The phrase "a vote that tests" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a vote is intended to evaluate or assess something, such as opinions, policies, or candidates.
Example: "The upcoming election will be a vote that tests the public's trust in the current administration."
Alternatives: "a vote that evaluates" or "a vote that assesses".
Whether he can win the presidency is another matter in an election that analysts are viewing as a vote that will test the legacy of Correa, the self-declared leader of 21st-century socialism.
He has never spearheaded an electoral campaign, and has already stumbled as he tries to negotiate the mind-numbing complexities of Iraqi politics for a vote that will test his own political acumen in a challenging security environment.
CAIRO — Egyptians living abroad began casting ballots on Wednesday in a bitterly divisive referendum on an Islamist-backed draft constitution, the start of a vote that has become a test of the country's nascent democracy.
KABUL, Afghanistan — Evidence is mounting that fraud in last weekend's parliamentary election was so widespread that it could affect the results in a third of provinces, calling into question the credibility of a vote that was an important test of the American and Afghan effort to build a stable and legitimate government.
South Carolina holds its primary on February 27, a vote that is the first test for presidential candidates in the South.
He is fighting to keep his job in a vote that is widely seen as a test run for Germany's federal election next September.
MOSCOW — The pro-Kremlin party, United Russia, has again dominated regional elections, according to preliminary results released Monday, though opposition parties have made slight gains in a vote that has been seen as a test of President Dmitri A. Medvedev's call for greater political pluralism in Russia.
While he spoke, his Democratic allies in Washington moved to force a showdown in the Senate on Monday, scheduling a procedural vote that will test the prospects for bipartisan compromise and Republican resolve to block the president's plans.
The Senate, eager to follow the House out of town for a long Fourth of July weekend, voted 68 to 30 for the legislation on Wednesday evening after a test vote that morning showed by a wide margin that critics in both parties did not have the numbers to block passage.
Mr. Berlusconi's government has already won a record number of 36 confidence votes in Parliament, a move that tests the government's strength and requires a firm majority.
