A printed ballot listing the names of all candidates and the texts of measures to be voted upon that is marked in secret by the voter to indicate her choices. The Australian ballot replaced the previous method of writing candidate names in longhand, which often permitted a voter's ballot to be identified through handwriting. A "uniformly printed ballot, typically confined to the secret vote election of specified offices as previously warned to be voted upon." Vt. Stat. §2103(4).
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A printed ballot listing the names of all candidates and the texts of measures to be voted upon that is marked in secret by the voter to indicate her choices. The Australian ballot replaced the previous method of writing candidate names in longhand, which often permitted a voter's ballot to be identified through handwriting. A "uniformly printed ballot, typically confined to the secret vote election of specified offices as previously warned to be voted upon." Vt. Stat. §2103(4).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Australian Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 13, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/australian-ballot
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