voting machine

noun

: a mechanical device for recording and counting votes cast in an election

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Voters in Georgia make their selections on a touchscreen voting machine that then prints out a paper ballot that includes a human-readable list of the voter’s choices as well as a QR code that is read by a scanner to tally the votes. Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2024 During the 2022 midterms, a poll watcher in North Carolina stood between a voter and a voting machine; in Texas, an armed poll watcher trailed election officials to their ballot-counting location. Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024 In 2023, Fox News agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787 million to avoid a trial in a defamation lawsuit the voting machine company brought against the network for lies told about their company switching ballots. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 Georgia voters make selections on a touchscreen voting machine that prints out a piece of paper with a human-readable list of the voter’s choices as well as a QR code. Kate Brumback, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for voting machine 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of voting machine was in 1848

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“Voting machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voting%20machine. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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voting machine

noun
: a mechanical device for recording and counting votes cast in an election

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