The phrase "actual ballot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a physical or legitimate voting document used in an election.
Example: "Voters must ensure they receive an actual ballot before casting their votes to ensure their participation is counted."
Alternatives: "real ballot" or "official ballot".
The actual ballot boxes are sealed and moved to the capital under the control of the armed forces, assigned the constitutional role of guarantee of the election.
Actual ballot papers were completed for Alternative Vote (AV) and Single Transferable Vote (STV), using real candidate names and so on.
They accepted them all with enthusiasmBut initiatives (called "propositions" in California once they are listed on an actual ballot) had the most potential to turn politics upside down.
Some point to a new rule that allows companies to distribute proxy materials — including the actual ballot — via the Internet instead of through the mail.
In 2010, Abbott, Ed Balls and Burnham secured 82 nominations between them but came top in the actual ballot in only 11 of these constituencies.
It remains unclear if the sample ballot published really contained all the elements, including the alignment of the punch holes, that the actual ballot reflected.
Then the actual ballots would have to be cast, which would require thousands of impersonators actually to turn up and vote.
Actual ballot-rigging might prove challenging, given that powerful rival factions are involved in the jockeying for parliamentary power.
The actual ballots were to be sealed and stored in depots in every province.
It's unclear exactly how many actual ballots Dowless and his associates turned in.
When all the squabbling is done, they can sell the actual ballots as souvenirs of the election.
