An "apparatus which automatically tabulates and counts votes recorded on ballots or entered directly into a computer or other electronic device by means of a touchscreen or other data entry device and data processing machines which can be used for counting votes and tabulating results." N.D.C.C. §16-1.06-12(1). "[E]quipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles vote totals by ballot sorting, ballot reading, ballot scanning, or electronic data processing." Tex. Elec. Code §121.003(7).
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An "apparatus which automatically tabulates and counts votes recorded on ballots or entered directly into a computer or other electronic device by means of a touchscreen or other data entry device and data processing machines which can be used for counting votes and tabulating results." N.D.C.C. §16-1.06-12(1). "[E]quipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles vote totals by ballot sorting, ballot reading, ballot scanning, or electronic data processing." Tex. Elec. Code §121.003(7).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Automatic Tabulating Equipment. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/automatic-tabulating-equipment
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