A "ballot" in a papal conclave refers to a single, complete round of voting in which:
Each eligible cardinal voter casts one paper ballot
All ballots are collected and counted according to the official conclave procedures
The results are formally announced to the conclave participants
The ballots are burned (producing either black or white smoke)
Only valid, completed ballots should count toward the total. Ballots that are nullified due to procedural errors and restarted would count as a single ballot. The official Vatican announcement or credibly reported accounts of the conclave would serve as the authoritative source for determining the final ballot count.
Close date is provisional.
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White smoke at four ballots!
Provisionally resolving, will unresolve if contradictory reporting emerges
@Robincvgr I'm not sure if I understand correctly, but it seems to me that three votes took place, this morning they had only one vote.
@Emanuele1000 Wikipedia says four citing this article
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/new-pope-conclave-day-two-05-08-25 says fourth or fifth