Voter Verified Paper Ballot

Primary definition

A "permanent, individual paper ballot that is marked either manually by the voter or with the assistance of a device and verified by the voter as correctly reflecting the voter's intent, before the voter's vote is counted by the precinct-based optical scanner." Tenn. Code §2-1-104(32).

Also known asVVPB · voter-verified paper audit trail · VVPAT · paper ballot · verified paper ballot · voter-verified ballot
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A "permanent, individual paper ballot that is marked either manually by the voter or with the assistance of a device and verified by the voter as correctly reflecting the voter's intent, before the voter's vote is counted by the precinct-based optical scanner." Tenn. Code §2-1-104(32).

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voter Verified Paper Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voter-verified-paper-ballot

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