1. A in which the voter records her choices by causing holes to be made in VOTING SYSTEM predefined positions in a machine-readable paper card. See, e.g. Wash. Admin. Code §434- 320-140. Such systems are now illegal in many states, e.g. Maine. 21-A Me. Rev. Stat. §809(3-A)(B). Likewise in Montana, New York. 2. A term in "A 'punch card voting system' includes any of the following voting HAVA: systems: (1) C.E.S.; (2) Datavote; (3) PBC Counter; (4) Pollstar; (5) Punch Card; (6) Vote Recorder. (7) Votomatic."
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1. A in which the voter records her choices by causing holes to be made in VOTING SYSTEM predefined positions in a machine-readable paper card. See, e.g. Wash. Admin. Code §434- 320-140. Such systems are now illegal in many states, e.g. Maine. 21-A Me. Rev. Stat. §809(3-A)(B). Likewise in Montana, New York. 2. A term in "A 'punch card voting system' includes any of the following voting HAVA: systems: (1) C.E.S.; (2) Datavote; (3) PBC Counter; (4) Pollstar; (5) Punch Card; (6) Vote Recorder. (7) Votomatic."
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Punch Card Voting System. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/punch-card-voting-system
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