In democratic elections, an ordinal ballot is a
ballot structure wherein one marks their preference with an ordered hierarchical listing for all
parties or
individuals present.
Example of a vote on an ordinal ballot:
Who best represents a toothy Luddite?
4 Pseudo_Intellectual
3 Truffle
1 yam
2 L'Homme Tomate
See
borda count.
Contrast with
nominal ballot,
approval voting.