voting machine

noun

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

voting machine

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of voting machine¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Early on election day in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, a Republican stronghold, there were problems with voting machines malfunctioning.

From BBC

“All polling locations had their power restored within 10 minutes and all had battery backup for voting machines and voters were not impacted”, Mr Meyers said.

From BBC

In Shasta and Nevada counties, flecks of ink marring the bar codes printed on some ballots prevented voting machines made by Hart InterCivic from correctly reading those ballots.

From Los Angeles Times

The primary target of Team Trump’s 2020 ire was Dominion Voting Systems, the company that provided voting machines to all or parts of 28 states that year.

From Salon

Shasta County, which has been roiled by a far-right-insurgency, will vote in a crucial supervisor’s race even as problems emerge with its new voting machines.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• polling place