The term you're looking for is likely "vote." Voting is the formal process through which individuals express their opinions or preferences on a particular issue or candidate, often in a democratic context. It serves as a mechanism for collective decision-making and reflects the will of the electorate.
a short article or essay in which a writer expresses his or her thoughts and feelings about a particular issue.
The sentence is so informal that grammatical categorization runs screaming from it. Formally we say "The issue is whether it is a nuisance." Recording informal speech we write "The issue is: Is it a nuisance?"
opinion column
There are three stages in the formation of public opinion-The rise of an issue-discussion and proposed solutions and arrival at a consensus. As soon as a public issue emerges there is usually a preliminary phase of discussion. The issue is defined and a hope is expressed for its solution. Later as a discussion continues those concerned express their own views on the issue and propose various and often divergent solutions through letters, petitions, memoranda etc.In the course of time we pass on the third stage when opinion begins to crystallize and people began to take sides.
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Abortion...everybody has an opinion but nobody has an answer
Another word for formally declining to vote is abstaining. You would abstain from a vote when you can't agree on either issue being presented.
It is a disease, not a moral issue.
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Kyoto Protocol