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A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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House members adopted a special rule spelling out how candidates would be nominated for the post and how the votes would be tabulated.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The book traces the fortunes of seven Black families across generations, excavating genealogies and tabulating, with forensic care, the labor extracted and the property lost.
—Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Counting will initially proceed much like in any other election: Each ballot will be tabulated, and if a majority—over 50%—of voters have the same first-choice candidate, that candidate will win the election.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 June 2025
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued Thursday over President Trump’s executive order that aims to strengthen proof of citizenship requirements in voting and prevent states from tabulating mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The book traces the fortunes of seven Black families across generations, excavating genealogies and tabulating, with forensic care, the labor extracted and the property lost.
—Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Read More: How Ranked-Choice Voting in the New York City Mayoral Primary Works
Counting will initially proceed much like in any other election: Each ballot will be tabulated, and if a majority—over 50%—of voters have the same first-choice candidate, that candidate will win the election.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 25 June 2025
Nineteen Democratic attorneys general sued Thursday over President Trump’s executive order that aims to strengthen proof of citizenship requirements in voting and prevent states from tabulating mail-in ballots received after Election Day.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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tabulate
verb
tab·u·late
ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt 
tabulated; tabulating
: to count and record in an orderly way
tabulate votes
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