### Question
How is the term vote defined?


### Answer
The term **vote** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1971* as the following:

> all action necessary to make a vote effective including, but not limited to, registration or other action required by State law prerequisite to voting, casting a ballot, and having such ballot counted and included in the appropriate totals of votes cast with respect to candidates for public office and propositions for which votes are received in an election; 

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1971*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 20-ELECTIVE FRANCHISE > SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY**

