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Assertionvalue

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Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for assertions from a voter or a third party such as a department of motor vehicles (DMV) in response to questions on a registration form, used in the Assertion attribute of VoterClassification . Name Value no For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “no” or “false”. yes For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “yes” or “true”. unknown For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “unknown”. other For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “other”.

Also known asAssertionVal · AssertionV · AV · AssertionValueEnum · AssertionResponse
1 sources cited4 related termsReviewed Aug 10, 2026
Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format SpecificationView source

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Used in request and response messages. Enumeration for assertions from a voter or a third party such as a department of motor vehicles (DMV) in response to questions on a registration form, used in the Assertion attribute of VoterClassification . Name Value no For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “no” or “false”. yes For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “yes” or “true”. unknown For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “unknown”. other For a voter’s or third party’s assertion of “other”.

Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Assertionvalue. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/assertionvalue

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Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification
Voter Records Interchange Common Data Format Specification

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