A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period.
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“The ballot is stronger than the bullet.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“Appeal. In law, to put the dice into the box for another throw.”
—Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914)
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