Descriptor for a machine that does not make use of a but records choices DOCUMENT BALLOT electronically. A "combination and that gathers votes via an VEDB TABULATOR ELECTRONIC INTERFACE, records voting data and in memory components, and VOTER BALLOT IMAGES produces a tabulation of the voting data. ... A typical presents to the DRE CONTEST CHOICES voter on an electronic monitor, and after the voter finishes the ballot the voter's votes are stored locally on the computer." VVSG. Abbreviated DRE.
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Descriptor for a machine that does not make use of a but records choices DOCUMENT BALLOT electronically. A "combination and that gathers votes via an VEDB TABULATOR ELECTRONIC INTERFACE, records voting data and in memory components, and VOTER BALLOT IMAGES produces a tabulation of the voting data. ... A typical presents to the DRE CONTEST CHOICES voter on an electronic monitor, and after the voter finishes the ballot the voter's votes are stored locally on the computer." VVSG. Abbreviated DRE.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Direct Record Electronic, Direct Recording Electronic. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/direct-record-electronic-direct-recording-electronic
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