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Precinct Count Voting System

Precinct Count Voting System: A voting system that tabulates ballots at the polling place.

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A voting system that tabulates ballots at the polling place. These systems typically tabulate ballots as they are cast and print the results after the closing of the polls. With an Optical Scan System, after ballots are marked either by hand or with a ballot marking device, they are tabulated when a ballot is placed into the scanner. For direct-recording electronic voting machines (DREs), and for some paper- based systems, these systems provide electronic storage of the vote count and results are later uploaded to a central voting system.

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Definition 2

A system that tabulates ballots at the polling place, typically as they are cast, and prints the results after the close of polling. For DREs, and for some paper-based systems, these systems electronically store the vote count and may transmit results to a central location over public telecommunication networks.

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Definition 3

A “voting system that tabulates ballots at the polling place. These systems typically tabulate ballots as they are cast and print the results after the close of polling. For DREs, and for some paper-based systems, these systems provide electronic storage of the vote count and may transmit results to a central location over public telecommunication networks. 2005 VVSG GLOSSARY.

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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ODNI Cyber Threats to Elections Lexicon
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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