One of the ballots, front and back, of the 1903 Conclave electing Giuseppe Sarto, Pope Pius X.

This artifact is part of the artifacts of the 1903 Conclave, including the scrutiny sheet and this ballot, of historic importance as they emphasized the wishes of the 1903 Conclave who were determined to elect Cardinal Rampolla, the Secretary of State to Pope Leo XIII, until the Emperor, Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, vetoed his election.

This ballot shows Cardinal Svampa’s (himself, one of the papabili of that Conclave) support of Giuseppe Sarto, throughout all of the votes of that Conclave.

The ballot is an example of the ballots used by all the cardinals in that Conclave.