Definition of STRAW VOTE

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Recent Examples on the Web The Howard County Board of Education took three straw votes Monday night to move a total of 5,320 students for the 2020-21 academic year. — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, "Howard school board votes preliminarily to move 5,320 students; final redistricting decision set for Thursday," 19 Nov. 2019 Over and over Coronado residents voiced their opposition in straw votes. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "50 years later, Coronado bridge’s iconic status masks its controversial origins," 4 Aug. 2019 The council voted against the idea 6to3 earlier in the budget process, and had a 5-to-4 straw vote last week in favor of continuing several storm water projects that were in mid-design but had been halted. — Jennifer Barrios, Washington Post, "Montgomery Council adds legal aid for immigrant defense to proposed budget," 22 May 2018 Acceding to legal advice, the Broward County Charter Review Commission has moved from putting an assault weapons ban on the ballot in November to putting a straw vote on the question on the ballot. — Dan Sweeney, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Readers applaud Broward's move to give them a vote to ban assault weapons — if they can agree what an assault weapon is," 19 Mar. 2018

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“Straw vote.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/straw%20vote. Accessed 10 December 2019.