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Ballot Counter

Ballot Counter: Feature in a voting device that counts the votes cast in an election.

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Feature in a voting device that counts the votes cast in an election. This can also refer to a person who counts vote by hand.

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Definition 2

Counter in a voting device that counts the ballots cast in a single election or election test.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

1. A device that tabulates DOCUMENT BALLOTS. An “automatic tabulator that is capable of counting votes on ballots as they are de posited into the tabulator.” Minn. Rules §8220.0250(3a). 2. A local ELECTION OFFICIAL in North Carolina responsible for counting BALLOT. N. C. Gen. Stat. §163-43.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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