Ballot

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To vote for or in opposition to.

II. Ballot ·noun To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.

III. Ballot ·noun The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a given territory or electoral district.

IV. Ballot ·noun Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any printed or written ticket used in voting.

V. Ballot ·noun The act of voting by balls or written or printed ballots or tickets; the system of voting secretly by balls or by tickets.