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.
Secret ballot voting was first introduced in the United States in 1888.
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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 would be an example of a secret ballot.
done in private and free from outside influence :) (apex)
The "secret" ballot, also known as the Australian ballot or Masachusetts ballot.
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.
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.
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
The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, was first used in Victoria, to elect the Victorian government, in 1856.