Terms Used In Tennessee Code 2-20-106

  • Precinct-based optical scanner: means an optical ballot scanner that is located in the precinct and into which optical scan voter-verified paper ballots, marked either by hand by the voter or with the assistance of a device, are inserted to count the voter verified paper ballot. See Tennessee Code 2-20-101
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

Every effort shall be made to purchase United States manufactured precinct-based optical scanner voting systems.