Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Vote
n. 1. The expression of one's preference or opinion by ballot, show of hands, or other type of communication <the Republican candidate received more votes than the Democratic candidate. 2. The total number of votes cast in an election <the incumbent received 60% of the vote>. 3. The act of voting, usu. by a legislative body <the Senate postponed the vote on the gun-control bill>. - vote, vb.
Voter
1. A person who engages in the act of voting. 2. A person who has the qualifications necessary for voting. - Also termed (in sense 2) legal voter.
casting vote
1. A deciding vote cast by the presiding officer of a deliberative body when the votes are tied. ( The U.S. Constitution gives the Vice President the casting vote in the Senate. U.S. Const. art. I, ยง 3. 2. VOTE (3).
legal voter
See VOTER (2;
no-confidence vote
The formal legal method by which a legislative body, by a majority vote, forces the resignation of a cabinet or ministry. - Also termed vote of no confidence.
one-person, one-vote rule
Constitutional law. The principle that the Equal Protection Clause requires legislative voting districts to have about the same population. Reynolds u. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, 84 S.Ct. 1362 (1964). - Also termed one-man, one-vote rule. See APPORTIONMENT.
qualified voter.
1. QUALIFIED ELECTOR. 2. A qualified elector who exercises the right to vote; a person who votes.
registered voter
A person who is qualified to vote and whose name is recorded in the voting district where he or she resides.
right to vote
See SUFFRAGE.
swing vote
The vote that determines an issue when all other voting parties, such as appellate judges, are evenly split.
vote dilution
See DILUTION (3).
vote of no confidence
See NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE.