Once marked, ballots may be scanned on optical/digital scan systems in the polling place (known as “precinct count”) or collected in a ballot box or otherwise centrally aggregated, e.g., vote-by-mail ballots, to be scanned at a central location (known as “central count”). As completing-the-arrow ballot formats have had higher rates of residual votes, and substantially higher rates of overvotes, they should be avoided in favor of “complete-the-oval” ballot formats. These formats are considered traditional paper ballot formats. Generally, voters select the candidate of their choice on optical/digital scan paper ballots by filling in an oval (on ES&S, Dominion, Premier/Diebold and Unisyn ballots), completing an arrow (Sequoia ballots), or filling in a box (Hart Intercivic ballots). The scanners optically or digitally sense the markings on the inserted ballot and these marks are used for tabulation. Optical/Digital Scan Paper Ballot Systems require voters to mark paper ballots, which are subsequently tabulated by scanning devices (“scanners” or “scan systems”).
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