Secret Ballot Act, 1872 Flashcards by Leon Thompson-Salazar | Brainscape

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What did this act address?

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The influence of landowners influence in elections

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What did the Secret Ballot Act lead to?

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Voters could vote more freely- allowed voters to choose privately without landowners knowing

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Where was this especially important?

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In Ireland as it allowed tenants to be free from supporting their English landlords
More significance in the Irish Home Rule movement

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