Primary definition
Devices that voters use to cast their votes and that tabulate the number of votes cast for candidates and for and against the measures on the ballot
Also known aselectronic voting machines · EVMs · ballot marking devices · BMDs · direct recording electronic devices · DREs · voting systems · ballot scanners · vote tabulators · polling machines
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Devices that voters use to cast their votes and that tabulate the number of votes cast for candidates and for and against the measures on the ballot
Counting Votes 2012 · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voting Machines. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voting-machines
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