multiple voting

American  

noun

1. the casting of ballots in more than one constituency in one election, as in England before the election reform of 1918.

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multiple voting British  

noun

1. the practice of voting in more than one constituency in the same election

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Etymology

Origin of multiple voting

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The filing shows Weedbrook received 46,432,704 Class A multiple voting shares in connection with the transaction.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The party’s convention will be “unassembled,” meaning GOP officials plan to offer multiple voting sites around the state where convention delegates who pre-register as such can cast ballots.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2021

Election officials in Maricopa County, the state’s most populous, said multiple voting locations remained open as required by state law after they were set to close at 7 p.m. because people were still in line.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2020

The city had multiple voting locations until 2002, when the Americans With Disabilities Act created new strict requirements for accessibility at polling sites.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2018

A subsidiary of Safran, a French firm best known for aerospace technology, has delivered 45,000 tablets to check biometric voter identification at the 40,833 polling stations and to prevent multiple voting.

From Economist • Jul. 20, 2017