substitute voting method
noun phraseUK /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt ˈvəʊtɪŋ ˈmeθəd/
US /ˈsʌbstɪtuːt ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈmeθəd/
A way of voting where people pick someone else to vote for them when they cannot vote themselves.
The club used a substitute voting method so members who were sick could still have a say.
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2. A voting system in which a second-choice vote is used when the first choice is eliminated.
The substitute voting method counted her backup choice after her first pick dropped out.
3. A method where an alternate voter casts a ballot in place of an absent official.
Under the substitute voting method, the deputy cast the vote for the missing chair.
4. Any voting procedure that replaces the standard direct vote with an indirect one.
The committee adopted a substitute voting method to speed up decisions.