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1. A "piece of material containing precisely located holes, conical in shape and positioned so that a stylus tip can penetrate only the scored areas of the CARD." 31 Ky. Admin. BALLOT Regs. §2:010(1)(23). 2. A "tactile ballot cover or overlay ... that is used to allow visually or reading-impaired voters to vote independently through the use of touch." Texas Admin. Code Rule §81.56. 3. A default graphic layout for a BALLOT.

Also known astactile overlay · ballot overlay · voting overlay · ballot guide · accessibility overlay
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1. A "piece of material containing precisely located holes, conical in shape and positioned so that a stylus tip can penetrate only the scored areas of the CARD." 31 Ky. Admin. BALLOT Regs. §2:010(1)(23). 2. A "tactile ballot cover or overlay ... that is used to allow visually or reading-impaired voters to vote independently through the use of touch." Texas Admin. Code Rule §81.56. 3. A default graphic layout for a BALLOT.

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