The vote to accept or reject the Covenant of Christ will be taken at the conference on Sunday, October 27th by those who are in attendance. But voting will not be confined to the conference attendees, as we now have instruction that allows us to have a vote taken the prior Sunday, October 20 in individual fellowships. This is the procedure to follow for that fellowship voting:
The fellowship is to vote on this question: Do you have faith in these things and receive the scriptures approved by the Lord as a standard to govern you in your daily walk in life, to accept the obligations established by the Covenant of Christ as a covenant, and to use the scriptures to correct yourselves and to guide your words, thoughts, and deeds?
Votes should be taken in the fellowship at a meeting on October 20 by asking those in favor to stand and say “Yes” followed by asking those who are opposed to stand and say “No”. Both the votes for and against should be counted and the names of those who voted taken down in the fellowship meeting. A representative of the fellowship should attend the conference on the following Sunday, October 27 to have their numbers added to the final vote tally. That representative should bring the names of all those who voted in the fellowship meeting on October 20.
The conference vote will be taken using the same words to ask the same question, and also asking those who are in favor to stand and say “Yes” and those oppose to stand and say “No”. The Book of Mormon/Covenant of Christ in both versions explain what “the voice of the people” means. It requires a majority vote. This is different from the definition of “mutual consent” and therefore if a majority votes either in favor or against the acceptance, that will define what will be done about Covenant of Christ, and will inform the Lord of our willingness or unwillingness to accept the text as His covenant language for our use.
I would hope that no-one would vote without having read the text in its entirety to acquaint themselves with the material.