Primary definition
A "ballot that is marked by using a specified writing instrument to fill in a designated position to record a voter's candidate, question, or issue choice and that can be scanned and electronically read in order to tabulate the vote." Ohio Rev. State. §3506.21(A).
Also known aspaper ballot · bubble ballot · mark-sense ballot · scannable ballot
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A "ballot that is marked by using a specified writing instrument to fill in a designated position to record a voter's candidate, question, or issue choice and that can be scanned and electronically read in order to tabulate the vote." Ohio Rev. State. §3506.21(A).
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Optical Scan Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 3, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/optical-scan-ballot
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