cast vote

cast (one's) vote

1. To vote in an election or other such contest in which votes are collected; to vote. You seem happy about the results of the election. I guess I know which candidate you cast your vote for! I need to go to the polling place and cast my vote!
2. To share one's opinion on something (which could involve informal "voting"). If I get a say in the matter, I cast my vote in favor of a new microwave for the break room! Raise your hand to cast your vote for lower monthly dues!
See also: cast, vote
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cast one's vote

to vote; to place one's ballot in the ballot box. The citizens cast their votes for president. The wait in line to cast one's vote was almost an hour.
See also: cast, vote
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • cast (one's) vote
  • go to the polls
  • take second place
  • comeback, to make/stage a
  • war chest
  • hat in the ring, to put/throw one's
  • body politic
  • another county heard from
  • county
  • stuff the ballot box
References in periodicals archive
The lowest turnout (16.14pc) was recorded in PK-113 South Waziristan-I, where 35,318 of the total 218,835 voters cast vote. Similarly, 17.50pc turnout was recorded in PK-107 (Khyber-III) where 37,795 of the total 216,133 voters turned up to cast vote.
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Summary: Muzaffarpur (Bihar) [India], May 20 (ANI): Defending Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav who did not cast his vote on Sunday, senior party leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh said, "one will certainly not go to cast vote only for a photo option."
Raghuvansh Prasad Singh downplays Tejashwi Yadav not casting vote
Locals said that the army soldiers stopped the vehicle of the youth, checked their fingers and questioned them why they didn't cast vote in elections.
Protests in Baramulla against thrashing of youth by army
However, Nawaz was not allowed to cast vote as he failed to bring along his CNIC.
Nawaz fails to cast his vote
However, the ex-PM was not allowed to cast vote for failure to produce CNIC.
Nawaz could not cast vote
Overseas Pakistanis are performing their national duty and they can cast vote till 5:00PM.
By-elections: Overseas Pakistanis actively perform their national duty
The petitioner has taken the plea that two major political parties have not cast votes in the election for the office of PM while as per law it is incumbent on every member of parliament to cast vote during the election of PM.
69 MNAs from PPP, JI put on notices for not casting votes in PM election
Later, Abdul Qadir Patel, MNA said he too did not possess the card but he was not allowed to cast vote, which is discrimination against him.
Without NA card: Speaker allowed Imran Khan to cast vote
Bari said another major reason is social in nature as women in many areas are not allowed or encouraged to cast vote.
Why half of voters did not participate in polling: report
Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi cast vote in NA-57 Murree.
Prominent personalities cast vote in their constituencies
Turkish Ambassador to Athens Kerim Uras was the first to cast vote. Officials from Justice and Development Party (AK Party) and People's Democratic Party (HDP) were also at the polling station at the embassy.
Turkish nationals vote for parliamentary election in Greece
Auto Business News-25 September 2008-Unionised workers at Hyundai cast vote on second tentative pay agreement(C)2008 ENPublishing - http://www.enpublishing.co.uk
Unionised workers at Hyundai cast vote on second tentative pay agreement
Summary: Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): A-27-year old specially-abled woman cast vote using her foot in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Monday.
Specially-abled woman casts vote using foot in Madhya Pradesh
Islamabad -- PML-N leader and former power minister Awais Leghari cast vote in DG Khan's NA-191 constituency and urged people to come out and cast vote.
Sadiq Sanjrani, Raheel Sharif, Awais Leghari cast vote
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman cast vote in his native town in Dera Ismail Khan.
Elections 2018: Political leaders, prominent personalities cast vote