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Voter Files

Voter Files: Digital databases of publicly available records of who is registered to vote and who cast ballots in past elections.

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Digital databases of publicly available records of who is registered to vote and who cast ballots in past elections. Voter file records indicate whether or not someone voted in a given election, but does not indicate whom they voted for.

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