Definition : Vote by a show of hands

Voting system used at a meeting of the co-owners or a meeting of the board of directors, in which participants are asked to answer a question put to the vote by raising their hand. By this method of voting, the chairman of the meeting essentially relies on raised hands to decide whether the draft resolution put to the vote has been adopted or not. This approach has practical and legal limits. Indeed, precise counting of votes can sometimes be difficult, if not impossible.