Electoral symbol

An electoral symbol is a standardised symbol allocated to a political party. 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. Their purpose is to facilitate voting by illiterate people, who cannot read parties' names on ballot papers.[1] Examples include an elephant's head and three lotus flowers (Cambodian Democratic Party), a hand (Indian National Congress) and a sailboat (Bangladesh Awami League). In Brazil, parties are allocated two-digit numbers, easily recognized by the illiterate, instead.

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In Israel parties are identified by a symbol composed of one, two, three or four Hebrew letters; this facilitates voters whose knowledge of Hebrew or Arabic (the two official languages) is limited.[2]

Poster at a polling station in Israel, with party symbols explained in Arabic and Russian.

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References
  1. With Pakistan Vote Looming, Ballot Symbols Prove A Tricky Topic Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 29 November 2012
  2. https://www.israel21c.org/israeli-election-day-is-still-surprisingly-low-tech/
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