Voting Session

Primary definition

1. The "span of time beginning when a ballot is enabled or activated and ending when that ballot is printed (on an EBM), cast (on a DRE), or SPOILED." The period when a vote-capture device is in STATE. VVSG. IN-USE 2007 2. The "interaction between the voter and that occurs during that span VOTE-CAPTURE DEVICE of time." VVSG.

Also known asvoting period · ballot session · election session · voting phase · polling session
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1. The "span of time beginning when a ballot is enabled or activated and ending when that ballot is printed (on an EBM), cast (on a DRE), or SPOILED." The period when a vote-capture device is in STATE. VVSG. IN-USE 2007 2. The "interaction between the voter and that occurs during that span VOTE-CAPTURE DEVICE of time." VVSG.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Voting Session. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/voting-session

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Electronic Voting Glossary
Electronic Voting Glossary

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EAC Glossary of Terms
EAC Glossary of Terms

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NIST Election Glossary
NIST Election Glossary

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