Oireachtas, or if they are nominated by four out of Ireland's 31 local authorities.

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When spoilt votes were excluded, Humphreys won 29% of first preference votes, while Fianna Fail's Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race but remained on the ballot paper, won 7% first preference votes.

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