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Ballot Card

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A "card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference to the ballot, the names of candidates for nomination or election to one or more offices or the ballot titles of one or more measures." Cal. Elec. Code §302. "A ballot which is voted by the process of punching or marking." Ala Code §17-24-2(4). A form of BALLOT. DOCUMENT

Also known asballot sheet · voting card · punch card ballot · marking ballot
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A "card or a number of cards upon which are printed, or identified by reference to the ballot, the names of candidates for nomination or election to one or more offices or the ballot titles of one or more measures." Cal. Elec. Code §302. "A ballot which is voted by the process of punching or marking." Ala Code §17-24-2(4). A form of BALLOT. DOCUMENT

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Ballot Card. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/ballot-card

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Electronic Voting Glossary
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