"You are not required to cast a vote in all offices. If you skip an office, an under-vote will be registered for that office; however, an under-vote cannot be traced to any individual voter. Over-voting or under-voting an office does not affect the rest of your ballot."
A document that lists the alternatives used in voting is typically referred to as a ballot. It is a piece of paper or electronic document on which voters can mark their preferred choice among the options presented. The purpose of the ballot is to record and count the votes accurately.
Voting in a booth would be an example of a secret ballot.
If you write in Bernie Sanders on the ballot, your vote will not count because he is not an official candidate in the election. It is important to vote for a candidate who is officially running for the position you are voting for.
A balloter is a person who votes by ballot.
The "secret" ballot, also known as the Australian ballot or Masachusetts ballot.
Your vote will not count unless your rights have been restored. Check with your parole officer. There are specific procedures involved, and if you are not registered, you will not be given a regular ballot. A provisional ballot will not be approved.
The Australian ballot
I stuffed my ballot in the voting box.
You can only vote at your prescribed voting place or by mailing in an early voting ballot or an absentee ballot.
A ballot box is a sealed box with a slit, into wihch a voter puts his or her completed voting slip, or this process or method of voting.
The party-column ballot encourages straight-ticket voting.
A ballot box is a sealed box with a slit, into wihch a voter puts his or her completed voting slip, or this process or method of voting.