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(opscan) The mechanical sending of a into a separate bin or container from normal BALLOT ballot flow. Generally this is done for ballots requiring manual review by a RESOLUTION BOARD.
Also known asballot sorting · segregation · ballot segregation · sorting
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(opscan) The mechanical sending of a into a separate bin or container from normal BALLOT ballot flow. Generally this is done for ballots requiring manual review by a RESOLUTION BOARD.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Sort. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/sort
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