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Canvassing

Canvassing: Compiling the results from an election for the purpose of validating and officially certifying the results.

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Compiling the results from an election for the purpose of validating and officially certifying the results. Canvassing may include counting of ballots as well as review of the statements of the vote prepared by poll workers and of results tapes printed from DREs and optical scanners.

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Counting Votes 2012
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