MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · 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
- 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 sees the choice. Sverige i fokus s. 15
- Before the election, everyone entitled to vote receives a voting card at home showing which polling station to go to. Sverige i fokus s. 14
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 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.
