Defined term

Voter Intent

Voter Intent: How the voter attempted to express their vote choices through actions taken to mark, verify, and cast an issued ballot.

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How the voter attempted to express their vote choices through actions taken to mark, verify, and cast an issued ballot.

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Definition 2

A cognitive construct, formed by the voter, that they attempt to express through actions taken to mark, verify, and cast the issued ballot.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

A rule of construction of election law requiring any body that interprets a ballot to attempt to determine the true intent of the voter. “This title must be liberally construed to the end that: … The real will of the electors is not defeated by any informality or by failure substantially to comply with the provisions of this title with respect to the giving of any notice or the conducting of an election or certifying the results thereof.” Nevada Rev. Stat. §293.127(1).

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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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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