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Direct-record Electronic, Direct Recording Electronic
Direct-record Electronic, Direct Recording Electronic: Descriptor for a machine that does not make use of a DOCUMENT BALLOT but records choices electronically.
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Election Administration
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Descriptor for a machine that does not make use of a DOCUMENT BALLOT but records choices electronically. A “combination VEDB and TABULATOR that gathers votes via an ELECTRONIC VOTER INTERFACE, records voting data and BALLOT IMAGES in memory components, and produces a tabulation of the voting data. … A typical DRE presents CONTEST CHOICES to the voter on an electronic monitor, and after the voter finishes the ballot the voter's votes are stored locally on the computer.” 2007 VVSG. Abbreviated DRE.
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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