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"Any one of the numeric values (totals or counts) that must appear in any of the vote data reports. Each ballot count ... and each vote, overvote and undervote total for each candidate or measure ... is a separate report item." VVSG.
Also known asdata point · report element · vote metric · tally item · count entry
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Carnegie Mellon University
"Any one of the numeric values (totals or counts) that must appear in any of the vote data reports. Each ballot count ... and each vote, overvote and undervote total for each candidate or measure ... is a separate report item." VVSG.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Report Item. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/report-item
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