Question

On the ballot only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears on the ballot.

Answer 1

The ballot with only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears is called the short ballot. It is a ballot containing candidates for the most imperative authoritative and executive posts, leaving legal and lesser managerial presents on being filled by arrangement. This movement started in the United States in 1909, drove by Woodrow Wilson, then leader of Princeton University.

Answer 2

It is short ballot in which only the names of candidates for highest office appears.

Further Explanation:

Ballot is a instrument which a piece of paper that is used to caste votes in the elections. Origin of ballot word is Italian ballotta means “ a small ball that is used in voting”. America was the first country that used paper ballots in 1629 in Massachusetts Bay Colony to choose pastor for Salem Church.

There are different kind of voting system. One is Ranked Ballots in which voters are allowed to rank the candidates according to their preference. Short Ballot contains names of those candidates that are competing for higher authoritative post , leaving lesser posts. This was a movement started in 1909 in U.S.A. driven by leader Woodrow Wilson.

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: Political Science

Keywords: ballotta, America, 1629 in Massachusetts Bay Colony, Salem Church, Ranked Ballots, rank , candidates, preference, higher authoritative post, leaving lesser posts, movment,1909, Woodrow Wilson.