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electronic voting

American  

noun

  1. the process of voting or or of counting votes by any of various electronic means.

    the use of optical scanners in electronic voting.


Etymology

Origin of electronic voting

First recorded in 1955–60


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The city itself said that electronic voting in the referendum would serve as a test run for the parliamentary vote scheduled for Sept. 18-20.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Polling is taking place in three phases spread over a month, using new electronic voting machines which do not allow write-in candidates or spoiled ballots.

From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025

With 900 million eligible voters, ensuring enough electronic voting machines, security forces and election officials would require extensive planning and resources.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024

India moved from traditional ballot papers to electronic voting machines over two decades ago.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

The longer answer involves India’s geography, election rules, security apparatus, holidays and electronic voting machines — a complicated choreography for a big, complicated nation.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024

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