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

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

MAGA’s authoritarian tactics include voter nullification and voter suppression, intimidation of election officials, taking control of voting machines, and efforts to end mail-in voting.

From Salon

Bolsonaro and his allies began an intense campaign alleging - without evidence - that the country's electronic voting machines could be hacked.

From BBC

Bolsonaro is already banned from running for re-election in Brazil's next elections in 2026 after using social media and state television to cast doubt on Brazil's electoral system and electronic voting machines without evidence.

From BBC

They spread the falsehoods that Smartmatic software was used in Dominion voting machines and altered millions of votes.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• polling place