Terms starting with “V”

Voting before election day where the voter completes an absentee ballot in person at an elections office or other designated polling site prior to election day.

To cast a ballot in opposition to a political candidate or proposition.

To deliberately fails to vote on a or for any candidate in a particular office. "The QUESTION elector can vote blank for any office on his party ticket by making a cross mark (x) i...

A "button a voter pushes to activate a DRE Machine allowing the voter to record the votes in the internal memory in the DRE and clear the votes on the ballot display." Wyo. Sec'y o...

Method of casting a ballot using a paper ballot, when the primary voting system or ballot marking device is not available or not functional.

A ballot cast by a voter other than in-person at a voting location. Vote by mail ballots are typically mailed to voters but can be issued over the counter from an election's office...

A document used by a voter to request a ballot be mailed to the voter.

A component of a that obtains the voter's choices. VOTING SYSTEM

A "card upon which the voter casts his or her votes by the process of punching." Ark. Code §7-1-101(26).

A vote center is one of multiple voting locations in an election jurisdiction where voters may choose to vote at any of the locations offered (i.e. they are not assigned to one loc...

In Internet voting, a machine on which a voter casts a vote. CIVTF.

The number of votes recorded for each choice in a contest. 2  "  !   

The total combination of mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic equipment (including the software, firmware, and documentation required to program, control, and support the e...

Data comprising vote or vote totals. VVSG.

The "apparatus which contains electronic instructions for a voting device and in which electronic results are stored." 26 Okla. Stat. §6-102.1(7).

A voting practice or procedure that has the effect of diminishing the voting strength of members of a racial, color, or language minority group. Vote dilution is prohibited under S...

To cast a ballot in favor of a political candidate or proposition.

A ballot choice in which voters ar e allowed to vote for a specified number ("N") of candidates in a multi - seat ("M") contest.

The maximum number of selections allowed in a contest.

M. This form is preferable to "Vote for N," which sometimes misleads VOTE FOR N OF voters into believing that they are required to vote for N candidates and that a lower number wil...

The maximum number of selections allowed in a contest.

To cast a vote in an election when the individual is not authorized to participate by law.

A program that provides citizens the opportunity to pay tribute and dedicate their vote to a veteran or active-duty service member.

Voting before or on Election Day where the voter completes the ballot in person at a designated polling site, elections office, or vote center that is overseen by election official...