Voice vote

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A voice vote (from the Latin viva voce, meaning "live voice") or acclamation is a voting method by members of a legislatures in which a group vote is taken unanimously vocally ("no" or "nay").[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Gregory Koger, Filibustering: A Political History of Obstruction in the House and Senate (2010), University of Chicago Press, p. 18.
  2. ↑ Hartley R. Nathan, Nathan's Company Meetings Including Rules of Order (6th ed. 2005), CCH Canadian.
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