Defined term
Central Count
Central Count: An act of tabulating ballots from multiple precincts at a central location.
Also known as: Central Counting
Alternative names:
Central Counting
Verified
🏆 High Consensus
Tabulation
Definition
An act of tabulating ballots from multiple precincts at a central location.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Counting of ballots in one or more locations selected by the election authority for the processing or counting, or both of ballots.
- Definition 3
The counting of ballots for a jurisdiction in a c oncentrated counting center, such as the county clerk’s office, as opposed to counting at each precinct. The “counting of ballots in one or more locations selected by the election authority for the processing or counting, or both, of ballots.” 10 Ill. Comp. Stat. §5/24A-2. Cf. PRECINCT COUNT.
Sources
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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Glossary for Voting Systems, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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