A voice vote is a vote taken on a topic where the participants respond to a question with "yea" (yes), "nay" (no), or "present" (abstain). No names or numbers on who voted for what are recorded.

Alternative formulations for the vote, depending on the custom of the body, include "aye" for the affirmative and "no" for the negative.

See also

• division
• recorded vote

External links

• Senate (http://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/how_to_votes.htm)
• House (http://www.house.gov/house/Tying_it_all.shtml)