Editing Voting (section)

===Paper-based methods===
[[File:Young woman's first vote. Cooktown, Australia.jpg|thumb|Young woman's first vote. [[Cooktown, Australia]].]]
The most common voting method uses paper [[ballot]]s on which voters mark their preferences. This may involve marking their support for a candidate or party listed on the ballot, or a [[Write-in candidate|write-in]] where they write out the name of their preferred candidate (if it is not listed).

[[Image:Kalpi israel 18.JPG|Ballot letters in Israel|thumb|150px|right]]
An alternative method that is still paper-based known as [[ballot letters]] is used in Israel, where polling booths contain a tray with ballots for each party running in the elections; the ballots are marked with the letter(s) assigned to that party. Voters are given an envelope into which they put the ballot of the party they wish to vote for, before placing the envelope in the [[ballot box]]. The same system is also implemented in [[Latvia]]. The system is used commonly in [[Open list|open lists]] or [[Partisan primary|primary elections]], where voters must choose a single party whose candidates they are allowed to choose between.