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What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 2)?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 119
a. Single ballot (all registered parties listed) 19 15.9% American Samoa, Australia, Belgium, Belarus, Chile, Colombia, Italy, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Romania, Rwanda, Somalia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Zimbabwe,
b. Multi-ballot (each party has own ballot, voter picks one ballot and places in envelope) 11 9.2% Argentina, Cameroon, Czech Republic, Algeria, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Morocco, Martinique, Réunion, Uruguay,
c. Write-in ballot 3 2.5% Brazil, Japan, Somalia,
d. Categorical (only one mark allowed) 4 3.3% Brazil, Netherlands, Paraguay, Romania,
e. Ability to vote for candidates within parties (personal vote) 6 5.0% Australia, Belgium, Egypt, Spain, Netherlands, Turks and Caicos Islands,
f. Same ballot papers used nationwide 9 7.5% Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ireland, Italy, Philippines, Paraguay, Somalia,
g. Different ballots used in different constituencies 13 10.9% Australia, Belgium, Egypt, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Netherlands, Pakistan, Réunion, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay,
h. Party symbols in color 8 6.7% Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Egypt, Italy, Paraguay, Romania,
i. Party symbols in black and white 4 3.3% Chile, Colombia, Spain, Somalia,
j. Candidate photos in color 5 4.2% Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ireland, Zimbabwe,
k. Candidate photos in black and white 1 0.8% Colombia,
l. No photos or logos, only party and/or candidate names 8 6.7% Australia, Belarus, Chile, New Caledonia, Netherlands, French Polynesia, Pakistan, Wallis and Futuna,
m. Organized alphabetically 4 3.3% Belarus, Ireland, Pakistan, Zimbabwe,
n. Random listing (lottery) 6 5.0% Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
o. Ballots signed or otherwise authenticated by polling station official 9 7.5% Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Egypt, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Paraguay, Somalia,
p. Bilingual 2 1.6% Belgium, Ireland,
q. Multilingual 1 0.8% Spain,
r. Other 9 7.5% Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Belarus, Switzerland, Spain, India, Netherlands, Pakistan,
s. Not applicable 77 64.7% Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Germany, Djibouti, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Eritrea, Finland, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Israel, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iceland, Jamaica, Jordan, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, Republic of, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Monaco, Moldova, Republic of, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Malaysia, Norway, Niue, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zanzibar,


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