Glossary · Chapter 4: Elections and political parties
valsedel
Swedish word. In English: ballot paper
The slip with the party's name that you put in the envelope when you vote.
Facts about the word
- Ballot papers have different colours: yellow for the Riksdag, blue for the region and white for the municipality.
- On the ballot paper you can tick a candidate, a personal vote.
- You can also cast a blank vote with an empty ballot paper.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The ballot paper is the slip with the party name. The polling station is on the voting card, and members sit in the Riksdag, not slips.
The word belongs to Chapter 4: Elections and political parties in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.