secret ballot
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MSs will need to elect the presiding officer in a secret ballot, before they select a new first minister.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
The world's top wildlife trade body rejected new protections for eels on Thursday in a secret ballot at talks in Uzbekistan.
From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025
Under the old rules, farmworkers voted on union representation by secret ballot at a polling site designated by the state labor board, typically on employer property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
But if that effort fell short on a secret ballot, he’d suffer an embarrassing setback to his stature just when it’s at a new peak.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2024
In secret ballot we voted unanimously to keep him.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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