Primary definition
Any "piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, electronic data processing, or a combination of that type of equipment." Cal. Elec. Code §358.
Also known asvote counting machine · ballot tabulator · election tabulator · vote tabulator · ballot counting device · electronic tabulator · VTD
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Any "piece of equipment, other than a voting machine, that compiles a total of votes cast by means of ballot card sorting, ballot card reading, paper ballot scanning, electronic data processing, or a combination of that type of equipment." Cal. Elec. Code §358.
Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Vote Tabulating Device. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/vote-tabulating-device
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