ballot box
Election deposit slot
A ballot box is a container where voters deposit their completed ballots during an election.
The term extends to voting and elections generally: The issue will be decided at the ballot box.
To stuff the ballot box is to commit election fraud by adding illegitimate votes.
Person seeking selection
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- platformRaised flat structure
race · electorate · constituency · electoral college · gerrymandering · partisan · referendum · plebiscite
Election day venue
- voting boothPrivate space for ballots
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- absenteeOne not in attendance
- proxyAuthorized substitute
chad · electoral roll · voter registration · scrutineer · turnout · franchise · suffrage · pollster
Chosen item or items
- alternativesOther available options
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- propositionsStatements asserted for consideration
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
slate · options · preferences · write-in · measure · initiative · recall · yes or no
Right to cast ballots
- representationDepiction or likeness
- republicState with elected leaders
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
sovereignty · constitution · citizenship · majority · minority · coalition · governance · self-determination
candidate
Person seeking selection
- nomineeOne proposed for position
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
platform · race · electorate · constituency · electoral college · gerrymandering · partisan · referendum · plebiscite · primary
polling station
Election day venue
- voting boothPrivate space for ballots
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
- absenteeOne not in attendance
proxy · chad · electoral roll · voter registration · scrutineer · turnout · franchise · suffrage · pollster · mail-in
selection
Chosen item or items
- alternativesOther available options
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- propositionsStatements asserted for consideration
referendum · slate · options · preferences · write-in · measure · initiative · recall · yes or no · ranked choice
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- representationDepiction or likeness
- republicState with elected leaders
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
legislature · sovereignty · constitution · citizenship · majority · minority · coalition · governance · self-determination · enfranchisement
- Voting Rightsvoter registration, voter suppression, voter turnout, voting access, enfranchisement
- EU ElectionsEuropean Parliament, MEP, MEPs, vote share, voter turnout
- voting technologyvoting machine, electronic voting, e-voting, optical scanner, tabulator
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, voters
- electionsvoter registration, candidates, polls, election day, voters
- votingvote, voters, voter, polls, candidates
ballot boxbullet
Fired metal projectile
coup d'état · military coup · bayonet · gun barrel · violent overthrow
ballot boxdisenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
voter suppression · censorship · gag order · silencing · poll tax
ballot boxroyal decree
Official order from sovereign
dictatorship · autocracy · fiat · tyranny · absolute monarchy
box, ball, ballot, ballots, balloting, boxwood, balloted, ballot boxes