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Australian ballot

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A quick definition of Australian ballot:

An Australian ballot is a type of voting system where a uniform ballot is printed by the government, listing all eligible candidates, and marked in secret. This ensures that voters can cast their vote without anyone knowing who they voted for. Before Australian ballots became standard, candidates often printed their own ballots with only their names, and watchers at polling places could see whose ballot a voter was casting. This type of ballot is important for ensuring fair and democratic elections.

A more thorough explanation:

An Australian ballot is a type of ballot used in elections where the names of all eligible candidates are printed on a uniform ballot by the government. The ballot is marked in secret, ensuring that the person voting cannot be identified. This type of ballot is also known as a secret ballot.

Before Australian ballots became standard, candidates often printed their own ballots with only their names, and watchers at polling places could see whose ballot a voter was casting. This made it easy for candidates to bribe or intimidate voters. The Australian ballot was introduced to prevent this kind of corruption.

Other types of ballots include:

  • Absentee ballot: A ballot that a voter submits, sometimes by mail, before an election.
  • Party-column ballot: A ballot that lists the candidates' names in separate columns by political party regardless of the offices sought by the candidates.
  • Office-block ballot: A ballot that lists the candidates' names under the title of the office sought without mentioning the candidates' party affiliations.

These different types of ballots are designed to suit different voting systems and preferences. For example, the Texas ballot allows voters to mark the candidates that they do not want elected, which is useful when the number of candidates only slightly exceeds a large number of representatives being elected.

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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:46
Also has anyone's date disappeared for W&L? Mine did last night
7:55
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: mine did yesterday morning
7:56
Oops sorry I meant Vilanova. Mine disappeared last week
soapy
8:48
UMN under review! As predicted, decisions are gonna come out early December
Minus those random R decisions from UMN yesterday though right? I wonder what happened there. I don’t think I’ve seen a school start the season out with anything but As on here
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