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Glossary Term | Definition |
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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 |