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COUNT. The "recording and counting of ballots on automatic tabulating PRECINCT equipment provided by the election authority in the same precinct polling place in which those ballots have been cast." 10 Ill. Comp. Stat. §5/24C-2.
Also known ason-site ballot counting · polling place tabulation · precinct-level counting · local ballot counting · in-person vote counting
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COUNT. The "recording and counting of ballots on automatic tabulating PRECINCT equipment provided by the election authority in the same precinct polling place in which those ballots have been cast." 10 Ill. Comp. Stat. §5/24C-2.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). In Precinct Counting. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/in-precinct-counting
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