final vote
Concluding electoral decision
A final vote is the conclusive vote on a matter, after which the decision stands.
In legislative contexts, it follows debate, amendments, and procedural votes: The bill passed on a final vote of 52-48.
The term emphasizes that deliberation has ended and the outcome is binding.
- ballotVoting document
- ballot boxContainer for cast votes
- roll callAttendance-taking procedure
- tallyRecorded count
- verdictOfficial court decision
decision · referendum · poll · election · majority · majority rules · unanimous · yea · nay · casting · tie breaker · count · quorum · ratify · landslide · deadlock · recount · down to the wire
- votesballot, yea, nay, aye, tally
- legislative votesyea, nay, aye, ayes, nays
- jury trialjury deliberation, jury selection, juror selection, voir dire, jury pool
final votefirst reading
Bill's initial presentation
straw poll · committee vote · voice vote · early ballot · show of hands
final votestraw poll
Unofficial sampling of views
opinion poll · consultation · sounding · trial balloon · canvass
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