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11District of Columbia vote in the United States House of Representatives — The District of Columbia has never had full voting representation in Congress. The district elects one Congressional Delegate (currently Eleanor Holmes Norton) who sits in the House of Representatives and votes in committee, but is barred from… …
12Single transferable vote — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner …
13Division (vote) — Division of the house is a parliamentary mechanism which calls for a rising vote, wherein the members of the house literally divide into groups indicating a vote in favour of or in opposition to a motion on the floor. This was the method used to… …
14casting vote — noun the deciding vote cast by the presiding officer to resolve a tie • Hypernyms: ↑vote, ↑ballot, ↑voting, ↑balloting * * * ˌcasting ˈvote noun usually singular the vote given by the person in charge of an official meeting to decide an …
15Iron vote — The iron vote (鐵票; pinyin: tiě piào) is a Taiwanese political term for a voter that can be reliably counted on to vote for one party or another. These usually include strong supporters of Taiwan independence or Chinese reunification.The… …
16casting vote — ➔ vote2 * * * casting vote UK US noun [S] ► MEETINGS a single vote by the person in charge of a meeting, which is used to decide a question if the number of votes on each side is equal: »If there is a tie in the final round between the top two… …
17Every Vote Counts Amendment — The Every Vote Counts Amendment is a joint resolution to amend the United States Constitution, providing for the popular election of the president and vice president under a new electoral system. This proposed amendment would abolish the… …
18casting vote — noun Date: 1678 a deciding vote cast by a presiding officer to break a tie …
19casting vote — deciding vote cast to break a tie …
20casting vote — Deciding vote cast by presiding officer to break tie. Act of voting by ballot or voting machine …
