tab·u·la·tion
ˌtabyəˈlāshən 
plural -s
1
: the act or process of tabulating
the tabulation of results
2
: a result of tabulating : table
his aim was to gain international acceptance for this tabulation—
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Verb
A machine is used to tabulate the votes.
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ABC News, 14 June 2026
The Secretary of State's Office has proposed a process that would continue using existing voting machines while relying on software to tabulate votes based on the human-readable text printed on ballots rather than QR codes.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Later ballots that arrive and get tabulated after Election Day tend to lean Democratic, as Republicans usually vote earlier or in person on Election Day.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 June 2026
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Verb
Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of that barcode for the official vote count beyond July 1 of this year, but no replacement method of tabulating votes was ever implemented.
—ABC News, 14 June 2026
The Secretary of State's Office has proposed a process that would continue using existing voting machines while relying on software to tabulate votes based on the human-readable text printed on ballots rather than QR codes.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 June 2026
Polls closed on June 2 and ballot counting has since proceeded relatively quickly, with county election officials estimating that roughly 9,000 votes remain to be tabulated.
—Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
Later ballots that arrive and get tabulated after Election Day tend to lean Democratic, as Republicans usually vote earlier or in person on Election Day.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 9 June 2026
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“Tabulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tabulate. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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tabulate
verb
tab·u·late
ˈtab-yə-ˌlāt
tabulated; tabulating
: to count and record in an orderly way
tabulate votes
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