tally sheet
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tally sheet
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Carmen looks down at her tally sheet.
From Literature
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It added that it was carefully checking every tally sheet, after the constitutional court annulled Mutharika's victory in 2019 because of irregularities.
From BBC
After counting the votes, local officials take a photo of the final tally sheet and send the image to both the constituency and national tallying centres.
From BBC
Shortly before the special meeting was announced, a González staffer texted her a photo of a printed tally sheet marked “Vote Counts” that listed the council members with boxes titled, “Approve,” “Decline” and “Other.”
From Seattle Times
I was stunned to see spinning conveyor wheels, whizzing hundreds of ballots past “counters,” who struggled to mark, on a tally sheet, each voter’s selection for the presidential and Senate races.
From Washington Post
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