Ballot
/noun) UK /ˈbælət/ US /ˈbælət)
An occasion when people vote on something, usually in secret, or the system for voting
Examples. The officials are elected by ballot
About 45 percent of the state’s 2.8 million registered voters cast a ballot in the primary
The union is planning to hold a ballot for strike action
The result of the strike ballot will be known tomorrow morning