Defined term

Ballot Manifest

Ballot Manifest: A catalog prepared by election officials listing all the physical paper ballots and their locations in sequence.

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Definition

A catalog prepared by election officials listing all the physical paper ballots and their locations in sequence. This is a requirement for a Risk Limiting Audit but can be used to track ballot inventory and create an audit record for other types of audits.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

A catalog prepared by election officials listing all the physical paper ballots and their locations in sequence.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

A list that indicates how the ballots in an election are organized and stored. For instance, a ballot manifest might list the ballot containers used for an election, the number of batches in each container, and the number of ballots in each batch.

Source: 2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project ReportType: external
Definition 4

A catalog prepared by the staff of the election agency, listing all the physical paper ballots and their locations in sequence.

Source: Checking the Paper Record: A Guide for Public Oversight of Tabulation AuditsType: external

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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3
Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island
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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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2018 Risk Limiting Audit Pilot Project Report
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Checking the Paper Record: A Guide for Public Oversight of Tabulation Audits
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