Televoting

Televoting, telephone voting or phone voting is a method of decision making and opinion polling conducted by telephone. Televoting can also extend to voting by SMS text message via a mobile cell phone.

Broadcast contest televoting

Televoting involves broadcasters providing an audience with different telephone numbers associated with contestants participating; the outcome is decided by the number of calls to each line. Televotes are most commonly used to determine weekly results in reality competitions, such as the Dancing with the Stars, Idol, and The X Factor franchises.

In 1997, the Eurovision Song Contest began to phase in public televoting to determine its winner, with a mass rollout beginning in 1998. Initially, televotes completely replaced the previous system, in which entries were scored by regional juries. These changes led to the increased prominence of "bloc voting"—in which a country's voting pattern would commonly favour neighbouring nations (such as Scandinavian, Baltic, Balkan, and CIS countries), and countries with similar cultures (Andorra and Spain). As of 2009, results are determined by a 50/50 split between a jury and televoting.

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City raises awareness of abuse

Clarendon Live 19 Mar 2025
Alderman Mandy Smith abstained from the vote ... The council approved a proposal to move the city’s telephone service to AW Broadband. Alderman Terri Floyd voted against the proposal ... The council voted in ...
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Downtown sidewalk grant, Art & Wine Walk, and GBRC fireworks approved

Great Bend Tribune 18 Mar 2025
Councilman Kevyn Soupiset was also not at the meeting initially but Mayor Cody Schmidt called him on the telephone so there would be a quorum ... One vote ...
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Wychmere Hotel expansion plans get thumbs down over costal resiliency standards. What now?

Cape Cod Times 18 Mar 2025
They voted 4-0-1 on March 14, and directed Commission staff to draft a decision to the full commission ... “The subcommittee took several votes on Friday,” Singer said in a telephone interview March 17.
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Our Opinion: Town hall will be challenging, beneficial for Bresnahan

The Citizens' Voice 16 Mar 2025
He’s doing the right thing by giving himself a chance to defend his vote and his constituents an opportunity to voice their opinions during a “telephone town hall” announced Friday and scheduled for 5.30 p.m.
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Michigan senators split on bill to avoid federal government shutdown

Detroit news 14 Mar 2025
Elissa Slotkin, D-Holly, voted no ... Slotkin had vowed during a telephone town hall with constituents Thursday night to vote no, calling the legislation "bad for Michigan" because of funding reductions to programs for veterans and others.
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Committee OKs former lawmaker, UI exec to serve on PURA board

The CT Mirror 13 Mar 2025
A legislative panel voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance the nomination of a former lawmaker and utility lobbyist to serve as a commissioner on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
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County commission tables nomination to CSHLRA board - The Union-Recorder | The Union-Recorder

The Union-Recorder 12 Mar 2025
Commissioner Sammy Hall requested that the March 4 commission meeting agenda be amended to allow for a vote on Binion’s appointment ... “I’m not going to vote in favor of this.” ... The vote was to amend the agenda ... Davis voted against.
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Poll: Gov. Wes Moore’s approval rating drops; Marylanders say state is moving in the wrong direction

Baltimore Sun 12 Mar 2025
The poll participants were queried via telephone interviews, and a cross-section of interviews was conducted throughout Maryland to reflect general election voting patterns, the methodology states.
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Voter ID glitch a hiccup in Denver schools special election

Oelwein Daily Register 06 Mar 2025
“The ballots and the vote tabulator were not affected,” Wolf said in a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon ... During a telephone interview on Tuesday afternoon, Wolf said that the day of in-person ...
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Mountain Top Peeks: Bridge replacement project progresses in Fairview Twp.

The Citizens' Voice 05 Mar 2025
supervisors also voted to ratify the decision by poll to ... They also voted to renew the telephone/internet/tv service with Breezeline for two years at $307.93 compared to the previous charge of $315.97.
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With Trump at the wheel, what are CT Democrats to do?

The CT Mirror 02 Mar 2025
He remembered the same intensity as lawmakers geared up for the final vote on the Affordable Care Act in 2010 ... His example was the high-drama vote on House Republicans’ budget plan ... “They’re going to regret that vote.
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