Ballot Image
Ballot Image: Electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter.
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.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
(1) Electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter. (2) Record of all votes produced by a single voter. See also, Cast Vote Record
- Definition 3
Archival digital image captured from one or more sides of a paper ballot cast by an individual voter.
- Definition 4
Archival digital image (e.g. JPEG, PDF, etc.) captured from one or more sides of a paper ballot cast by an individual voter.
- Definition 5
The data constituting a single voter’s complete choices, often stored by maintaining a list of VOTING POSITIONS voted. A “corresponding representation in electronic or paper form of the mark or vote position of a BALLOT.” 10 Ill. Comp. Stat. §5/24C-2. An “electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter … A ballot image might be an uninterpreted bitmap image, a transient logical representation of the votes, or an ARCHIVAL record (a CAST VOTE RECORD).” 2007 VVSG. If properly recorded and main tained, a complete set of ballot images can be used to perform a RECOUNT. Also BALLOT SET. Various manufacturers refer to ballot images using different terms in their documentation. For example, in the Sequoia Advantage system, the term “voter block” is used. Ballot Image Manager The component of Election Systems & Software’s election management system that is used for ballot layout. Abbreviated BIM.