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Suffrage; the voice of an individual in making a choice by many. The total number of voices given at an election; as, the presidential vote.
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Votes are either given, by ballot, v.) or viva voce; they may be deli-vered personally by the voter himself, or, in some cases, by proxy. (q. v.)
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A majority (q. v.) of the votes given carries the question submitted, unless in particular cases when the constitution or laws require that there shall be a majority of all the voters, or when a greater number than a simple majority is expressly required; as, for example in the case of the senate in making treaties by the president and senate, two-thirds of the senators present must concur. Vide Angell on Corpor. Index, h. t.
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When the votes are equal in number, the proposed measure is lost.
By John Bouvier
