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Voting Session

Voting Session: A collection of activities including ballot issuance, voter interaction with the vote-capture device, voting, verification, and casting.

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A collection of activities including ballot issuance, voter interaction with the vote-capture device, voting, verification, and casting.

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1. The “span of time beginning when a ballot is enabled or activated and ending when that ballot is printed (on an EBM), cast (on a DRE), or SPOILED.” The period when a vote-capture device is in IN-USE STATE. 2007 VVSG. 2. The “interaction between the voter and VOTE-CAPTURE DEVICE that occurs during that span of time.” 2007 VVSG.

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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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