Voting is a method by which a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, convenes together for the purpose of making a collective decision or expressing an opinion usually following discussions, debates or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting. Residents of a jurisdiction represented by an elected official are called "constituents", and the constituents who choose to cast a ballot for their chosen candidate are called "voters." There are different systems for collecting votes, but while many of the systems used in decision-making can also be used as electoral systems, any which cater to proportional representation can only be used in elections.

મતદાન એક પદ્ધતિ છે, જેનાથી સભા કે મતદારમંડળ જેવા જૂથ પોતાનો એક નિર્ણય લે છે કે મંતવ્યને રજૂ કરે છે - મોટેભાગે આમ થવા પાછળ ચર્ચા, વાદવિવાદ કે ચૂંટણી પ્રચાર કારણભૂત હોય છે. આ વાત હંમેશા લોકશાહીઓ અને લોકશાસનોમાં જોવા મળે છે.