MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 4: Elections and political parties
vallokal
Swedish word. In English: polling station
The place where you vote on election day.
Facts about the word
- Those entitled to vote receive a voting card at home before the election. It says which polling station to go to. Sverige i fokus s. 14
- At the polling station there are ballot papers for the different parties. Sverige i fokus s. 15
- Elections are secret: everyone votes behind a screen so that no one else can see the choice they make. Sverige i fokus s. 15
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The polling station is the place where you vote. The slip with the party name is a ballot paper, and the period before the election is the election campaign.
The word belongs to Chapter 4: Elections and political parties in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
