Electoral symbol explained

An electoral symbol is a standardised symbol allocated to an independent candidate or political party by a country's election commission for use in election ballots.

Usage

Symbols are used by parties in their campaigning, and printed on ballot papers where a voter must make a mark to vote for the associated party. One of their purposes is to facilitate voting by illiterate people, who cannot read candidates' names on ballot papers.[1]

This may include:

Notes and References

  1. News: 2012-12-03 . With Pakistan Vote Looming, Ballot Symbols Prove A Tricky Topic . en . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . 2023-08-22.
  2. Rodibaugh . Jennifer J. . Spring–Summer 2008 . Cartoonery: When Donkey and Elephant First Clashed . American Heritage . 58 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100918122041/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2008/4/2008_4_14.shtml . September 18, 2010 . June 15, 2018 . 4.
  3. Web site: Good . Chris . 2010-09-15 . Democratic Party Steals Logo From the Pizza Place Where I Used to Work . 2023-08-22 . The Atlantic . en.
  4. Book: John William Ward . Andrew Jackson: Symbol for an Age . Oxford Up . 1962 . 9780199923205 . 87–88 . registration.
  5. Web site: Tomas Lopez . October 23, 2014 . Poor Ballot Design Hurts New York's Minor Parties ... Again . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170207031521/https://www.brennancenter.org/blog/poor-ballot-design-hurts-new-yorks-minor-parties-again . February 7, 2017 . February 6, 2017 . Brennan Center for Justice.
  6. Book: Michael Gallagher . The Politics of Electoral Systems . Paul Mitchell . 15 September 2005 . OUP Oxford . 978-0-19-153151-4 . 142.
  7. Web site: Holland . Oscar . Suri . Manveena . 2019-04-12 . Ceiling fans, brooms and mangoes: The election symbols of India's political parties . 2023-08-22 . CNN . en.
  8. Web site: Iwanek . Krzysztof . The Curious Stories of Indian Party Symbols . 2023-08-22 . The Diplomat . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2018-07-23 . In Pakistan, election symbols speak louder than words . 2023-08-22 . Arab News . en.
  10. Web site: Khattak . Daud . 2012-12-04 . The Problem With Using Symbols on Ballots in Pakistan . 2023-08-22 . The Atlantic . en.
  11. Web site: Israeli Election Day is still surprisingly low-tech. 8 April 2019.