Any "apparatus which the elector uses to record votes by marking or punching a hole in a paper ballot or tabulating card and which subsequently counts the votes by electronic tabulating equipment or records the votes electronically on a paper tape within the apparatus and simultaneously on a removable 'prom' or other electronic tabulation device." Col. Stat. §1-1-104(50). A "device into which a ballot card may be inserted so that an elector may record his or her vote for any candidate and for or against any question by punching or marking the ballot card." Georgia Code Ann. §21-2-2(38).
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Any "apparatus which the elector uses to record votes by marking or punching a hole in a paper ballot or tabulating card and which subsequently counts the votes by electronic tabulating equipment or records the votes electronically on a paper tape within the apparatus and simultaneously on a removable 'prom' or other electronic tabulation device." Col. Stat. §1-1-104(50). A "device into which a ballot card may be inserted so that an elector may record his or her vote for any candidate and for or against any question by punching or marking the ballot card." Georgia Code Ann. §21-2-2(38).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Vote Recorder. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/vote-recorder
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