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The '''summability criterion''' (sometimes referred to as "'''batch summability'''"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Q: Are STAR Voting ballots "summable," or do they require centralized tabulation? |url=https://www.starvoting.org/summable |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=STAR Voting |language=en}}</ref>) is a criterion about the vote-counting process of [[Electoral system|electoral systems]], which describes how precinct-summable a voting method is. Unlike most other voting system criteria, it does not relate to the end result, only to the process. |
The '''summability criterion''' (sometimes referred to as "'''precinct summability'''" or "'''batch summability'''"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Q: Are STAR Voting ballots "summable," or do they require centralized tabulation? |url=https://www.starvoting.org/summable |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=STAR Voting |language=en}}</ref>) is a criterion about the vote-counting process of [[Electoral system|electoral systems]], which describes how precinct-summable a voting method is. Unlike most other voting system criteria, it does not relate to the end result, only to the process. |
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This is important for elections with many voting jurisdictions to be able to practically transmit their vote totals for tabulation. Summability is important to be able to report real-time combined vote totals in an understandable way. Some non-summable methods require that the individual ballot images are are transmitted to a centralized counting location to find the combined result. |
This is important for elections with many voting jurisdictions to be able to practically transmit their vote totals for tabulation. Summability is important to be able to report real-time combined vote totals in an understandable way. Some non-summable methods require that the individual ballot images are are transmitted to a centralized counting location to find the combined result. |