Terms starting with “B”

The "choices available to the voter in a question." 33 Pa. Bull. 31, p. 3935 (Aug. 2, BALLOT 2003).

Process of varying the order of the candidate names within a given contest. This practice varies by state.

Device used to read the voter selection data from a paper ballot or ballot card.

The "display of material containing the names of offices and candidates and public questions to be voted on." 10 Ill. Comp. Stat. §5/24C-2.

A board appointed "to prepare the tabulated for storage at the close of the counting BALLOTS center." Mont. Admin. Rules §44.3.1773.

A set of rules and procedures to establish the fundamental right of voters in the United States to cast a secret ballot. These procedures ensure that no ballot can be associated wi...

A "cover to be used by the voter to conceal the votes marked on the BALLOT." Minn. Rules §8220.0250.3b.

A "self-standing enclosure in which a voter selects a party or or during NONPARTISAN BALLOT the primary election." Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51-1.

The need to divide physical ballots into distinct groups for processing. For example, ballots containing votes require human interpretation and thus must be separated out from WRIT...

See ballot image.

1. A "paper printed on one or both sides which is (1) designed and prepared so that BALLOT the voter may indicate his or her votes in designated areas, which must be enclosed areas...

A single piece of paper that forms part of a paper ballot. Paper ballots may contain multiple sheets.

A certification by election officials accounting for the status of all under their care. BALLOTS

The "material upon which: (a) A is printed; and (b) A voter directly indicates his BALLOT vote." Nev. Admin. Code §293.010(1).

The way in which electoral choices are presented on the ballot paper, in particular whether the ballot is candidate-centred or party-centred.

A small strip, usually located at the top of a ballot, that is perforated with information about the ballot such as a serial number, the date of the election, and jurisdiction wher...

An election fraud in which ballots not cast by any registered voter are added to those ballots properly cast. The term originated from literal stuffing of ballot boxes with unautho...

A "unique aggregation of that make up the ballot for a particular group of voters CONTESTS identified by common characteristics of residence location, party affiliation, or both. M...

The portion of a on which a voter is eligible to vote. Sometime as synonym for BALLOT STYLE. BALLOT

The "computer program or programs used to tally voted ballots in an election." Cal. Regs. §20621

A form of for visually impaired voters. TACTILE BALLOT

The "language which is printed on the ballot which is comprised of the SUBMISSION CLAUSE and the TITLE." Colorado Stat. §1-40-102(2). A "true and impartial statement of the purpose...

A "container used by the chief election officer or the clerk to transport ballots." Hawaii Admin. Regs. §2-51-1.

(opscan) A designation for variant ballots used in the same precinct, such as parts of a multi- page ballot or different ballots for voters of different parties.