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(opscan) The "ratio of the misfeed total to the total volume." VVSG. The BALLOT 2007 acceptable misfeed rate is capped at 1 in 500.
Also known asmisfeed ratio · misfeed frequency · misfeed occurrence rate · ballot misfeed rate
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(opscan) The "ratio of the misfeed total to the total volume." VVSG. The BALLOT 2007 acceptable misfeed rate is capped at 1 in 500.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Misfeed Rate. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 17, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/misfeed-rate
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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NIST Election Glossary
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