(US) A public place, normally used for some other function, that has been authorized for the registering of votes in an election; it will contain voting booths and officials with an up-to-date electoral register or similar list of voters; a polling station

a piece of paper with a list of the candidates at an election (sometimes with an indication of the candidate's party); the voter puts an X in the corresponding place against the candidate of his choice, folds the slip and places it in a ballot box provided.

A voting system based on voters awarding their allocation of points to candidates.

A system used to determine the result of an election based on the preferences expressed by voters.

Any machine used in place of a paper ballot. In the model used in the US the voters mark their choice by switching levers and then pulling the master switch to reset the machine and place their vote.

plural of voting station

The fraudulent practice of using ghost voters in an election.

plural of voting slip

A fraudulent election tactic in which voters are transported from one place to another in order to cast multiple votes.

A system of voting in which the voters walk up to a recorder and verbally place their votes.