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noun

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

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Origin of voting machine

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby voting machine

vote of no confidence, vote of non-confidence, voter, voter intimidation, vote with one's feet, voting machine, voting paper, Voting Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965, votive, votive Mass

How to use voting machine in a sentence

The false rhetoric suggested Democrats had tried to “steal” the election and used rigged voting machines to do so.
Dominion Voting tells Facebook, Parler and other social media sites to preserve posts for lawsuits|Rachel Lerman|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
His target has primarily been Dominion Voting Systems, a manufacturer of voting machines.
Twitter bans MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell|Yeganeh Torbati, Taylor Telford|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
He also predicted that Fox would likely try to pass off the claims about the voting machines as opinion rather than statements of fact.
Voting machine maker threatens to sue Fox News over conspiracy claims|Jeff|December 14, 2020|Fortune
Her false allegations about voting machines altering the results of various contests had been hyped repeatedly by the president himself both before and after her appearance.
What line did Sidney Powell cross that Rudy Giuliani didn’t?|Philip Bump|November 23, 2020|Washington Post

Hours-long waits, problems with new voting machines and a lack of available ballots affected the election process in Atlanta.
Voter Suppression: An Ongoing Battle in 2020|Truthbetold|November 4, 2020|TruthBeTold.news
I write regarding the media and citizen reports of voting machine errors taking place in your states.
Planting the Seeds for Recounts and Riots|Michael Tomasky|November 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is performed in Virginia by an electric voting machine.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
The Socialist voting machine worked automatically at every turn towards the end.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead
However vigorous the electoral pressure may have been, the voting machine has not provided the expected results.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 3 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
The chief objection to the voting machine, however, is the expense, and this has prevented its more general adoption.
Government in the United States|James Wilford Garner
In 1871 it enacted that they should be chosen by written or printed ballots (later choice by voting machine was also permitted).
Government in the United States|James Wilford Garner

British Dictionary definitions for voting machine

voting machine

noun

(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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voting machine

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