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noun
Any machine used in place of a paper ballot. In the model used in the US the voters mark their choice by switching levers and then pulling the master switch to reset the machine and place their vote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mechanical device
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Across languages
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