balloted
Made official selections
Balloted is the past tense of ballot, meaning to vote or decide by casting ballots: Members balloted on the proposed merger.
In British usage, to ballot can also mean to canvass or poll a group: The union balloted its members before calling a strike.
election
Cast a ballot
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- talliedSummed and recorded
- referendumDirect vote on legislation
plebiscite · electorate · candidates · constituency · nominee · incumbent · primary · caucus
selection
Selected from alternatives
- nominatedFormally proposed for selection
- selectedDeliberately chosen
- shortlistedAdvanced to final consideration
- drawnRendered in lines
picked · lottery · raffle · allocation · randomized · determined · decided · slate
voted
Cast a ballot
referendum · plebiscite · electorate · candidates · constituency · nominee · incumbent · primary · caucus · campaign
chosen
Selected from alternatives
- nominatedFormally proposed for selection
- selectedDeliberately chosen
- shortlistedAdvanced to final consideration
drawn · picked · lottery · raffle · allocation · randomized · determined · decided · slate · roster
- ballot stuffingFraudulent vote inflation
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- stuff the ballot boxFraudulently inflate vote counts
- ballot boxesSealed containers collecting votes
- secret ballotConfidential electoral choice
- absentee ballotVote cast from elsewhere