Ballot

1. To vote for or in opposition to.
2. To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.
3. The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets.
4. Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.
5. The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district.