A vote was taken by secret ballot.

A vote was taken by secret ballot.

Elections shall be held by secret ballot.

A vote was taken by secret ballot.

The voting will be held by secret ballot.

The General Assembly will now proceed to a secret ballot.

Moreover, most of the 20,000 village councils were elected through secret ballot.

(c) The States Parties shall elect the members of the Subcommittee on Prevention by secret ballot

All elections shall be held by secret ballot unless, in the absence of any objection, the Conference decides to proceed without taking a ballot on an agreed candidate or slate of candidates.

In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, we shall now proceed to the election by secret ballot.

The name of the expert so appointed shall be submitted by the Secretary General to the Committee for approval by secret ballot.

Elections are held by secret ballot, at intervals of not more than four years, by universal suffrage for those aged 18 years and over.

The President shall be elected for a five year term, which may be renewed once by universal, free, direct and equal suffrage by secret ballot

The Chief Minister (the Head of Government) would be elected by the Legislative Assembly by secret ballot and receive at least 7 of the 12 votes.

The name and the curriculum vitae of the expert so appointed shall be transmitted by the Secretary General to the Committee for approval by secret ballot.

The President In accordance with rule 92 of the rules of procedure, the election shall be held by secret ballot and there shall be no nominations.

Elections shall be held by secret ballot, unless the Committee decides otherwise in the case of elections to fill a place for which there is only one candidate.

Warmly welcoming also the election by the Emergency Loya Jirga, in secret ballot, of the Head of State, President Hamid Karzai, and the establishment of the Afghan Transitional Authority,

Elections shall be held by secret ballot, unless the Committee decides otherwise in the case of an election to fill a place for which there is only one candidate.

An election shall be held by secret ballot, unless the Committee decides otherwise in the case of an election to fill a place for which there is only one candidate.

In accordance with article 43, as amended, nine Committee members were to be elected for a term of four years by secret ballot from a list of persons nominated by States parties.

(b) Where both candidates have been nominated by the State Party of which they are nationals, a separate vote by secret ballot shall be held to determine which national shall become the member

(c) Where neither candidate has been nominated by the State Party of which he or she is a national, a separate vote by secret ballot shall be held to determine which candidate shall be the member.

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But, according to research by Robert Benewick, a professor at the University of Sussex in England, village elections have been growing more competitive, with a greater number of independent candidates and increasing use of the secret ballot.

Rule 40 provides that all elections shall be held by secret ballot unless the Committee decides otherwise in an election in which the number of candidates does not exceed the number of elective places to be filled.

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The ballot papers reflect that pattern.

In any such case, each elector may vote, both in the first ballot and in any subsequent ballot, for 27 candidates.

In any such case, each elector may vote, both in the first ballot and in any subsequent ballot, for 27 candidates.

(ii) Guaranteeing the right to vote freely and to be elected in a free and fair process at regular intervals, by universal and equal suffrage, conducted by secret ballot and with full respect for the right to freedom of association

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Popular anger is channeled to the ballot box.

How to mark the ballot in the referendum

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About 25 million voters participated in the ballot.

If the third ballot is inconclusive, the next ballot shall be restricted to the two candidates who obtained the greatest number of votes in the third ballot and so on, with unrestricted and restricted ballots alternating, until a candidate is elected.

If the second ballot is inconclusive and a majority vote of members present is required, a third ballot shall be taken in which votes may be cast for any eligible candidate. If the third ballot is inconclusive, the next ballot shall be restricted to the two candidates who obtained the greatest number of votes in the third ballot and so on, with unrestricted and restricted ballots alternating, until a person or member is elected.

Defense Secret

NATO Secret

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Popular frustration may not wait for the ballot box.

This involves more than just stuffing the ballot box.

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