Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Secret ballot

a vote cast in such a way that the person voting cannot be identified. "the secret ballot, when used to protect citizens when choosing their representatives, is a hallmark of a democratic system of government; but, when it is used to conceal a public official's vote, it violates the fundamental tenet of an elected or appointed official's ultimate accountability to the electorate." op. Tex. Att'y gen h-1163 (1978).4. A list of candidates running for office. Ballot, ub.