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Transfer data from a smaller computer or device to a larger computer. At the close of polls, memory cards with cast ballot information are uploaded to the central tabulation computer.
Also known astransfer up · send up · data upload · uploading · up-load
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U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Transfer data from a smaller computer or device to a larger computer. At the close of polls, memory cards with cast ballot information are uploaded to the central tabulation computer.
EAC Information Technology Terminology · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Up Load. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/up-load
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