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Name :   Carol Julian
Organization :   KSU
Post Date :   9/11/2005

Glossary Comments
Glossary Term :  Paper-based Voting System
Definition :  
Comment :  Current:
Voting system that records votes using one or more ballot cards or a written list of choices.

Change:  
A Paper-Based Voting System records votes, counts votes, and produces a tabulation of the vote count from votes cast on paper cards or sheets. A Punchcard voting system allows a voter to record votes by punching holes in designated voting response locations. A Marksense voting system allows a voter to record votes by making marks directly on the ballot, usually in voting response locations. Additionally, a paper-based system may record votes using other approaches whereby the voter’s selections are indicated by marks made on a paper ballot by an electronic input device, as long as such an input device does not independently record, store, or tabulate the voter selections.  

Nature of Change:  Term defined on page 1-6, VVSG vol. 1, lines 25 - 33.