Terms starting with “B”

A "single side of a sheet on which are printed some or all of the to be voted by a CONTESTS voter." Md. Election Code Ann. §1-101(e).

The tendency of a voter to fail to cast a vote in races far from the beginning of the BALLOT. 2001 Fischer. See also DROP-OFF.

Abstract definition of what appears on the ballot in a particular political subdivision, precinct or portion of precinct in a particular election and the formatting thereof.

The appearance of the BALLOT, including the layout of races, typeface, size and spacing, usually defined by statute. "One of any number of specific ballot configurations issued to...

The act of collecting ballots, typically by a political party or nonprofit organization, for multiple voters and returning those ballots to an elections office on behalf of those v...

(opscan) A special ballot sheet whose function is to identify the precinct to which following ballots belong. See. STYLE. BALLOTS BY

A "container (i.e., secrecy sleeve) in which the voter places the selected or voted BALLOT ballot to maintain the secrecy of the selected or voted ballot until it is deposited in t...

Electronically produced record of all votes cast by a single voter. Also, can mean a digital image of a voted ballot captured by a voting system or ballot tabulation device.

The component of Election Systems & Software's election management system that is used for ballot layout. Abbreviated BIM.

Information provided to a voter that describes the procedures for marking the ballot. This information may appear directly on the paper or electronic ballot or may be provided sepa...

A "nonrecall, citizen-initiated or legislatively-referred which is authorized PETITION MEASURE by the state constitution." Col. Stat. §1-40-102(1).

A "single item on a in which the voters are to choose between or among the BALLOT candidates or proposals listed." N.C. Gen. Stat. §163-165(2).

The "cards, papers, booklet, pages, or other materials that contain the names of offices and candidates and statements of to be voted on and which are used in BALLOT PROPOSITIONS c...

The "assembled unit containing labels and MASK." 31 Ky. Admin. Regs. BALLOT §2:010(1)(7). Similarly in Mich. Rules §168.771(1)(f).

Any "computerized instructions which control the placement or the printing of candidates` names and proposals on [electronic] voting machines ..." N.Y. Election Laws BALLOT (consol...

"[T]he names and ballot positions of candidates and proposals stored on a BALLOT computerized device through the use of ballot label programming." N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §1-1...

A three-member body with specific powers to examine voting machines and decides challenges to the eligibility of candidates. N.H. Rev. Stat. §665:1.

The concrete presentation of the contents of a ballot appropriate to the particular voting technology being used. The contents may be rendered using various methods of presentation...

The "list of the names of candidates as they appear on the BALLOT." Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.030.

A catalog prepared by election officials listing all the physical paper ballots and their locations in sequence. This is a requirement for a Risk Limiting Audit but can be used to...

See MAKER. ELECTRONICALLY ASSISTED BALLOT

Device

The "coded patterns printed on the intended to identify the ballot style to the ballot BALLOT counting system." Wash. Admin. Code §434-335-430(3).

A device that permits contest options to be reviewed on an electronic interface, produces a human- readable paper ballot, and does not make any other lasting record of the voter's...