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| Glossary Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| paper ballot | |
| paper printout | |
| paper record | Paper cast vote record that can be directly verified by a voter |
| paper record display unit | |
| paper trail | |
| paper-based voting system | Voting system that records votes, counts votes, and tabulates the vote count, using one or more ballot cards or paper ballots. Version 1.0 Volume I: Voting System Performance Guidelines Appendix A: Glossary A-14 |
| parallel monitoring | |
| parish | |
| partisan | |
| partisan election | |
| partisan office | An elected office for which candidates run as representatives of a political party. |
| partisan office declaration of candidacy | |
| party | |
| party affiliation | |
| party candidate | |
| party convention | |
| party designation | |
| party enrollment | |
| party label | |
| party preference | |
| party rules | |
| Peace and Freedom Party | |
| penalty | |
| people’s veto referenda | |
| permanent | |
| permanent absentee application | |
| permanent absentee voter | |
| permanent absentee voter status | |
| permanent advance voter | Sometimes called permanent absentee voter. |
| permanently ill or disabled | |
| personal assistive device | A device that is carried or worn by an individual with some physical impairment whose primary purpose is to help compensate for that impairment. |
| persons with disabilities | |
| petition | |
| petition drive | |
| petition fund | |
| petition rights |