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a vote in which the confidentiality of how one votes is safeguarded.

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Origin of secret ballot

First recorded in 1910–15

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How to use secret ballot in a sentence

The vote would take place by secret ballot — meaning members wouldn’t publicly be on record as voting to remove her unless they said so publicly.
How Liz Cheney became increasingly isolated – and what it would take to remove her from GOP leadership|Peter Stevenson|May 6, 2021|Washington Post
The caucus also voted to keep Cheney in the leadership by a vote of 145-61-1 on a secret ballot, demonstrating the pull both wings of the party exert on members.
The Marjorie Taylor Greene committee removal vote, explained|Gabby Birenbaum|February 5, 2021|Vox
The vote was cast by secret ballot, allowing Republicans who wanted to back Cheney to do it without fear of retribution.
House to vote on removing GOP’s Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committees|Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner, Colby Itkowitz|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
She suggested an election conducted entirely with paper ballots “that are signed and have a thumb print on them,” which would violate Georgia’s constitutional requirement of a secret ballot.
The Trailer: How one GOP winner rolled Democrats in the Midwest|David Weigel|December 3, 2020|Washington Post

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, these political machines were the target of reform efforts, which led to the introduction of such innovations as the secret ballot.
The 2020 Election Set a Record for Voter Turnout. But Why Is It Normal for So Many Americans to Sit Out Elections?|Olivia B. Waxman|November 5, 2020|Time
Passage remains unlikely, but if there were a secret ballot, he said, “it would pass overwhelmingly.”
The New Politics of Pot: The 2014 Candidates Who Want to Legalize It|David Freedlander|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But that was back in the 19th century, before secret ballot measures were adopted.
Stop Photographing Your Election Ballot!|Megan McArdle|November 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Republicans gather in every county and go through several rounds of voting by secret ballot.
Firewall Fail: As Super Tuesday Nears, No End in Sight to GOP Primary Fight|Ben Jacobs|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The pay-off for Boehner arrived when it was time to vote by secret ballot on the leadership for the 112th Congress.
The Tea Party's Whiny Takeover|John Batchelor|November 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
When the department meets to discuss the case, the discussion is confidential and the vote is tallied by secret ballot.
Crazy for Tenure|Adam Winkler|February 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
"No, while they are voting by secret ballot we have come out for a little air," replied Giraud.
Unconscious Comedians|Honore de Balzac
"There is no decision so fair as by a secret ballot," said Harding.
The Comstock Club|Charles Carroll Goodwin
On motion a secret ballot of guilty or not guilty was taken, the count resulting in a unanimous "Not Guilty!"
The Centralia Conspiracy|Ralph Chaplin
Unless a secret ballot is specifically demanded, voting is by show of hands.
The Governments of Europe|Frederic Austin Ogg
We have in Austria a parliament elected by general, equal, direct and secret ballot.
In the World War|Count Ottokar Czernin

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