The voting system involving ballots available only at official polling places, prepared at public expense, containing the names of all candidates, and marked in secret at the polling places.
an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot
a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
any judgment of intellect leading not only to a formal opinion but also to a particular choice in a legally relevant measure, a point of view as published
to cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election
to choose or grant by means of a vote, or by general consent