Cast Vote Record
Cast Vote Record: Permanent record of all votes produced by a single voter whether in electronic, paper or other form.
Also known as: CVR
Definition
Permanent record of all votes produced by a single voter whether in electronic, paper or other form. Also referred to as ballot image when used to refer to electronic ballots.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Archival tabulatable record of a set of contest selections produced by a single voter as interpreted by the voting system.
- Definition 3
A “permanent record of all votes produced by a single voter whether in electronic, paper or other form. Also referred to as BALLOT IMAGE when used to refer to electronic ballots.” 2005 VVSG GLOSSARY. An “archival record of all votes produced by a single voter.” 2007 VVSG. Abbreviated CVR. Sometimes ELECTRONIC CAST VOTE RECORD.
- Definition 4
A record of the system’s interpretation of the voter’s choices on the ballot that is created and stored by the electronic voting system. The voting system should be able to produce a report of these data. If the electronic system can export a file of the Cast Vote Records for all the ballots in a way that allows each ballot to be associated to its interpretation by the voting system, the file can be used for auditing purposes.
- Definition 5
Cast vote record