| 单词 | ballot |
| 释义 | ballot (bælət ) Word forms: ballots , balloting , balloted 1. countable noun [oft by NOUN] A ballot is a secret vote in which people select a candidate in an election, or express their opinion about something. The result of the ballot will not be known for two weeks. Fifty of its members will be elected by direct ballot. Synonyms: vote, election, voting, poll 2. countable noun A ballot is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in a secret vote. Election boards will count the ballots by hand. ...the first senator to be re-elected without her name appearing on the ballot. 3. verb If you ballot a group of people, you find out what they think about a subject by organizing a secret vote. The union said they will ballot members on whether to strike. [VERB noun] Synonyms: poll, canvass balloting uncountable noun International observers say the balloting was fair. Collocations: ballot fraud A two-month investigation found clear and convincing evidence of ballot fraud. Times, Sunday Times Opposition parties and independent observers accused officials of committing unprecedented levels of ballot fraud. Times, Sunday Times Election clerks who collected the votes at the precincts tampered with the results, and ballot fraud abounded as people disguised themselves to vote more than once. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hunting mountain lions has been outlawed since a 1990 ballot initiative and the state now has an estimated 4,000 to 6,000 of the big cats. Times, Sunday Times Every state ballot initiative on the issue has won. Globe and Mail A citizens group, formed in 1998, spearheaded a ballot initiative to create an arts center. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both groups gathered signatures for a ballot initiative that would amend the city's charter and force a public vote on the streetcars. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result of the ruling, states could no longer impose specific regulations on donations from corporations in ballot initiative campaigns. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An investigation suggested that many voters had been intimidated into handing over blank ballot papers to party activists. Times, Sunday Times The party had actually encouraged voters to vote for their party rather than submit a blank ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The special election featured a blank ballot, whereby electors had to write in the name of their choice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The party and candidate names are pre-printed on the ballot, or the voter can write them in on a blank ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Returning officers expect to be getting special blank ballots and handouts they will give voting troops that list the candidates in their specific ridings. canada.com Of those, a quarter said it had made them more likely to cast a ballot. Times, Sunday Times So look at their expenses, family employment and property portfolios before you cast your ballot today. The Sun He was the first sitting president to cast his ballot early. Times, Sunday Times Wearing a camel coat he was canvassing voters as they went to cast their ballot. Times, Sunday Times Some don't feel well enough informed to cast their ballot and others fear being on the electoral roll. Times,Sunday Times The rest of the province had the option of how to count ballots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first suggestion to use mark sense technology to count ballots came in 1953, but practical optical scanners did not emerge until the 1960s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rest of the province had an option of how to count ballots to elect members in single seat ridings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Tabulating machines count ballots after the polls close. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A century of franchise extension, beginning in 1832 and running through 1867, 1884, 1918 and culminating in the full democratic ballot of 1928 will be cancelled. Times, Sunday Times He respects neither the results of any democratic ballot nor the norms of human decency ... Times, Sunday Times Should casting a democratic ballot be consistent with a licence to fly solo and own a pet or with smoking a cigarette and getting a tattoo? Times, Sunday Times The courts regularly strike down democratic ballots that clearly show majority support for action. Times, Sunday Times He touts himself as the conservative on the general election ballot. Houston Chronicle Opponents urged the school board to put the project on the next election ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He then earned a position on the general election ballot as an independent candidate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two candidates with the highest number of votes in the preliminary election run against each other on the general election ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After time, an issue to incorporate as a village was placed on the election ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The lucky winners are selected randomly by electronic ballot, with the process supervised by someone independent of the school and education authority. Times, Sunday Times Places at oversubscribed schools are then allocated by electronic ballot. Times, Sunday Times Three sports were selected after three rounds of a secret electronic ballot by the 14-strong board. Times, Sunday Times In any subsequent recounts or challenges the paper, not the electronic ballot, would be used for tabulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Voting occurred via electronic ballot counting and scanning that gave an instantaneous result. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was the body that conducted business at each national convention, and it could also conduct business by mail ballot between conventions if necessary. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you're preparing to receive millions of mail ballots, you need the technology to count them. Times,Sunday Times They selected three insects as candidates, and mailed ballots to all schools for a state-wide election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rest voted by mail-in ballot. canada.com Elections for a board of directors are held annually by secret mail-in ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The council also tried putting a mail-in ballot in the local newspaper. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Democrats had been encouraging their supporters to apply for mail-in ballots ? Times,Sunday Times For instance, in those three blue wall states, laws prevented mail-in ballots from being counted until election day itself. Times,Sunday Times It was the fifth largest third party in terms of presidential ballot access in the 2012 presidential election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Even though his name remained on the 1912 presidential ballot, nevertheless he could not be awarded electoral votes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 1934, about 1/6 of all presidential ballots were being cast on mechanical voting machines, essentially all made by the same manufacturer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 When the voter turns out to vote, he or she may be challenged and required to cast a provisional ballot. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The court also ruled, however, that if a subsequent review concluded that the voter was not entitled to vote in that precinct, then the provisional ballot would not be counted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a new federal law that creates a special category of votes: so-called provisional ballots. Globe and Mail There are concerns, however, the mailing glitch could create confusion with individuals having two ballots or being forced to file provisional ballots on election day. canada.com Challenges to mismatched registrations, which force the use of provisional ballots, must be filed twenty days prior to the election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I could spoil the ballot paper in protest but that might feel like vandalism. Times, Sunday Times In other countries they spoil their ballot papers. Times, Sunday Times Is she asking me to spoil my ballot paper? Times, Sunday Times The party called on sup-porters to spoil their ballot papers in protest yesterday. Times, Sunday Times Two of these voters spoil their ballot papers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were 18 spoiled ballot papers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The turnout was a relatively high 72.3% with only 5 spoiled ballots in the entire country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were 175,000 votes overall that were so-called spoiled ballots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every state ballot initiative on the issue has won. Globe and Mail This was highest-funded campaign on any state ballot and surpassing every campaign in the country in spending except the presidential contest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the three terms that he was governor, the state ballot held the queston of expanding suffrage, but it was constantly rejected. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The, a state ballot committee, had been formed to oppose the elimination of the law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1998 state law concerning access to the state ballot was eased. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A 1958 statewide ballot measure gave the university its present name. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One year after being appointed, a new justice stands for retention in office on a statewide ballot at the next general election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The underground group explains in a follow-up communiqu that the arson was driven by defeat of a statewide ballot measure to control growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 无记名投票, 采无记名投票 Japanese: 無記名投票, に投票を求める |
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