Terms starting with “B”

An in the District of Columbia who issues to voters. ELECTION OFFICIAL BALLOTS

"In each county in the state, the clerk of the circuit court while holding such office, and two persons by him appointed, one from each of the two political parties which cast the...

That portion of a at which voters fill out BALLOTS. Ky. Rev. Stat. POLLING LOCATION §117.255.

A term used by Election Systems & Software to refer to elemental elements of a ballot, including frame, office, candidate, question, response and text object.

"The particular combination and arrangement of offices, candidates and questions for a precinct or subdivision thereof." Ala. Admin. Code §307-X-1-.01(1). The "set of CONTESTS in w...

A "container that is used for transporting and storing voted BALLOT." Mich. Comp. Laws §168.14a(a). Cf. BALLOT BOX.

A post-election to verify that the total number of votes recorded equals the total number AUDIT of ballots cast. It is a "defense against problematic behavior by the voting device...

1. A device that tabulates BALLOTS. An "automatic tabulator that is capable of DOCUMENT counting votes on ballots as they are deposited into the tabulator." Minn. Rules §8220.0250(...

The software logic that defines the combinations of voter choices that are valid and invalid on a given ballot and that determines how the vote choices are totaled in a given elect...

The tendency of an optical scan ballot to curve, usually because of differential on ABSORPTION different sides of the ballot.

A list of contests and associated options that may appear on a ballot for a particular election.

A term used by Election Systems & Software for its proprietary database file containing ballot setup information.

The process of setting up all needed for an election in a jurisdiction so they BALLOT STYLES may be loaded onto voting machines. Also, the final machine-readable description of all...

"Hardware and software required to define for an election and to prepare BALLOT LAYOUTS election-specific software and firmware." Fla. VSS Appendix.

A description, name or formal title printed under a candidate's name on a ballot. May also include a candidate's political party or incumbent status.

The "template that covers the face of the Direct Recording Election Machine. Printed on the template are all candidates and to be voted upon." Wyo. Rules BALLOT PROPOSITIONS §1.4(g...

The concrete presentation of the contents of a ballot or other information for the voter or election pfficial appropriate to the particular voting technology being used. The conten...

A locked container, either indoor or outdoor, where voters can return an absentee ballot for collection directly by an election official.

A body that is authorize to produce BALLOTS. DUPLICATE "If which are voted by punching a card are used, the ballot duplicating board shall: BALLOTS 1. Receive damaged ballots, incl...

The "process of making a true copy of valid votes from that may not be properly BALLOTS counted by the vote tallying system to blank ballots of the same type and style, or as direc...

The "electronic device by which the poll officers program the to VOTER ACCESS CARD authorize the voter to vote on the DRE units." Ga. Rules §183-1-12-.02.

The "process of adding or covering marks or punches on an optical scan to ensure that BALLOT the electronic voting equipment will tally the votes on the ballot in the manner intend...

The official inner and outer envelopes used to transport absentee and mailed ballots.

Refers to processing a ranked choice voting contest on a cast ballot, when that ballot becomes inactive and cannot be advanced in the tabulation for a contest because there are no...