What is the name of a ballot cast to elect an uncontested candidate?

What is the name of a ballot cast to elect an uncontested candidate?

• A. Secret ballot
• B. Voice ballot
• C. Roll-call ballot
• D. Unanimous ballot

Answer: (D)

In this situation, the key idea is how to handle an election when there is only one candidate. When there’s no competition, the assembly can elect the candidate by a formal ballot in which everyone votes in the same sense, and that result is described as a unanimous ballot. This term signals that the ballot shows universal approval for the one candidate, so no opposing votes exist and the election is effectively decided by consensus, just documented in ballot form. The other ballot types don’t fit this specific scenario: a secret ballot is a general private voting method used in many contexts, not uniquely tied to uncontested races; a voice ballot refers to a verbal, non-recorded decision rather than a formal ballot; a roll-call ballot records each member’s individual vote, which isn’t necessary when there’s no opposition to record.

In this situation, the key idea is how to handle an election when there is only one candidate. When there’s no competition, the assembly can elect the candidate by a formal ballot in which everyone votes in the same sense, and that result is described as a unanimous ballot. This term signals that the ballot shows universal approval for the one candidate, so no opposing votes exist and the election is effectively decided by consensus, just documented in ballot form.

The other ballot types don’t fit this specific scenario: a secret ballot is a general private voting method used in many contexts, not uniquely tied to uncontested races; a voice ballot refers to a verbal, non-recorded decision rather than a formal ballot; a roll-call ballot records each member’s individual vote, which isn’t necessary when there’s no opposition to record.