Mark

Primary definition

A "character or symbol which is distinguishable and noticeable to a reasonable person but which does not identify or reveal the voter in a primary, general or special election." Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-400. See ACCEPTABLE MARK, ALIGNMENT MARK, APPROPRIATE MARK, CHECK MARK, CROSS, DETECABLE MARK, EXTRANEOUS MARK, FALSE NEGATIVE MARK, FALSE POSITIVE MARK, HESITATION MARK, IDENTIFYING MARK, MARGINAL MARK, MISINTERPRETED MARK, PERFECT MARK, PLUS MARK, PRESCRIBED MARK, RANDOM MARK, RELIABLY DETECTABLE MARK, RELIABLY IGNORED MARK, STRAY MARK, TIMING MARK

Also known assign · symbol · indication · notation · scratch · tick · cross · X · check · checkmark
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A "character or symbol which is distinguishable and noticeable to a reasonable person but which does not identify or reveal the voter in a primary, general or special election." Ariz. Rev. Stat. §16-400. See ACCEPTABLE MARK, ALIGNMENT MARK, APPROPRIATE MARK, CHECK MARK, CROSS, DETECABLE MARK, EXTRANEOUS MARK, FALSE NEGATIVE MARK, FALSE POSITIVE MARK, HESITATION MARK, IDENTIFYING MARK, MARGINAL MARK, MISINTERPRETED MARK, PERFECT MARK, PLUS MARK, PRESCRIBED MARK, RANDOM MARK, RELIABLY DETECTABLE MARK, RELIABLY IGNORED MARK, STRAY MARK, TIMING MARK

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Mark. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 15, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/mark

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