Which term describes a vote where the votes are counted rather than estimated?

• A. Voice vote
• B. Roll call vote
• C. Proxy vote
• D. Hand counted vote

Answer: (D)

Counting votes rather than estimating is about ensuring an actual tally is recorded rather than guessing which side is ahead. In a voice vote, the chair often estimates the result, not a precise count. When the method requires an exact tally, describing it as a hand counted vote emphasizes that volunteers or officials are literally tallying each vote by hand to arrive at a precise result. The other methods either rely on an estimation (a voice vote) or involve votes cast by someone else (proxy), so they don’t convey the same explicit emphasis on manual counting.