Ballot box
[3] In ancient India in the 10th century Cholla era, in Tamil Nadu, palm leaves and pots were used to elect representatives to village administrations through the Kudavolai system.[4] In ancient Greece, voting was done by dropping small balls or tokens into ballot boxes to select preferred candidates.[3] As of 2022, citizens of Gambia voted by dropping marbles in colored drums, marked with the photo and logo of selected candidates.In a ministerial by-election following his appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Hugh Childers was re-elected as MP for Pontefract.[11] In the 2010s, jurisdictions in the western United States, where voting by mail is commonplace, adopted secure ballot drop boxes capable of withstanding a range of risks, such as theft, vehicle collisions, arson, and inclement weather.[17] In the event that a drop box's contents are damaged, authorities can identify affected voters by serial numbers and reissue ballots to them.
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