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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

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

State-level election agencies must be given the financial resources to invest in up-to-date e-voting systems.

From US News Aug. 1, 2016

He said the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly all used some form of e-voting and, in the case of Wales, this allowed details of votes to be published within half an hour.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2014

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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