Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1360 - Department of State
Subtitle 1360-02 - Elections
Chapter 1360-02-12 - Electronic Vote Counting (Optical Scan) Systems Rules and Regulations
Section 1360-02-12-.03 - DEFINITIONS

(1) Electronic vote counting system means a system composed of ballots on which voter marks his choices by use of marking devices and the optical scanning and counting of these votes by use of automatic vote counting equipment or data processing equipment, but shall not include those voting systems authorized under regulations 1360-2-1-.01 through 1360-2-9.

(2) Marking Device means a device for marking a ballot with ink or other substance which will enable the votes on the ballot to be optically scanned and tabulated by the automatic vote counting equipment or data processing equipment.

(3) Ballot means a card or cards upon which a voter directly casts his votes by means of marking device and on which are printed the names of offices and candidates and statements of measures or questions to be voted on.

(4) Automatic Vote Counting Equipment or automatic vote counter, includes apparatus to automatically examine and count votes and/or accumulate votes marked on ballots and such data processing machines which may be used for tabulating election results.

(5) Counting Location means the location or locations selected by the cognizant jurisdiction for the installation of the automatic vote counting equipment to count or process, or both, votes of any primary, general or special election.

(6) Precinct Counter is an automatic vote counter located at the precinct or polling place and used to tabulate the votes from ballots inserted directly into the automatic vote counter by the voter or by the poll workers in case of emergencies or because of assistance to handicapped or disabled voters.

(7) Central Counter is one or more automatic vote counters or data processing systems centrally located which tabulates votes from absentee ballots which have been received from eligible absentee voters and which are inserted into the central counter by election workers either manually or by automatic ballot feeding mechanisms.