Touch Screen Voting Machine

Primary definition

A that captures voter choices via a SCREEN. A "voting machine that VOTING MACHINE TOUCH utilizes a computer screen to display the ballot and allows the voter to indicate his or her selections by touching designated locations on the screen." GLOSSARY. 2005 VVSG

Also known asDRE voting machine · direct-recording electronic voting machine · electronic voting machine · EVM · touchscreen voting device · ballot marking device · BMD
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A that captures voter choices via a SCREEN. A "voting machine that VOTING MACHINE TOUCH utilizes a computer screen to display the ballot and allows the voter to indicate his or her selections by touching designated locations on the screen." GLOSSARY. 2005 VVSG

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Touch Screen Voting Machine. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/touch-screen-voting-machine

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Electronic Voting Glossary
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NIST Election Glossary
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