Canvass
Noun
1. The process of compiling, reviewing, and validating election returns that forms the basis of the official results by a political subdivision.
Source: Election Terminology Glossary - Draft, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), https://pages.nist.gov/ElectionGlossary/
2. The compilation of election returns and validation of the outcome that forms the basis of the official results by political subdivision.
Source: Glossary of terms database, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, https://www.eac.gov/glossary/
Verb
3. Solicit votes
Source: Glossary of terms database, U.S. Election Assistance Commission, https://www.eac.gov/glossary/