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Voting Station

Voting Station: The location within a polling place where voters may record their votes.

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The location within a polling place where voters may record their votes. A voting station includes the area, location, booth, or enclosure where voting takes place as well as the voting machine.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Location within the polling place where voters may record their votes. A voting station includes the voting booth or enclosure and the vote-recording device.

Source: NISTType: standard
Definition 3

The location within a polling place where voters may record their votes.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 4

The location within a polling place where voters may record their votes. A voting station includes the area, location, booth, or enclosure where voting takes place.

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard
Definition 5

The “voting booth or other place where voters mark their ballots or otherwise indicate their votes at a polling place.” Texas Elec. Code §1.005(22). A “table, booth, or device that permits a voter to complete a ballot in privacy.” Ala. Admin. Code §307-X-1-.01(18). A location within the polling place where voters may record their votes. A voting station includes the voting booth or enclosure and the vote-recording device. 2002 FEC A-7. See also ACCESSIBLE VOTING STATION, ALTERNATIVE LANGUAGE VOTING STATION.

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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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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