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Australian ballot  

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  • THE CORE IDEA of the Australian Ballot is to remove control over the machinery of elections from private organizations, notably political parties, and to place such control in the hands of the state, which acts in a neutral manner on behalf of the public. A fairly administered secret ballot was introduced in 1856 in Victoria, Australia. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Australian Ballot]

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