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Battery Backup

Battery Backup: A separate power source designed to allow for con tinued voting in the even of a power failure.

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A separate power source designed to allow for con tinued voting in the even of a power failure. “The voting system shall be a battery back-up sy stem that will, as a minimum, retain voter information and be capable of retaining and re storing processor operating parameters in the event of power failures.” N. M. Admin. Code §1.10.20.10(D).

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