0 the practice of using illegal methods to obtain a particular result in an election:
Rumours of ballot rigging discouraged many from voting.
However, from the way it was conducted there could be ballot rigging in that place.
Had it not been for the opposition that we put up, that ballot rigging would not have been changed.
We should be clear that in this debate we are dealing with nothing more nor less than a form of institutionalised ballot rigging.
It was not by ballot rigging but by the free play of an extremely democratic union.
Allegations of ballot rigging were probably a result of imperfect registration of voters and inefficiency rather than of any deliberate attempt to influence the outcome.
Ballot rigging has been widespread for generations in trade unions, and all sides have been involved in it.
In fact, the method of organising the poll provides opportunity for ballot rigging on a considerable scale.
It is also of concern to the general public to eliminate ballot rigging and forgery.