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A "term used to distinguish the pattern of prescoring of unfinished ballot cards or ballot cards (e.g. 312-, 228-, 52-Hole)." Cal. Regs. §20206
Also known asformatting · ballot format · card format · pre-scoring pattern · hole pattern · prescore pattern · ballot card format · 312-hole format · 228-hole format · 52-hole format
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A "term used to distinguish the pattern of prescoring of unfinished ballot cards or ballot cards (e.g. 312-, 228-, 52-Hole)." Cal. Regs. §20206
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Format. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/format
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