GLOSSARY OF TERMS DATABASE | U.S. Election Assistance Commission

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Glossary Term	Definition
identification
identification badge/sticker
identification envelope
identifying documents
illegal voting
implementation
implementation statement	Statement by a vendor indicating the capabilities, features, and optional functions as well as extensions that have been implemented. Also known as implementation conformance statement.
in accordance with
in charge of
in compliance with
in effect
in favor of
in line when the polls close
in office
in opposition to
in person
in-kind contribution
inactive
inactive voter registration
incumbent
Independent
Independent American Party
independent testing
independent testing authority (ITA)	Replaced by “accredited testing laboratories” and “test labs.” Prior usage referred to independent testing organizations accredited by the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) to perform voting system qualification testing.
indirectly verifiable	Voting system feature that allows a voter to verify his or her selections via a hardware or software intermediary. An example is a touch screen DRE where the voter verifies the ballot selections through the assistance of audio stimuli.
individual permanent paper record
ineligible
information security	Protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction in order to provide integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
informed voting
initial
initiative	direct democracy
initiative measure	initiative
initiative petition	initiative
initiative proposal	initiative
initiative statute	initiative
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