Primary definition
A "voting system on which the voter casts a vote by pressing a lever and the vote is mechanically recorded by the machine." N.C. Gen. Stat. §163.165.4A(a1).
Also known asmechanical voting machine · lever voting machine · lever-based voting system
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A "voting system on which the voter casts a vote by pressing a lever and the vote is mechanically recorded by the machine." N.C. Gen. Stat. §163.165.4A(a1).
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Lever Machine Voting System. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/lever-machine-voting-system
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