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A "CONTEST appearing in a or ballot associated with a given BALLOT STYLE REPORTING CONTEXT. ... If a contest is included in a ballot style associated with a given reporting context, that contest is relevant even if no ballots of that style were counted." VVSG.
Also known asrelevant contests · RC · relevant race · relevant election contest
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A "CONTEST appearing in a or ballot associated with a given BALLOT STYLE REPORTING CONTEXT. ... If a contest is included in a ballot style associated with a given reporting context, that contest is relevant even if no ballots of that style were counted." VVSG.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Relevant Contest. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/relevant-contest
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