Australian ballot — a ballot containing the names of all the candidates for public office, handed to the voter at the polling station to be marked in secret: so called because it originated in Australia. Cf. Indiana ballot, Massachusetts ballot, office block ballot … Universalium
Australian ballot — See Australian ballot system … Ballentine's law dictionary
Australian electoral system — This article deals with elections to the Australian Parliament. For the Australian state and territories, see Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories. The Australian electoral system has evolved over nearly 150 years of… … Wikipedia
Australian ballot — Aus*tra li*an bal lot (Law) A system of balloting or voting in public elections, originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily maintained, and the ballot used is an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Australian ballot — noun The secret ballot system of voting in which voting is done in private on a state issued ballot and ballots incorrectly marked set aside as invalid … Wiktionary
Australian ballot — /əstreɪljən ˈbælət/ (say uhstraylyuhn baluht) noun Chiefly US, British a ballot which ensures secrecy in voting. {so called because this system was first used in South Australia} …
ballot — Deriving from the Greek ballo . Noun: The implement of voting, whether a paper to be marked by an elector or the face of a voting machine prepared for an election. 26 Am J2d Elect § 202. See Australian ballot system … Ballentine's law dictionary
Australian Democrats — Infobox Australian Political Party party name = Australian Democrats party party wikicolourid= Democrats leader = foundation = 1977 ideology = Social liberalism political position= Centre left headquarters = 711 South Road Black Forest, SA 5035… … Wikipedia
Australian federal election, 2007 — Infobox Election election name = Australian federal election, 2007 country = Australia type = parliamentary ongoing = no previous election = Australian federal election, 2004 previous year = 2004 next election = Next Australian federal election… … Wikipedia
Australian Senate — Infobox Legislature name = Australian Senate coa pic = coa pic = session room = Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.jpg house type = Upper house leader1 type = President leader1 = John Hogg party1 = Labor election1 = (26 August 2008) leader2 type … Wikipedia