Primary definition
Any "approved device for directly marking a ballot by hand with ink, pencil, or other substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment." Minn. Stat. §206.56(7b). Cf. ELECTRONIC BALLOT MARKER.
Also known ashand-marking device · manual ballot marker · ballot marking tool · ink marking device · pencil marking device
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Any "approved device for directly marking a ballot by hand with ink, pencil, or other substance which will enable the ballot to be tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment." Minn. Stat. §206.56(7b). Cf. ELECTRONIC BALLOT MARKER.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Manual Marking Device. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 15, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/manual-marking-device
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