balloting

Noun
  1. A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative (synset 100184354)
    "there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion"; "they allowed just one vote per person"
    is a type of: choice, option, pick, selection - the act of choosing or selecting
    subtypes:
    • block vote - a vote proportional in magnitude to the number of people that a delegate represents
    • secret ballot - a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public
    • split ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party
    • straight ticket - a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
    • multiple voting - the act of voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
    • casting vote - the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie
    • veto - a vote that blocks a decision
    • write-in - a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot
    same as: ballot, vote, voting

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