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
He takes that fraction, therefore, under this new and better system, and the rest of each vote is entered on to No. 2 upon that voting paper.
From In the Fourth Year Anticipations of a World Peace by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
If a voting paper contain more names than there are Councillors to be elected for the electoral district, then the votes in excess at the bottom of the list shall not be counted.
From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.
It is therefore provided that an elector may deliver a voting paper containing other names in addition to the one which stands foremost in his preference.
From Considerations on Representative Government by Mill, John Stuart
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