Free classroom resource · Teacher pilot

Build an election-vocabulary pack for your next lesson

Choose the terms that fit your lesson. Each term becomes a classroom-ready card with a plain-English definition and a quick quiz or activity, ready to print or project.

Free
Nonpartisan
Source-backed
No student login

Sample termSample card

Undervote

noun · voting and ballots

When a voter leaves a race blank or marks fewer choices than allowed. The rest of the ballot still counts normally.

Source-backed definition

Quick checkSample card

A voter fills in every race except one, which they leave blank. What happens to their ballot?

It is rejected entirely.

The races they filled in still count.Correct answer

They have to vote again.

How it would work

Choose only the terms your class needs

Browse the glossary, add terms as you go, and download them together when your pack is ready. Build a five-term warm-up, a full unit review, or anything in between.

Step 1

Choose your terms

Start with the vocabulary already in your lesson plan. Add or remove terms before you create the pack.

Step 2

Teach from both sides

Each term includes a plain-English definition and a quick quiz or activity for recall, discussion, or review.

Step 3

Print it or project it

Use the finished pack as cards, a handout, or a projected class activity. Students do not need an account.

Concept preview

Your classroom pack

Voter Registration

3 of 24

Preview of a 24-term pack

Voter Registration

Voter Identification

Poll Book

Ballot Mechanics

3 of 18

Preview of a 18-term pack

Provisional Ballot

Absentee Vote

Undervote

Election Security

3 of 22

Preview of a 22-term pack

Risk-Limiting Audit

Ballot Secrecy

Tabulation

What “source-backed” means in practice

Every card shows you where the definition came from

Schools already police misinformation. The Classroom Pack makes that easier to teach by attaching every definition to a named, reviewable source.

VerifiedHigh consensus

Ballot Secrecy

noun · voters

“A set of rules and procedures to establish the fundamental right of voters in the United States to cast a secret ballot. These procedures ensure that no ballot can be associated with a voter, thereby allowing voters to mark their ballots freely and without fear of repercussion or reprisal.”

Source

EAC Glossary of Election Terms

Other sources say

NIST Web
“A goal of voting systems to ensure that no contest selections can be associated with a voter.”

Provisional Ballot

voting and ballots

“A ballot provided to individuals who claim they are eligible to vote but whose eligibility cannot be confirmed when they present themselves to vote.”

Source NIST Glossary for Voting Systems

Undervote

voting and ballots

“Occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in a contest is less than the maximum number allowed for that contest or when no selection is made.”

Source EAC Glossary of Election Terms

The full Classroom Pack will display the same way: one primary definition, named sources, and side-by-side comparison when institutions differ. You can always jump to the source document before teaching from it.

Try a quick check

Use it as a warm-up, review, or exit ticket

Choose an answer to see the kind of feedback a classroom card could provide.

Quick check · Provisional ballot

When is a provisional ballot used?

Designed for educators

Built first for civics and social studies classrooms

Middle school civics and social studies

Introduce election vocabulary before a unit, classroom discussion, or mock election.

High school government and history

Use the cards for warm-ups, retrieval practice, review, or exit tickets.

Debate, student government, and introductory courses

Give learners a shared vocabulary without requiring logins or a new classroom platform.

Nonpartisan

Nonpartisan and source-backed

Election Security Glossary explains how election terms and processes work. It does not tell students how to vote. Every definition in the Classroom Pack will trace back to a cited source.

Clear enough to teach from. Transparent enough to verify.

Frequent questions

Questions teachers ask before joining

If you’re weighing whether to give your email, these are the questions worth answering first.

Will my email be sold or shared?

No. We use your email only for this Classroom Pack pilot. We won't add you to another mailing list, and we won't sell or share it with anyone. You can unsubscribe from the pilot email with one click.

Is the Classroom Pack actually free?

Yes. The pilot is free to join and free to use. If enough teachers want it, we may build a paid version later, but joining the pilot never costs anything and you'll get the first version free.

Which states' standards does it align with?

The pilot content aligns with NCSS C3 (civics) and Common Core ELA reading standards. We don't pin the pack to any one state's curriculum, so you can use it alongside your own scope and sequence.

Can I print it, project it, or both?

Both. Each card is one page: print it on paper as a warm-up handout, or put it on the projector for a class discussion. The format doesn’t lock you into one mode.

How long does a typical pack take to teach?

Roughly 5 to 15 minutes per pack depending on the room. Most teachers use a pack as a warm-up, an exit ticket, or a vocabulary review at the end of a unit.

What happens if the pilot doesn't go ahead?

We'll email you the result either way. If demand doesn't meet our threshold, we won't build the paid version, and we won't keep sending you emails beyond a single close-out message.

Would this save you lesson-planning time?

Join the pilot and help decide whether we build it. We will email you the result. If the pilot goes ahead, you will receive the first pack free.

This is a demand test for a proposed classroom resource. Joining does not subscribe you to the Election Security Glossary newsletter. We will use your email only for this Classroom Pack pilot unless you separately give permission for something else.