Primary definition
Paper ballots that should be on hand in polling places where DRE voting machines are the standard method of voting. Emergency paper ballots should be used when DREs are inoperable, or when long lines form at the polling place.
Also known ascontingency paper ballots · backup paper ballots · provisional paper ballots · EPB
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Paper ballots that should be on hand in polling places where DRE voting machines are the standard method of voting. Emergency paper ballots should be used when DREs are inoperable, or when long lines form at the polling place.
Counting Votes 2012 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Emergency Paper Ballots. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/emergency-paper-ballots
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