Primary definition
Electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter. Also, can mean a digital image of a voted ballot captured by a voting system or ballot tabulation device.
Also known asballot scan · digital ballot · ballot record · voted ballot image · ballot snapshot
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— EAC Glossary of TermsView source
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EAC
U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter. Also, can mean a digital image of a voted ballot captured by a voting system or ballot tabulation device.
EAC Glossary of Terms · 2024
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Permanent URL · stable across revisions
Election Security Glossary. (2026). Ballot Image. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/ballot-image
Sources
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EAC Glossary of Terms
EAC Glossary of Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
Electronic Voting Glossary
Multi-source
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NIST Election Glossary
NIST Election Glossary
Disputed
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