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Protective Counter
Protective Counter: A “separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built into a VOTING MACHINE and records the total number of movements of the operati…
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A “separate counter, which cannot be reset, that is built into a VOTING MACHINE and records the total number of movements of the operati ng lever.” Utah Code §20A-1-102(54). A “registering device that permanently records the cumulative number of times that a voting machine has been operated and that is installed in the machine in a way that prevents resetting the device.” Texas Elec. Code §121.003(9). A l s o PROTECTIVE DEVICE. Cf. PUBLIC COUNTER.
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