A "unique aggregation of that make up the ballot for a particular group of voters CONTESTS identified by common characteristics of residence location, party affiliation, or both. Md. Elec. Code §1-101(g). A "version of a ballot within a jurisdiction that an individual voter is eligible to vote. For example, in a county that uses essentially the same official ballot, a group office such as county commissioner may be divided into districts so that different voters in the same county vote for commissioner in different districts. The different versions of the county's official ballot containing only those district ballot items one individual voter may vote are the county's different ballot styles." N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-165(3). A "concrete presentation of a particular ... A given ballot configuration may be realized by BALLOT CONFIGURATION multiple ballot styles, which may differ in the language used, the ordering of and CONTESTS CHOICES." VVSG. CONTEST 2007
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A "unique aggregation of that make up the ballot for a particular group of voters CONTESTS identified by common characteristics of residence location, party affiliation, or both. Md. Elec. Code §1-101(g). A "version of a ballot within a jurisdiction that an individual voter is eligible to vote. For example, in a county that uses essentially the same official ballot, a group office such as county commissioner may be divided into districts so that different voters in the same county vote for commissioner in different districts. The different versions of the county's official ballot containing only those district ballot items one individual voter may vote are the county's different ballot styles." N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-165(3). A "concrete presentation of a particular ... A given ballot configuration may be realized by BALLOT CONFIGURATION multiple ballot styles, which may differ in the language used, the ordering of and CONTESTS CHOICES." VVSG. CONTEST 2007
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Ballot Style. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/ballot-style
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