votes (7)
'votes' is the definition.
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for elects that I've seen before include "Selects by a vote" , "Appoints through voting system" , "Votes in" , "Appoints via he ballot box" , "Chooses by vote" .)
'votes' is the definition.
(balloting is a kind of voting)
This is all the clue.