secret ballot

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In a sign of the pressures around the issue, the proposal was voted on by secret ballot, a relatively uncommon procedure at the gathering, with nearly 75 percent of votes against.

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

The conclave is a gathering of 120 cardinals who hold a secret ballot in the Sistine Chapel to elect the next pope.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Then parliament will hold a secret ballot to decide.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 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

There they will choose a leader for themselves by secret ballot in a free election.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut