単たん記き投とう票ひょう

noun

single vote; voting for one candidate only

Technical term used in electoral systems where each voter casts a ballot for only one candidate or option, as opposed to multiple voting or ranked-choice systems.

• 単たん記き投とう票ひょうでは、有ゆう権けん者しゃは一人ひとりの候こう補ほ者しゃにしか投とう票ひょうできない。

  In single voting, voters can only vote for one candidate.

• この選せん挙きょは単たん記き投とう票ひょう方ほう式しきで行おこなわれます。

  This election will be conducted using a single-vote system.