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Paper Ballot

Paper Ballot: A piece of paper, paper roll or multiple card stock, on which all voter selections are either hand marked or printed, depending on the…

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A piece of paper, paper roll or multiple card stock, on which all voter selections are either hand marked or printed, depending on the particular voting system.

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Definition 2

A piece of paper, or multiple sheets of paper, on which all contest options of a given ballot style are printed.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

A “paper vote sheet that is either counted by hand or by use of automatic tabulating equipment.” Ark. Register §108.00.02-003.300(f). A “piece of paper on which the ballot for a particular election or primary has been printed, on which a voter may record his or her choices for any candidate or for or against any measure, and that is to be tabulated manually.” Wash. Rev. Code §29A.04.007(2).

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Sources

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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, 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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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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