The amount of time that a voting device will wait for a detectible voter activity after issuing an alert, before going into an inactive state requiring election official intervention.

The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

Financial contributions made to an organized campaign, that do not require disclosure of the person or organization that made the contribution.

(1) When parties to an action request that a higher authority review a formal decision. (2) A formal process by which the EAC is petitioned to reconsider an Agency Decision.

The individual or individuals appointed to serve as the determination authority on appeal.

The process in which decisions are reviewed after an appeal to a decision has been requested.

A document used to request a ballot be mailed to a voter.

A member of a governing body who is appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset.

A candidate who is currently serving in an office they were appointed to, and they are a candidate for election to the same office.

A member of Congress who holds an office they were appointed to, and they are a currently a candidate for election to the same office.

A person who has been appointed by a governing authority to fill a vacancy in a public office, that will be on the ballot in the next General election.

A person who has been appointed to a position in government by an appointing authority.

An officer or agency having power to make appointments to positions of public service.

Process of dividing membership or voters.

A sum of money or total of assets devoted to a special purpose.

An electoral system where each voter may select any number of candidates, and the winner is the candidate approved by the largest number of voters. It is distinct from plurality voting, in which a voter may choose only one option among several, whereby the option with the most votes is chosen.

The name given to various legislatures, especially lower houses or full legislatures in states in federal systems of government.

One of a fixed number of districts into which a state is divided, each district electing one member to the lower house of the state legislature.

A person elected or appointed to the lower house of a state legislature.

Voters with disabilities are allowed assistance from a person of their choice with limited exceptions.

A poll worker or individual chosen by a voter to assist in the voting process.

An item used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.

Encryption system that uses a public and private key pair for cryptographic operation. The private key is generally stored in a user's digital certificate and used typically to decrypt or digitally sign data. The public key is used typically to encrypt the data or verify its digital signatures. The keys could be used interchangeably as needed, that is, a public key can be used to decrypt data and the private key can be used to encrypt the data.

The whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset.

Be a witness to or formally certify.

A ballot display format in which contest options and other information are communicated through sounds and speech.

A ballot display format in which contest options and other information are communicated through sounds and speech.

Device dedicated exclusively to independently verifying or assessing a voting systems' performance.

Information recorded during election activities to reconstruct steps followed or to later verify actions taken with respect to election procedures and voting systems.

A person who is performing an audit of any part of the election process.