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Name :   Sandy Steinbach
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/26/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  Marksense
Definition :  
Comment :  System by which votes are recorded by means of marks made in voting response fields designated on one or both faces of a ballot [delete: card or series of cards] or ballots. Marksense systems may use an optical scanner or similar sensor to read the ballots. Also known as Optical Scan.

Association: voting  
Source: VSS, IEEE 1583

Comment: "Optical scan" is a more commonly used term than "marksense." Why not use that one instead?