Defined term
Secrecy Envelope
Secrecy Envelope: An envelope that encloses a ballot to maintain the secrecy of how a voter marked their ballot.
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An envelope that encloses a ballot to maintain the secrecy of how a voter marked their ballot.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
In absentee voting, the envelope in which the ballot is placed prior to being sealed
- Definition 3
The “envelope given to a voter along with the ballot into which the voter places the ballot after he has voted it in order to preserve the secrecy of the voter's vote.” Utah Code §20A-1- 102(66). An “opaque device, used for enclosi ng a marked ballot, which conceals the voter's choices.” Fla. Stat. §101.5603(6). Also PRIVACY SLEEVE, SECRECY FOLDER.
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Independent Panel on Internet Voting Report
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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