Stuff The Ballot Box Meaning

Example : 1888 May 24, "Electing the Bishops," Baltimore American, p. 4 (retrieved 5 April 2013):  Two fruitless ballots were taken, when the chairman of the board of tellers, stepping to the platform, said: "I find that attempts have been made to stuff the ballot-box."1906 Sept. 28, "Decent Democracy Downs Dorneyism," The News-Democrat (Rhode Island, USA), p. 3 (retrieved 5 April 2013):  Their simplest and most effective scheme is to create a disturbance during which they can stuff the ballot box as they tried to last night.1976 Nov. 2, "Town Recalls ‘Decisive’ Vote," Daytona Beach Morning Journal, p. 3B (retrieved 5 April 2013):  Republicans were said to have stuffed the ballot box with illegal votes, and the Democrats were accused of a lot of things too.2002 Feb. 27, Steven Greenhouse, "Trustee Ends His Oversight Of District 37," New York Times (retrieved 5 April 2013):  Several council officials were convicted of stuffing the ballot box in 1996 to guarantee approval of a widely disliked contract.