USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a survey or a poll (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample.

Detailed explanation-2: -Asking for a poll Any person entitled to vote at a general meeting can ask for votes (on a motion to be decided by ordinary resolution) to be counted by a poll. The person must ask for the poll: in person, at the meeting. or. on the voting paper, whether or not present at the meeting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Polling is the process where the computer or controlling device waits for an external device to check for its readiness or state, often with low-level hardware. For example, when a printer is connected via a parallel port, the computer waits until the printer has received the next character.

Detailed explanation-4: -History. The word “poll” means “scalp” or “head". When votes were taken by gathering people together and counting heads, the place where this was done (sometimes an open field) was called the “polls". Polling places used to gather and count ballots in elections have changed significantly over the past 250 years.