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ballot paper
The official paper on which voters cast their vote in an election or referendum by checking a box or making another mark.
Bitte falten Sie Ihren Stimmzettel, bevor Sie ihn in die Wahlurne werfen.
Please fold your ballot paper before putting it into the ballot box.
'Stimmzettel' (ballot paper) is made up of 'Stimme' (vote, in the sense of an electoral vote) and 'Zettel' (a small piece of paper). So it is literally a 'piece of paper for the vote'.
Der Wähler füllte seinen Stimmzettel in der Wahlkabine aus.
The voter filled out his ballot paper in the voting booth.
In the context of elections, the 'Stimmzettel' (ballot paper) is often combined with certain verbs: you can 'ausfüllen' (fill it out), 'ankreuzen' (mark/check it), 'falten' (fold it), and 'in die Wahlurne einwerfen' (put it into the ballot box).
Er hat seinen Stimmzettel ungültig gemacht, weil er ihn falsch angekreuzt hat.
He invalidated his ballot paper because he marked it incorrectly.
This word is firmly part of the vocabulary of elections and referendums. Other important words in this context are 'Wahlurne' (ballot box), 'Wahlkabine' (voting booth), and 'Wahlhelfer' (election worker).
Die Auszählung der Stimmzettel dauerte die ganze Nacht.
The counting of the ballot papers lasted all night.
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'der Stimmzettel' and 'die Wählerstimme' both belong to the topic of elections. The Stimmzettel is the paper that you fill out at the polling station or when voting by mail. The Wählerstimme, on the other hand, is the decision that you cast using this paper. The words can be confused because you often cast your vote on a ballot paper. In practical terms: you can touch the Stimmzettel, while the Wählerstimme counts toward the result.
In der Wahlkabine faltet Mehmet den Stimmzettel sorgfältig zusammen.
In the voting booth, Mehmet carefully folds the ballot paper.
Bei dieser Wahl kann jede Wählerstimme über das Ergebnis entscheiden.
In this election, every vote can decide the result.