Name :   Carol Julian Organization :   KSU Post Date :   9/15/2005 Glossary Comments Glossary Term :   Optical Scan, Optical Scan System Definition :   Comment :   Current: See Marksense. Change: System by which votes are recorded by means of marks made in voting response fields designated on one or both faces of a ballot card or series of cards.  Marksense systems may use an optical scanner or similar sensor to read the ballots.  Also known as Marksense. Nature of change: define and cross-reference.