ballot casting
Exercising electoral choice
Ballot casting is the act of submitting a vote in an election, whether by marking a paper ballot, using an electronic voting machine, or other approved method.
The phrase emphasizes the formal moment of recording one's choice: Ballot casting begins at 7 a.m. and ends at 8 p.m.
Often used in official or journalistic contexts when discussing voting procedures or turnout.
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- write-in candidateManually added ballot option
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- get out the voteEffort to boost turnout
electronic voting · mail-in voting · chain of custody · early voting · polling place · poll workers · election day · civic engagement · swing state · ranked-choice voting · voter ID laws · election transparency · first-past-the-post · hanging chad · vote counting · drop box · proportional representation · voter turnout
- electionsvoter registration, candidates, polls, election day, voters
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
ballot castingabstaining
Voluntarily doing without
abstention · sitting out · staying home · non-voting · voter apathy
ballot castingvoter suppression
Tactics discouraging ballot access
disenfranchisement · vote suppression · election rigging · voter intimidation · ballot stuffing
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