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e-voting

American  
[ee-voh-ting] / ˈiˌvoʊ tɪŋ /
e-voting British  

noun

  1. the application of electronic technology to cast and count votes in an election

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of e-voting

First recorded in 1995–2000; e- 2 ( def. ) + voting ( def. )

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But keeping elderly peers cooped up in the House of Lords seems almost irresponsible now, and e-voting could be the safest way of passing legislation in an epidemic.

From The Guardian Mar. 13, 2020

Proactive examination and analysis of electronic voting machines and voter information systems are essential to ensuring free and fair elections and facilitating citizen trust in e-voting.

From US News Aug. 1, 2016

And of course, underlying all this is human vulnerability: Anyone involved with e-voting technologies or procedures is susceptible to coercion or human error.

From US News Aug. 1, 2016

People with disabilities, the elderly, voters abroad, and those living more than 30 minutes from a polling station all used e-voting more than average.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2015

In all cases, the key element of e-voting is that the vote is captured and processed electronically. 

From Scientific American Jun. 19, 2012

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