Zero tape
Definition
A printout that shows that no votes have been cast on a voting machine prior to a poll's opening.
Illustrative caselaw
See, e.g. NAACP of Pennsylvania v. Cortes, 591 F.Supp.2d 757, 761 (E.D.Pa. 2008).
See also
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
A tape that is printed out when a voting machine is first set up at a polling place. It is called a zero tape because it should register zero votes for each candidate or question.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:27 pm
