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

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

But it was a secret ballot, so the truth will never be known.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024

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

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut