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VALID BALLOT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- valid ballot
1, record 1, English, valid%20ballot
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There is a presumption that spoiled ballots will not be counted at a judicial recount because if a spoiled ballot were subsequently accepted as a valid ballot at a recount, the probable result would be that two ballots cast by a single elector would both be counted as valid votes. 2, record 1, English, - valid%20ballot
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bulletin de vote valide
1, record 1, French, bulletin%20de%20vote%20valide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bulletin valide 2, record 1, French, bulletin%20valide
correct, masculine noun
- vote valide 1, record 1, French, vote%20valide
correct, masculine noun
- bulletin valable 2, record 1, French, bulletin%20valable
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bulletin de vote qui indique un choix fait dans les formes prévues par les règlements ou la loi. 1, record 1, French, - bulletin%20de%20vote%20valide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-01-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electoral Systems and Political Parties
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cast a valid ballot
1, record 2, English, cast%20a%20valid%20ballot
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the 775, 157 people who cast a valid ballot at the advance polls numbered about nine percent more than in the 1997 general election. 1, record 2, English, - cast%20a%20valid%20ballot
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déposer un bulletin valide
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9poser%20un%20bulletin%20valide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les listes révisées comptaient 20 155 152 électeurs; 775 157 personnes ont déposé un bulletin valide lors du vote par anticipation, soit environ 9 % de plus qu'à l'élection générale de 1997. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9poser%20un%20bulletin%20valide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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