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Name :   Doug Jones
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Post Date :   9/26/2005

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Glossary Term :  Ballot Position
Definition :  
Comment :  In response to your request for comments on the draft glossary of voting system terminology, I offer the following. In each case, I am quoting your original and then offering an alternative definition.

Ballot Position: Abstract choice that is represented by a single line item where a vote may be recorded in a ballot or ballot image.

Ballot Position: A specific place in a ballot or ballot image where a voter's preference for a particular contest may be indicated. Positions may be connected to row and column numbers on the face of a voting machine or ballot, particular bit positions in a binary record of a ballot (for example, a punched card or electronic ballot image), the equivalent in some other form. Ballot positions are bound to specific contests and candidates by the ballot configuration.