Staging Board

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A board "responsible for preparing the ballots for processing by the [central count optical scanner]." Mont. Admin. Rules §44.3.1768. These responsibilities include the JOGGING ballots.

Also known aspreprocessing board · ballot preparation board · scan preparation board
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A board "responsible for preparing the ballots for processing by the [central count optical scanner]." Mont. Admin. Rules §44.3.1768. These responsibilities include the JOGGING ballots.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Staging Board. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/staging-board

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