An "apparatus on which voters cast their votes that records each vote by means of mechanical or electronic counters and furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each referendum measure." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-808(11). Either "(A) A direct recording electronic voting machine that: (i) Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that may be actuated by the voter; (ii) Processes the data by means of a computer program; (iii) Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory components; and (iv) Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and in a printed copy; or (B) An electronic device for marking a paper ballot to be electronically scanned. Ark. Code 7-1- 101(25).
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An "apparatus on which voters cast their votes that records each vote by means of mechanical or electronic counters and furnishes a total of the number of votes cast for each candidate and for and against each referendum measure." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-808(11). Either "(A) A direct recording electronic voting machine that: (i) Records votes by means of a ballot display provided with mechanical or electro-optical components that may be actuated by the voter; (ii) Processes the data by means of a computer program; (iii) Records voting data and ballot images in internal and external memory components; and (iv) Produces a tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and in a printed copy; or (B) An electronic device for marking a paper ballot to be electronically scanned. Ark. Code 7-1- 101(25).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voting Machine. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voting-machine
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