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Vote Counting

What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 1)?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 120
a. Single ballot (all registered parties listed) 70 58.3% Albania, Armenia, American Samoa, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Côte d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ghana, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Republic of, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Mozambique, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Niue, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Turks and Caicos Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar,
b. Multi-ballot (each party has own ballot, voter picks one ballot and places in envelope) 22 18.3% Argentina, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cameroon, Djibouti, Algeria, Spain, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Greece, Morocco, Monaco, Martinique, Norway, Réunion, Sudan, Sweden, Slovakia, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
c. Write-in ballot 12 10.0% Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Eritrea, Finland, Croatia, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Japan, Kazakhstan, Palau, Somalia, Viet Nam,
d. Categorical (only one mark allowed) 43 35.8% Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Brazil, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Dominica, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ghana, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, India, Korea, Republic of, Saint Lucia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Paraguay, Réunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Zanzibar,
e. Ability to vote for candidates within parties (personal vote) 35 29.1% Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Switzerland, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Ireland, Iceland, Kiribati, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Netherlands, Norway, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Solomon Islands, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Zanzibar,
f. Same ballot papers used nationwide 31 25.8% Albania, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Finland, Micronesia, Federated States of, Ghana, Italy, Sri Lanka, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Zanzibar,
g. Different ballots used in different constituencies 37 30.8% Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bahamas, Switzerland, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Maldives, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Réunion, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Uruguay,
h. Party symbols in color 19 15.8% Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Romania, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Yemen,
i. Party symbols in black and white 19 15.8% Belgium, Bahamas, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Israel, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Somalia, Turkey, Yemen,
j. Candidate photos in color 10 8.3% Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Micronesia, Federated States of, Ghana, Ireland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe,
k. Candidate photos in black and white 3 2.5% Benin, Colombia, Zanzibar,
l. No photos or logos, only party and/or candidate names 27 22.5% Armenia, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, Iceland, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Norway, French Polynesia, Sweden, Slovenia, Wallis and Futuna,
m. Organized alphabetically 23 19.1% Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bahamas, Belarus, Canada, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Niue, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Zimbabwe,
n. Random listing (lottery) 22 18.3% Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cape Verde, Fiji, Ghana, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Papua New Guinea, Russian Federation, Slovakia, El Salvador, Turkey, Ukraine,
o. Ballots signed or otherwise authenticated by polling station official 43 35.8% Albania, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bahamas, Canada, Cook Islands, Chile, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Finland, Fiji, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nepal, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
p. Bilingual 10 8.3% Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Micronesia, Federated States of, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Niue,
q. Multilingual 5 4.1% Georgia, Sri Lanka, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Russian Federation, Slovenia,
r. Other 23 19.1% Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Dominica, Ecuador, Israel, India, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Moldova, Republic of, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tuvalu, Ukraine,


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