voice vote
noun
: a parliamentary vote taken by calling for ayes and noes and estimating which response is stronger
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The bill was passed on a voice vote by the Assembly in February, but failed to come to a vote in the Senate.
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Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Many bills are passed in minutes, by voice vote, with the speakers in both houses acting in an extremely partisan manner.
—Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Five amendments related to the war in Ukraine, the majority of which concerned limiting aid, received voice votes Thursday afternoon.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 13 July 2023
Lawmakers gave initial approval to the bill, filed by Rep. Cody Smith, a Carthage Republican running for state treasurer, on a voice vote.
—Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
Lawmakers approved the bill on a voice vote, with several objections.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024
That bill advanced in the full House on a voice vote Monday with no debate.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
On April 3, the board approved the request, along with similar requests for nine other bodies, including Dexter Wade’s, by a unanimous voice vote that lasted 12 seconds.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
During a meeting Tuesday morning, members of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission in a unanimous voice vote authorized airport staff to amend the current ground lease agreement with Dassault for a new effective date of Jan. 1, 2024.
—Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2023
Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2024
Many bills are passed in minutes, by voice vote, with the speakers in both houses acting in an extremely partisan manner.
—Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Five amendments related to the war in Ukraine, the majority of which concerned limiting aid, received voice votes Thursday afternoon.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 13 July 2023
Lawmakers gave initial approval to the bill, filed by Rep. Cody Smith, a Carthage Republican running for state treasurer, on a voice vote.
—Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
Lawmakers approved the bill on a voice vote, with several objections.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2024
That bill advanced in the full House on a voice vote Monday with no debate.
—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
On April 3, the board approved the request, along with similar requests for nine other bodies, including Dexter Wade’s, by a unanimous voice vote that lasted 12 seconds.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
During a meeting Tuesday morning, members of the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission in a unanimous voice vote authorized airport staff to amend the current ground lease agreement with Dassault for a new effective date of Jan. 1, 2024.
—Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2023
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