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Explanation:

1. Before the secret ballot, public voice voting (oral declaration of votes) and printed party ballots (which were not secret, allowing coercion/intimidation) were common.
2. The secret ballot idea originated from Australia (it is often called the "Australian ballot").
3. U.S. states began adopting the secret ballot in the late 1880s, starting with Kentucky in 1888.
4. A direct primary is an election where voters directly choose a political party's candidates for public office, instead of party leaders selecting them.
5. It was designed to correct the problem of party bosses and political machines controlling candidate selection, reducing corruption and increasing voter input.
6. - Initiative: Allows citizens to propose new laws or constitutional amendments by gathering signatures, then putting the measure to a public vote.

• Referendum: Allows citizens to vote on laws that have already been passed by a state legislature, either to approve or reject them.
• Recall: Allows citizens to vote to remove an elected official from office before their term ends, usually after gathering enough signatures to trigger the vote.

1. Wyoming was the first state to grant women the right to vote, in 1869.
2. Women's right to vote became national law with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, which prohibits denying the right to vote based on sex.

Answer:

1. Public voice voting and non-secret party-printed ballots (with risks of intimidation/coercion) were used.
2. The secret ballot idea came from Australia.
3. States began adopting it in the late 1880s (starting with Kentucky in 1888).
4. A direct primary is an election where voters directly pick a party's candidates for office.
5. It corrected party boss/machine control of candidate selection, reducing corruption.
6. - Initiative: Citizens propose laws via signatures, then public vote.

• Referendum: Citizens vote to approve/reject legislature-passed laws.
• Recall: Citizens vote to remove elected officials early.

1. Wyoming, in 1869.
2. The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1920, banning sex-based voting denial nationwide.