Talk:Voice vote

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[edit] Relevance in Wikipedia

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[edit] Clarification

I couldn't get from the article exactly how a voice vote works. Does everyone just shout at the same time? Do they queue up and tell people in a Catholic confession-style booth? How? I'm adding a context tag... 128.243.220.22 14:07, 1 November 2005 (UTC) (comment initially made by jdcooper when not signed in)

How is the article now? I took off the context tag already. Johnleemk | Talk 16:59, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, it makes more sense to me now. So they all just make noise when the question is asked, and the speaker has to judge which shout-out was louder? Instead of being confused, i am now worried instead, it doesnt seem like a very accurate and precise way of running a country :/ Jdcooper 16:10, 23 November 2005 (UTC)

Heh, usually it's unanimous (or close to that) and it's quite easy to tell whether the motion passed or not. If there's even a hint of a discrepancy, you can bet someone will motion for a recorded vote. Johnleemk | Talk 06:30, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

Hmm, that's as may be, but the article mentions that: This tactic is used when the matter in question is either uncontroversial or paradoxically when the matter at hand is quite controversial and participants wish for "political cover." How does it work in this case? Jdcooper 09:47, 29 November 2005 (UTC)