Defined term

Hand Count

Hand Count: Counting ballot sheets and/or selections on ballot sheets by human examination.

Verified

🏆 High Consensus

Election Administration

Definition

Counting ballot sheets and/or selections on ballot sheets by human examination.

Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

EAC Glossary of Terms

EAC Glossary of Election Terms

NIST Election Glossary

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