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Election Officials
GLOSSARY OF TERMS DATABASE
| Glossary Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attorney general | |
| audio ballot | A ballot in which a set of offices is presented to the voter in spoken, rather than written, form. |
| audio function with headset and earphones | |
| audio-tactile interface (ATI) | Voter interface designed to not require visual reading of a ballot. Audio is used to convey information to the voter and sensitive tactile controls allow the voter to communicate ballot selections to the voting system. |
| audit | Systematic, independent, documented process for obtaining records, statements of fact or other relevant information and assessing them objectively to determine the extent to which specified requirements are fulfilled. |
| audit capacity | |
| audit process | |
| audit trail | |
| audit trail for direct-recording equipment | Paper printout of votes cast, produced by direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines, which election officials may use to cross-check electronically tabulated totals. |
| auditor | |
| auditor-controller | |
| authority | |
| authorization | |
| authorize | |
| authorized by law | |
| authorized poll agent | |
| AutoMARK voting machine | |
| availability | The percentage of time during which a system is operating properly and available for use. |