As used in this article:

“Automatic tabulating equipment” means any apparatus which automatically examines and computes votes registered on paper ballots, ballot cards or district totals cards or votes registered electronically and which tabulates such votes.

“Ballot” means ballot cards or paper ballots upon which a voter registers or records his vote or the apparatus by which the voter registers his vote electronically and shall include any ballot envelope, paper or other material on which a vote is recorded for persons whose names do not appear on the ballot labels.

“Ballot card” means a card which is compatible with automatic tabulating equipment and on which votes may be registered.

“Ballot label” means the cards, papers, booklets, pages or other materials which contain the names of offices and candidates and the statements of questions to be voted on and which are used in conjunction with the voting device.

“Counting center” means one or more locations selected by the county board of elections for the automatic tabulation of votes.

“Custodian” shall mean the person charged with the duty of testing and preparing voting devices and automatic tabulating equipment for elections and instructing election officials in the use of such voting devices and equipment.

“District totals cards” means a card or other data storage device which is compatible with automatic tabulating equipment and may be used in any voting system which provides for the initial computation and tabulation of votes at the district level to record the total number of votes cast for each candidate whose name appears on the ballot, the total number of write-in votes properly cast for each office on the ballot and the total number of votes cast for or against any question appearing on the ballot.

“Election” and “Elections” shall mean all general, municipal, primary and special elections.

“Electronic voting system” means a system in which one or more voting devices are used to permit the registering or recording of votes and in which such votes are computed and tabulated by automatic tabulating equipment. The system shall provide for a permanent physical record of each vote cast.

“Municipality” means a city, borough, incorporated town and township.

“Official ballot” means the list of offices and candidates and the statement of questions reflected on the voting device.

“Paper ballot” means a printed paper ballot which conforms in layout and format to the voting device in use.

“Public counter” shall mean a counter or other element which shall at all times publicly indicate how many ballots have been cast during the course of the election.

“Question” shall mean the statement of a constitutional amendment or other proposition which is submitted to a popular vote at any election.

“Voting booth” shall mean the enclosure occupied by the voter when voting.

“Voting device” means either an apparatus in which paper ballots or ballot cards are used in connection with an implement by which a voter registers his votes with ink or other substance or by punching, or an apparatus by which such votes are registered electronically, so that in either case the votes so registered may be computed and tabulated by means of automatic tabulating equipment.