Vote counting system
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There exist various methods through which the ballots cast at an election may be counted, prior to applying a voting system to obtain one or more winners.
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[edit] Manual counting
Manaul counting requires a physical ballot that visually represents voter intent. The physical ballots are then read and interpreted then results are individually tabulated.
[edit] Electromechanical and Optical scan counting
Paper ballots, typically punch cards or marksense, are collected and fed into a machine to tabulate vote totals. Tabulation can occur with each individual ballot, or in batches.
[edit] Direct-recording voting (mechanical) counting
Voters filp switches (levers), push plastic chips through holes, or push mechanical buttons which increment a mechanical counter (sometimes called the odometer) for the appropriate candidate.
[edit] Direct-recording electronic counting
Voting data and ballot images are recorded in memory components. Tabulation of the voting data stored in a removable memory component and as printed copy. The system may also provide a means for transmitting individual ballots or vote totals to a central location for consolidating and reporting results from precincts at the central location. This cosolidation can be any subset of machines, such as all voting machines in a polling station, or all voting machines in a precinct, etc.
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[edit] External Links
- An index of articles on vote counting from the ACE Project guide to designing and administering elections
