vote

A person who votes indicates his or her choice for a political candidate or for a position on an issue.

• Americans vote on Election Day.
• Some people voted early as absentee voters.
• Who are you voting for?
• A significant number of citizens don’t vote or have never voted.
• The voting process is really quite easy.
• Voters fill out electronic or paper ballots when making a choice for a candidate.
• Who would you vote for if you could vote?
• Voters vote in voting booths. (voter = person who votes)
• Voting is a a good way to participate in a democracy.
• Anyone who is over the age of 18 and a citizen of the United States may vote.
• I have to vote today, but I won’t be able to get to my polling place until the afternoon.

The word "vote" is also used in conversation when the situation has nothing to do with politics.

• If we’re getting pizza, I vote for cheese and sausage.
• The members of our group needed to take a vote in order to make a decision about office equipment.
• Let’s take a vote to see who will lead our team.

Note: U.S. elections are held for national and state level elections on the first Tuesday of November unless the first Tuesday is the first day of the month. That’s kind of a weird law, but it’s found in the U.S. Constitution.

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Date of publication: November 8, 2016