Primary definition
A voting machine that 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.
Also known asDRE voting machine · direct-recording electronic voting machine · electronic voting machine · EVM · touchscreen DRE · ballot marking device · BMD · digital voting machine
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A voting machine that 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.
EAC Glossary of Terms · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Touchscreen Voting Machine. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/touchscreen-voting-machine
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