Secret Ballot definition

Secret Ballot means the expression by ballot, voting machine, or otherwise, but in no event by proxy, of a choice with respect to any election or vote taken upon any matter, which is cast in such a manner that the person expressing such choice cannot be identified with the choice expressed.
Secret Ballot means a method of voting where the count is not open to dispute and the identity of those voting for or against the motion can be kept secret.
Secret Ballot means a method of voting in which each eligible voter writes their choice on a piece of paper in an anonymous manner.

Examples of Secret Ballot in a sentence

  • Extract the Secret Ballot Sleeve or Envelope, and separate them from the outer return envelopes.

  • Once a Secret Ballot is received by the Inspector, it shall be irrevocable.

  • The Secret Ballot itself is not signed by the voter, but is inserted into an envelope that is sealed.

  • Ornstein, The Absentee Ballot and the Secret Ballot: Challenges for Election Reform, 36 U.

  • Preserving secrecy, open and extract the ballots from the Secret Ballot Envelopes.


More Definitions of Secret Ballot

Secret Ballot means a ballot used in (1) an Association election which is subject to the secret ballot voting requirements of the Davis-Stirling Act or (2) an election on any topic that is expressly identified in the Governing Documents as required to be held by Secret Ballot, if any.
Secret Ballot means voting will be undertaken in the same way as other motions using the Electronic Voting Technology, however after each vote, the votes of the Voting Delegates shall not be disclosed, and only the following will be displayed after each vote (including rounds of a vote) at the Congress meeting:
Secret Ballot. - means a written ballot that is returned in a double envelope to protect the identity of the person voting.
Secret Ballot means a ballot in respect of which the Returning Officer takes all reasonable steps to ensure that no person other than him/herself and any assistant Returning Officer has access to validly cast votes and the electors roll prior to the close of the poll such as would enable that person to link a voter with a validly cast vote.
Secret Ballot means a secret ballot referred to in section 46(1);
Secret Ballot means an unidentifiable ballot cast by a member present in person or by their proxy at a Special or Annual General Meeting.
Secret Ballot means a ballot in which the votes cast are secret, and every voter’s