0 a way of voting in which your vote represents other members of your organization, especially at trade union meetings --
The card vote is ostensibly a democratic thing.
A card vote of the electorate was recently taken.
The document that we are discussing was approved by a card vote, by 5,883,000 for, 122,000 against.
Therefore, a few large amalgamations at the centre on a card vote—on a tonnage vote—can decide great issues.
It is somewhat of the nature of the card vote which has played such havoc in the trade unions.
When the opportunity does come, the proceedings of the conference are governed by what is known as the card vote.
It was passed at their conference on a card vote, by 20,000 to 700.
I am told that the people today who have that enormous control through the card vote are more or less respectable people.
