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secret ballot

voting style that makes each vote anonymous
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secret ballot

Summary

secret ballot is a voting method[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • secret ballot's instance of is recorded as voting method[3].
  • secret ballot is a type of voting[4].
  • secret ballot is the opposite of open ballot system[5].
  • secret ballot's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[6].
  • secret ballot's different from is recorded as Anonymous[7].
  • secret ballot's different from is recorded as election secrecy[8].
  • secret ballot's subject has role is recorded as privacy[9].

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Definition and Type

secret ballot's instance of is recorded as voting method[3]. It is a type of voting[4]. It is the opposite of open ballot system[5].

Why It Matters

secret ballot has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → voting
    Instance of → —
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/Australian-ballot
    Described by source → The New Student's Reference Work
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
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