counted vote
Parliamentary law. A vote taken in a way that individually counts each voter. • Examples of a counted vote are a show of hands, a standing vote, a roll-call vote, and a written ballot. See DIVISION(1).
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standing vote
A counted vote taken by each voter standing up when his or her side of the question is counted. — Also termed rising vote; standing division.
roll call vote
A counted vote by roll call, in which the secretary calls each member’s name, in answer to which the member casts aloud his or her vote. • The U.S. Constitution provides that “the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present,
vote by show of hands
A vote taken by the voters raising their hands when their side of the question is counted. — Often shortened to show of hands.
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serpentine vote
A standing vote in which the voters count off and sit down, with the count progressing up one row and down the next until each member on the side of the question being counted has voted.
single transferable vote
A preferential vote that will migrate or “transfer” away from a candidate whom it will no longer help. • Under transferable voting, a candidate wins if his or her first-choice votes reach the number needed to win, or the “threshold.” If no candidate reaches the threshold, the least-preferred candidate is dropped and his or her
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lobby vote
A counted vote taken by each voter passing through a lobby between tellers. — Also termed teller vote.
division
division. 1. Parliamentary law. A counted vote. See counted vote under VOTE (4); DIVIDE THE ASSEMBLY. — Also termed division of the assembly; division of the house; division vote. 2. Parliamentary law. The separation of a long or complex motion, usu. one covering more than one subject, into shorter motions that the assembly considers independently.
divide the assembly
divide the assembly. Parliamentary law. To order that votes in a meeting be counted. — Also termed challenge the vote; divide the house; doubt the vote. See counted vote under VOTE(4).
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chad
chad. The small bit of precut paper that is attached to a punch-card ballot by several points and punched out by a voter to cast a vote. • Because most punch-card ballots are machine-read, the chad must be completely separated from the ballot for the vote to be counted. The results of the closely contested