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Glossary Term	Definition
name of candidate
national
National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)
National Association of State Election Directors (NASED)
national certification test report	Report of results of independent testing of a voting system by an accredited test lab delivered to the EAC with a recommendation regarding granting a certification number.
national certification testing	Examination and testing of a voting system to determine if the system complies with the performance and other requirements of the national certification standards and with its own specifications.
National Change of Address Program (NCOA)
national convention
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National League of Women Voters
national party convention
national presidential nominating convention
National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)	The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program operated by NIST.
National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)[Also knows as the “Motor Voter Act]
Natural Law Party
no contest
no excuse absentee voting
no excuse is required
nominate
nominate unaffiliated candidates to the ballot
nominated officials
nominating petition
nomination
nomination paper
nomination papers
nomination petitions
nominee
non-accepted ballots
non-authorized
non-paper media
non-partisan
noncompliance
nondiscriminatory
none of the above
nonpartisan canvas board
nonpartisan election