Defined term
Ballot Stuffing
Ballot Stuffing: The act of casting illegal votes or submitting more than one ballot per voter when only one ballot per voter is permitted.
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The act of casting illegal votes or submitting more than one ballot per voter when only one ballot per voter is permitted.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
An election fraud in which ballots not cast by any registered voter are added to those ballots properly cast. The term originated from literal stuffing of ballot boxes with unauthorized paper ballots to overwhelm the legitimate votes cast and thus determine the outcome. Now stuffing can occur with or without physical ballot boxes using electronic means.
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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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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