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A that is usable by the disabled without assistance. VOTER VERIFIED PAPER TRAIL Accessibility is an issue because ordinary machines produce verifiable paper records, VVPAT which may be unreadable to the disabled. Abbreviated AVVPAT.
Also known asAVVPAT · accessible VVPAT · accessible voter-verified paper audit trail · accessible paper trail
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A that is usable by the disabled without assistance. VOTER VERIFIED PAPER TRAIL Accessibility is an issue because ordinary machines produce verifiable paper records, VVPAT which may be unreadable to the disabled. Abbreviated AVVPAT.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Accessible Voter Verified Paper Trail. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/accessible-voter-verified-paper-trail
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