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A secret ballot is a voting method in which a voter's choices in an election or a referendum are confidential. The key aim is to ensure the voter records a sincere choice by forestalling attempts to influence the voter by intimidation or bribery.

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What is another name for a secret ballot?

Australian ballot


The Australian ballot is another name for a?

secret ballot


Another name for a secret ballot is a?

The secret ballot is also known as the Australian ballot, perhaps because it was first used in Victoria, Australia, in 1856.


Voting in a booth is an example of a ballot?

Voting in a booth would be an example of a secret ballot.


Is the Australian ballot a secret ballot?

done in private and free from outside influence :) (apex)


What kind of ballot keeps voting and private?

The "secret" ballot, also known as the Australian ballot or Masachusetts ballot.


What kinds of ballot is secret and private?

The kind of ballot that is considered secret and private is the secret ballot where voters vote privately and the overall results announced later publicly.


What is an austrailan ballot?

Australian ballot,also called secret ballot, the system of voting in which voters mark their choices in privacy on uniform ballots printed and distributed by the government or designate their choices by some other secret means.


What is secret ballot system?

a secret ballot is a ballot (or vote) when your (or your elected representatives') vote is a secret. I.e. no-one knows what he/she voted for. It is significant because it allows the vote to retain the knowledge of what they voted for and they can choose to divulge it or keep it a secret if they want


First state in Australia to introduce the secret ballot?

The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, was first used in Victoria, to elect the Victorian government, in 1856.


When did the secret ballot be introduced?

Australia was the first country to use the secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot. It was first used in Victoria, to elect the Victorian government, in 1856.


From what country did the current form of balloting in the US originate?

The secret ballot originated in Australia during the 1850's, it is also known as the Massachusetts ballot since Massachusetts was the first U.S. state to use the secret ballot. In the U.S., voting by secret ballot was universal by 1892