(a) “Paper cast vote record” means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter‘s ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter’s selections for those contests.

(b) A paper cast vote record is a ballot only if the paper cast vote record is generated on a voting device or machine that complies with ballot layout requirements and is tabulated by a separate device from the device that created the paper cast vote record.

Terms Used In California Elections Code 305.5

  • Paper cast vote record: means an auditable document that corresponds to the selection made on the voter's ballot and lists the contests on the ballot and the voter's selections for those contests. See California Elections Code 305.5
  • Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
  • Voting device: means any device used in conjunction with a ballot card or cards to indicate the choice of the voter by marking, punching, or slotting the ballot card. See California Elections Code 360

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 57, Sec. 2. (AB 2835) Effective January 1, 2019.)

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