How to Say "ballots" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “ballots” is “votos” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishB1
nounB1
physical voting slips
Examples
El candidato ganó por mayoría de votos.
The candidate won by a majority of votes.
El recuento de votos duró toda la noche.
The counting of the ballots lasted all night.
Necesitamos diez votos a favor para aprobar la propuesta.
We need ten votes in favor to approve the proposal.
Always Plural in this Context
When talking about elections or counting, 'votos' is almost always used in the plural, even if referring to the total count.
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