voting machine

American  

noun

1. a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.

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voting machine British  

noun

1. (esp in the US) a machine at a polling station that voters operate to register their votes and that mechanically or electronically counts all votes cast

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Etymology

Origin of voting machine

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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

Warren Buffett loved to quote his mentor Ben Graham, who once said External link: “In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”

From Barron's

Warren Buffett loved to quote his mentor Ben Graham, who once said External link: “In the short run, the market is a voting machine but in the long run it is a weighing machine.”

From Barron's

Back in 2008, nearly six in 10 voters in California went to the polls and used a voting machine on Election Day.

From Los Angeles Times

He did not identify voting machines from any particular company.

From BBC

Related Words

• polling place