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Ballot Counting Logic

Ballot Counting Logic: The software logic that defines the combinations of voter choices that are valid and invalid on a given ballot and that determines how…

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The software logic that defines the combinations of voter choices that are valid and invalid on a given ballot and that determines how the vote choices are totaled in a given election.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Software logic that defines the combinations of voter choices that are valid and invalid on a given ballot and that determines how the vote choices are totaled in a given election. Election districts differ from each other in the way they define valid and invalid votes and in their vote counting procedures.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

The software logic that defines the combinations of contest selections that are valid and invalid on a given ballot and determines how the contest selections are totaled in a given election.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 4

The software logic that

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard
Definition 5

The “software logic that defines the combinations of voter choices that are valid and invalid on a given BALLOT and that determines how the vote choices are totaled in a given election.” FVSS Appendix.

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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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, 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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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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