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"[A] device programmed to accept voted ballots at a polling place for the purpose of tallying and storing the ballots on election day." Wash. Rev. Code §29A.04.115.
Also known asballot tabulator · vote counting machine · polling place tabulator · election day tabulator · ballot scanner · voting machine · ballot counter
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"[A] device programmed to accept voted ballots at a polling place for the purpose of tallying and storing the ballots on election day." Wash. Rev. Code §29A.04.115.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Poll Site Ballot Counting Device. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/poll-site-ballot-counting-device
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