Defined term
Valid Vote
Valid Vote: Vote from a ballot or ballot image that is legally acceptable according to state law.
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Definition
Vote from a ballot or ballot image that is legally acceptable according to state law.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
See contest option vote.
- Definition 3
A “vote that has been counted as valid or de termined to be valid.” Mont. Code Ann. §13-1- 101(30). A “vote from a ballot or ballot image that conforms to jurisdiction dependent criteria for accepting or rejecting entire ballots, such as stray marks policies and voter eligibility
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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