card vote

British  

noun

1. a vote by delegates, esp at a trade-union conference, in which each delegate's vote counts as a vote by all his constituents

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Example Sentences

There were calls for a formal count - a so-called card vote - which would have delayed things by several hours.

From BBC

Following a card vote last weekend that showed almost 90 percent of staff support a union, leadership from parent organization Cascade Public Media was notified of the effort Monday, Crosscut staff reporter David Kroman said.

From Seattle Times

It was a card vote, a secret vote.

From The Guardian

That same duality was evident in the change in the party's constitution, the key element of which was endorsed in a card vote by 69% to 31%.

From BBC

The ID card vote in New York City comes amid a national debate over how to address the millions of undocumented and illegal immigrants living in the United States, and a surge in unaccompanied minors, mostly from Central America, who have been trying to cross the U.S. border.

From Reuters