A ballot that has been partially filled out but not cast. A ballot left by a VOTER. Iowa FLEEING Admin. Code §721-26.60(49). The states differ as to whether such a ballot should be cast without being examined by precinct officials or invalidated. In Iowa, it is cast. Iowa Admin. Code §721-22.432(52). A "ballot that the voter did not place in the ballot box or record as cast on [a] DRE before leaving the PLACE." GLOSSARY. POLLING 2005 VVSG
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A ballot that has been partially filled out but not cast. A ballot left by a VOTER. Iowa FLEEING Admin. Code §721-26.60(49). The states differ as to whether such a ballot should be cast without being examined by precinct officials or invalidated. In Iowa, it is cast. Iowa Admin. Code §721-22.432(52). A "ballot that the voter did not place in the ballot box or record as cast on [a] DRE before leaving the PLACE." GLOSSARY. POLLING 2005 VVSG
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Abandoned Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 10, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/abandoned-ballot
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