Defined term
Precinct-count Optical Scanner
Precinct-count Optical Scanner: A device that counts ballots at a POLLING LOCATION instead of at a central station.
Also known as: PCOS
Alternative names:
PCOS
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Definition
A device that counts ballots at a POLLING LOCATION instead of at a central station. An advantage of precinct count scanning is that a voter who has overvoted can be alerted and given an opportunity to remark the ballot or obtain another. An OPTICAL SCANNER used as a PRECINCT TABULATOR.” 2007 VVSG. Abbreviated PCOS.
Alternative Definitions
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Precinct-count Optical Scanner
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