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Marksense

Marksense: System by which votes are recorded by means of marks made in voting response fields designated on one or both faces of a ballot card or series of…

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System by which votes are recorded by means of marks made in voting response fields designated on one or both faces of a ballot card or series of cards. Marksense systems may use an optical scanner or similar sensor to read the ballots. Also known as optical scan.

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Definition 2

System by which votes are recorded by means of marks made in voting response fields designated on one or both faces of a ballot card or series of cards. Marksense systems use an optical scanner or similar sensor to read the ballots. Also known as Optical Scan.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

A technology “by which votes are recorded by mean s of marks made in voting response fields designated on one or both faces of a ballot card or series of cards. Marksense systems may use an optical scanner or similar sensor to read the ballots. Also known as OPTICAL SCAN. 2005 VVSG GLOSSARY.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

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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