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Machine-Unreadable Mark

Machine-Unreadable Mark: Mark in a contest selection position of a paper ballot that cannot be detected as readable or marginal by a scanner and requires…

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Mark in a contest selection position of a paper ballot that cannot be detected as readable or marginal by a scanner and requires human adjudication.

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Mark in a contest selection position of a paper ballot that cannot be detected as readable or marginal by a scanner, and may require human adjudication.

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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NIST Election Glossary
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