Below you will find example sentences with "ballot paper". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Ballot Paper in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: paper
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.9 words

Words in this phrase

ballot paper

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • ballot can mean: A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means... Frequent word
  • paper can mean: A sheet material typically used for writing on or printing on (or as a non-waterproof container), usually made by draining cellulose fibr... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a new ballot paper 1× casts her ballot paper for the 1× designing a ballot paper with over 1× holding a ballot paper 1× how the ballot paper was designed 1× if this ballot paper is recyclable 1× in the ballot paper not being 1× on the ballot paper at any 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a postal vote 1× a woman casts 1× an electoral officer 1× and whilst we 1× at their initial 1× candidates to replace 1×

Common sentence endings:

100 presidential candidates 1× a ballot paper 1× be counted 100 1× complacent in 2020 1× concern she noted 1× is being stored 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

election 6× voting 4× vote 4× 100 3× candidates 3× voter 3× receive 3× voters 3× party 2× counted 2× side 2× commission 2×

Related phrases

toilet paper paper bags ballot papers paper tape absentee ballot paper towels ballot boxes mail ballot research paper ballot box

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around paper:

toilet paper 20× paper towels 11× research paper 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

ballot boxes ballot box ballistic missiles ballistic missile ball super ball carrier

Just after it in the phrase index:

ballot papers bally sports baltimore city baltimore county baltimore orioles baltimore ravens

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

ballot papers ballot boxes ballot box

Same ending:

toilet paper research paper

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "ballot paper" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a new ballot paper, casts her ballot paper for the, election, voting and vote stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with toilet paper, paper bags, ballot papers, toilet paper, paper towels and research paper, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with ballot paper

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

An electoral officer holding a ballot paper. (7 words)

One wonders how many independents will actually make it onto the ballot paper. (13 words)

A postal vote, which is where your ballot paper is posted to you in advance of the election. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

And whilst we are enjoying the election season, we should spare a thought for the graphic designer who will have to come up with the ballot paper, it is not going to be a stroll in the park designing a ballot paper with over 100 presidential candidates. (47 words)

Leaving any other mark on the ballot paper, including voting for more than one candidate or party, or writing anything which could identify you or leads to doubt about who you intended to vote for, will result in the ballot paper not being counted. (44 words)

Mr Awuku said there was prosperity, misery, hope and hopelessness on the ballot paper at any point in time, “you do not go to play draught on the ballot paper, let us not also think that we are going to be complacent in 2020. (44 words)

Example sentences (20)

Leaving any other mark on the ballot paper, including voting for more than one candidate or party, or writing anything which could identify you or leads to doubt about who you intended to vote for, will result in the ballot paper not being counted.

Mr Awuku said there was prosperity, misery, hope and hopelessness on the ballot paper at any point in time, “you do not go to play draught on the ballot paper, let us not also think that we are going to be complacent in 2020.

And whilst we are enjoying the election season, we should spare a thought for the graphic designer who will have to come up with the ballot paper, it is not going to be a stroll in the park designing a ballot paper with over 100 presidential candidates.

Right now there are also questions on how the ballot paper was designed with reports of candidates appearing on the ballot paper side by side instead of from top to bottom; and of course the recent positioning of the voting booth.

If a voter has made a mistake or spoiled the ballot while filling it out, he/she may apply to the precinct election commission and receive a new ballot paper.

I should put the ballot paper in the ballot box with my hand and in this way, the votes cast should be counted 100%.

On the day of voting, such persons did not have to join long queues and the EC provided tactile ballot jacket in addition to the ballot paper for the visually impaired.

Voters located within their province of residence will receive two ballot papers while those outside their province will receive only one – the national ballot paper.

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Probably there are serial numbers on both stub and ballot paper, no specimen and we do not know where the ballot is being stored.

While the pink colour ballot paper will be for election to Sarpanch of the Panchayat Halqa of the specified voter, the while colour postal ballot will be for the election to Panch Constituency of the specified voter.

If we are using up all this paper, it means we are cutting down more trees, and I don’t know if this ballot paper is recyclable, which is another concern,” she noted.

According to the IEC, not all of the 300 parties will make it to the ballot paper because of the stringent requirements.

An electoral officer holding a ballot paper.

At the time, challenging and pleading before the Election Commission to hold fresh elections in the state through ballot paper, she said that EVMs were tampered in a way that regardless of which button was pressed the vote went to BJP.

If you did not understand the ballot paper you were probably too stupid to have your vote count (like the Democrats in Florida with the hanging chads).

One wonders how many independents will actually make it onto the ballot paper.

A postal vote, which is where your ballot paper is posted to you in advance of the election.

At their initial interaction with some voters, some women complained about how they were warned and dissuaded from going for the mock ballot paper polling that day, and some seniors demanded that EVMs should be banned as injustice was done to the voters.

A woman casts her ballot paper for the European elections at a polling station in Berlin, Germany Sunday, June 9, 2024.

Candidates to replace him will need 100 nominations from party members to get on the ballot paper, with the contest conducted using a preferential voting system.

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