Primary definition
A device "used to activate the ballot on a or Typically an electronic pollbook or DRE EBM. hand-held ballot DEVICE." VVSG. ACTIVATION 2007
Also known asballot activation device · ballot activating device · ballot activator unit · BA · ballot activation unit · ballot activator terminal · ballot activation terminal · ballot activation station · ballot activation machine · ballot activation system
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A device "used to activate the ballot on a or Typically an electronic pollbook or DRE EBM. hand-held ballot DEVICE." VVSG. ACTIVATION 2007
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Ballot Activator. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/ballot-activator
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