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They used to vote by dropping little balls into a box, or coloured balls into a box, hence ballot box
"1549, from It. Pallotte, dim. Of palla "ball," for small balls used as counters in secret voting (see balloon). Earliest references are to Venice."
"1549, from It. Pallotte, dim. Of palla "ball," for small balls used as counters in secret voting (see balloon). Earliest references are to Venice."
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