Primary definition
A species of voting system that does not employ a BALLOT. Any "voting system DOCUMENT that does not use paper ballots and includes a direct recording election machine (DRE) but does not include a lever voting machine." Wyo. Rules §1.4(c).
Also known aselectronic voting system · DRE system · non-paper voting system · digital voting system
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A species of voting system that does not employ a BALLOT. Any "voting system DOCUMENT that does not use paper ballots and includes a direct recording election machine (DRE) but does not include a lever voting machine." Wyo. Rules §1.4(c).
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Alternate Voting System. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/alternate-voting-system
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