paper ballot

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meaningsofpaperandballot

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paper
noun
uk
/ˈpeɪ.pər/us
/ˈpeɪ.pɚ/
thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or ...
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ballot
noun
uk
/ˈbæl.ət/us
/ˈbæl.ət/
a system or occasion of ...
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(Definition ofpaperandballotfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It holds apaperballoton whether strike action is to be taken and it does not take such action unless the majority want it.
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The postalpaperballotshould be sent to the members, and the individual members should send them to an independent agent.
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In precincts that elect only one delegate, the delegate is chosen by majority vote and the vote must be bypaperballot.
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Voting is almost entirely conducted bypaperballotand is compulsory for adults.
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If that attacker later obtains thepaperballotrecords she could compare the two and compromise the privacy of the ballot.
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Along with the verbal roll call, apaperballotwas taken.
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Ballot stuffing may be resolved with incorporation of randomly generated ballot identifier for eachpaperballotand capturing digital ballot images of scanned ballots as electronic audit.
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The paper ballots are voted on and then a privacy-preserving portion of the ballot is scanned by an optical scanner.
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The order would impound all voting equipment, temporarily enjoin the canvas of paper ballots and bar the certification of the winner pending further court proceedings.
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First was the word ballot, then came the different types of paper ballots, and today we have the electronic balloting systems.
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In 2001 and 2004, preferences shown on paper ballots were data-entered by two independent operators, electronically checked for errors, and manually corrected if required.
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Each precinct has been supplied with sufficient paper ballots to accommodate 25% number of voters who voted in the previous presidential election.
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This was the first election which used electronic counting, which combines the counting of electronic votes and paper ballots.
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Before there were paper ballots, people would simply call out their selection at the polling place.
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In polling places that did not have electronic voting, voters used traditional paper ballots.
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In addition, in most cantons all votes are cast using paper ballots that are manually counted.
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Also, it requires states to provide the federal office with audit reports from the hand counting of the voter verified paper ballots.
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Additionally, these electronic ballots remove the need for printing of paper ballots, a significant cost.
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They sometimes used the furnished paper ballots to write requests for particular public services.
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All voting is done with paper ballots; however, most of the paper ballots are counted by machine.
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