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Glossary Term | Definition |
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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 |