Primary definition
A method of counting votes where for each vote counted one person reads the vote, and one or more people make tally marks is sets of five marks for each candidate or yes/no vote.
Also known astally marking · vote tallying · hash marking · tally system · five-mark system
— Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode IslandView source
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A method of counting votes where for each vote counted one person reads the vote, and one or more people make tally marks is sets of five marks for each candidate or yes/no vote.
Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Hashmarking. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/hashmarking
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Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island
Pilot Implementation Study of Risk-Limiting Audit Methods in the State of Rhode Island
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