voting paper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of voting paper
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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During an interview with BBC Scotland News he showed off the neat brown rectangular voting paper to be used in the secret ballot.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Comelec said if a machine malfunctioned people could still complete their voting paper, and it would be stored and then scanned later by the schoolteachers who staff election booths.
From Reuters ● May 10, 2010
The usual way of invalidating the voting paper was to bracket the three names and write "All of them liars" across the paper.
From Lalage's Lovers by Birmingham, George A.
The day after the polling a farm labourer was asked how he filled up his voting paper.
From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard
He made quite a long pause, and went on, with a sigh: "You have a voting paper given you—" They emerged into the publicity of the lawn.
From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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