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Voting Device

Voting Device: A device that is part of the voting system.

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Definition

A device that is part of the voting system.

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Definition 2

Device that is part of the voting system.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

“‘Voting device’ means a piece of equipment us ed for the purpose of or to facilitate the marking of a ballot to be tabulated by a vote tallying system or a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment used to directly record votes and to accumulate results for a number of issues or offices from a series of voter.” Wash. Rev. Code §29A.04.181(2). “‘Voting device’ means an apparatus other than a voting machine which the elector uses to record his or her votes on a ballot.” Wisc. St. 5.02(24g). A “dev ice that is part of the voting system. … Components and materials that are vital to the function of the voting device within the voting system, such as smart cards and ballot printers, are considered parts of the device for the

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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