Votes in (6)
I believe the answer is:
elects
'votes in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for elects that I've seen before include "Chooses by vote" , "Appoints through voting system" , "Selects by ballot" , "Appoints via he ballot box" , "Appoints to position in ballot" .)