Defined term

Paper-Based Voting System

Paper-Based Voting System: Voting system that records votes, counts votes, and tabulates the vote count, using one or more ballot cards or paper ballots.

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Definition

Voting system that records votes, counts votes, and tabulates the vote count, using one or more ballot cards or paper ballots.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Voting system that records votes, counts votes, and produces a tabulation of the vote count, using one or more ballot cards or a written list of choices.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

A voting system that records votes, counts votes, and/or produces a report of the vote count from votes cast on paper cards or sheets.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 4

“A voting system … that records votes, count s votes, and produces a tabulation of the vote count, using one or more ballot cards.” FVSS Appendix. See also PAPER-BASED DEVICE.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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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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Electronic Voting Glossary
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