Primary definition
The method of voting whereby the voter publicly declared his choices orally. [The male pronoun is used here because voice voting was obsolete in the U.S. before the adoption of the 19th Amendment.]
Also known asviva voce voting · oral voting · spoken voting
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The method of voting whereby the voter publicly declared his choices orally. [The male pronoun is used here because voice voting was obsolete in the U.S. before the adoption of the 19th Amendment.]
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voice Voting. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voice-voting
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