[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 29, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 29CFR401.11] [Page 140] TITLE 29--LABOR CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF LABOR-MANAGEMENT STANDARDS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 401_MEANING OF TERMS USED IN THIS SUBCHAPTER--Table of Contents Sec. 401.11 Secret ballot. Secret ballot means the expression by ballot, voting machine, or otherwise, but in no event by proxy, of a choice with respect to any election or vote taken upon any matter, which is cast in such a manner that the person expressing such choice cannot be identified with the choice expressed.