Skip to main content

wex definitions

zero tape

Zero tape (also called a zero report) refers to a file produced by electronic voter machines which show that the machine has no votes tallied at the beginning of an election. Many states require poll workers to retrieve a zero tape before counting votes, ensuring the machines are starting the counts at zero. This allows states to compare numbers from the zero-tape and final vote tallies for each machine in case an error arises or just to fulfill state-mandated audits of election results.

Subscribe to wex definitions