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"[E]quipment in which ballot labels and ballots are placed to allow a voter to record his or her vote by perforating or equipment with a screen upon which votes may be recorded by means of a stylus or by means of touch." W. Va. Code §3-4A-2(i).
Also known asvoting machine · ballot marking device · BMD · electronic voting device · direct recording electronic device · DRE · voting terminal · ballot recorder
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"[E]quipment in which ballot labels and ballots are placed to allow a voter to record his or her vote by perforating or equipment with a screen upon which votes may be recorded by means of a stylus or by means of touch." W. Va. Code §3-4A-2(i).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Vote Recording Device. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/vote-recording-device
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