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Ballot Scanner

Ballot Scanner: Device used to read the voter selection data from a paper ballot or ballot card.

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Definition

Device used to read the voter selection data from a paper ballot or ballot card.

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Definition 2

Device used to read the data from a marksense ballot.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

1. A device used to read data from a MARK SENSE BALLOT. 2. A pollworker “trained to assist voters in scanning their VOTED BALLOT.”

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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