What is the voting method in which members express their vote by standing or raising their hands and such counts are reported to the chair?

What is the voting method in which members express their vote by standing or raising their hands and such counts are reported to the chair?

• A. Corporate Charter
• B. Credential
• C. Counted Vote
• D. Corresponding Secretary

Answer: (C)

When members indicate their choice by standing or raising their hands and the tallies are then counted and reported to the chair, you’re using a counted vote. This method ensures there’s an actual measurement of how many are in support or opposition, rather than relying on the chair’s sense of the room. A counted vote contrasts with a simple voice vote, where the result is inferred from the crowd’s vocal reaction, and with a ballot vote, where the votes are secret. The standing or raised-hands approach is a form of counted voting because the emphasis is on obtaining an explicit tally that is then announced to the assembly.

When members indicate their choice by standing or raising their hands and the tallies are then counted and reported to the chair, you’re using a counted vote. This method ensures there’s an actual measurement of how many are in support or opposition, rather than relying on the chair’s sense of the room. A counted vote contrasts with a simple voice vote, where the result is inferred from the crowd’s vocal reaction, and with a ballot vote, where the votes are secret. The standing or raised-hands approach is a form of counted voting because the emphasis is on obtaining an explicit tally that is then announced to the assembly.