by vote

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Lecornu's centre-right government said last week it would be "impossible" to adopt a 2026 austerity budget by vote.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

"The states will determine by vote or legislation or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land."

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2024

Ballots will be tabulated by vote counting machines.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

Importantly, the treaty allows for nations to establish MPAs by vote if they can’t reach consensus.

From Scientific American • Mar. 8, 2023

Whatsoever may have been wrong with his contract or his commissions, and Parliament sustained them by vote as already mentioned, Captain Kidd cannot be held blameworthy on this score.

From The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day by Paine, Ralph Delahaye