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Glossary Term Definition
sample ballot
sample ballot pamphlet
sample ballot translation
sample official ballot
satellite location
satellite voting stations
scan-line
scanner
scanning
scheduled elections
school board
school board member
school board president
school district
school district superintendent
school superintendent
scroll
seal
sealed absentee ballot return envelope
sealed container
seat
seat of government
second-chance voting
secrecy cover
secrecy envelope
secrecy of the ballot
secrecy sleeve
secret ballot
secret ballot envelope
secretary
secretary of state
secure receptacle The container for storing VVPAT paper audit records.
security analysis An inquiry into the potential existence of security flaws in a voting system. Includes an analysis of the system's software, firmware, and hardware, as well as the procedures associated with system development, deployment, operation and management. Version 1.0 Volume I: Voting System Performance Guidelines Appendix A: Glossary A-17
security controls Management, operational, and technical controls (i.e., safeguards or countermeasures) prescribed for an information system to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system and its information
select
selection